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Registration as a Veterinary Surgeon - Western Australia

Description

You will need this registration if you intend to practise as a veterinarian.

A veterinarian provides diagnosis, medical or surgical treatment of disease or injury in animals, provides advice on the health and welfare of animals and public health and safety of animal food products.

You will also need this registration to offer veterinary services as a company or as an animal welfare society.

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 for this registration as an individual, you must have a veterinary degree from a recognised university.

Registration is available for two types of body corporate:

  • where all shareholders are veterinary surgeons
  • where one shareholder is a registered veterinary surgeon and another is a person of good fame or character.

A body corporate must:

  • have adequate insurance
  • report to the board on the company's conduct
  • ensure the company is managed by a registered veterinary surgeon.

You may be eligible to apply for this registration if you hold a current registration in another Australian state or territory, or from certain countries.

Duration

Up to one year

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $607.00

Full veterinary surgeon registration fee. Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All $91.00

Honorary registration fee. Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All -

Temporary registration fee varies between $187 to $277. Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All $284.00

New graduate registration fee. Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All $369.00

Non-resident registration fee. Fees for 2021-22

Act(s) name

Veterinary Surgeons Act 1960 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Veterinary Surgeons Regulations 1979 Western Australia

Lodgement process

Apply

Registration usually requires an in person interview with the Agency.

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.