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Registration as a Veterinary Nurse - Western Australia

Description

You will need this registration if you intend to practise as a veterinary nurse. Veterinary nurses:

  • provide certain veterinary services under supervision, including dental work or superficial surgical procedures
  • examine and provide basic care without supervision, including dressing wounds and providing post surgical care.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible, you must:

  • have sufficient physical and mental capacity
  • be sufficiently proficient in the English language, both written and oral
  • be a fit and proper person
  • have successfully completed a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, or any other recognised qualification
  • meet the prescribed requirements (if any).

Duration

Annual

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $120.00

Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All $74.00

Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Veterinary Practice Act 2021 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Veterinary Practice Regulations 2022 Western Australia

Administering agency

Veterinary Surgeons' Board

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.