News and Issues
  • Annual Practising Certificates 2012 - 2013
    The new APC forms and guidance notes are being sent to all veterinarians this week. The forms are also loaded on the website - please see the Annual Practising Certificates page for details. Please note that way that CPD is recorded has changed - please refer to the guidance notes for details.
    24 Jan, 2012
     
  • Newsbrief - October 2011
    The October 2011 Newsbrief (PDF format) has been released.
    12 Oct, 2011
     
  • Code of Professional Conduct
     
    The new Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinarians was launched by the Minister of Agriculture on 16 August 2011.
    The revised Code sets out the professional and ethical standards veterinarians are required to meet and may be measured against. The Code is supported by comprehensive online explanatory notes which provide more details on the expectations and how veterinarians can comply with them.
     
    The Code can also be downloaded as a PDF file. Click on the link in the menu to the left, or click here.
     
  • 2010 Annual Report of the Veterinary Council is now available on this website.
     
  • Important Message from VCNZ - New Continuing Professional Requirements from 1 April 2011
    Council has sent this letter to all practising and non-practising veterinarians about the new Continuing Professional Development framework which took effect from 1 April 2011.
     
    Detailed information is set out in the document Continuing Professional Development - Information for Veterinarians. Template forms are available for practitioners in both Word and PDF format.
    28 April, 2011
     
  • Gazette Notice - March 2011
    Minimum Standards for Practising as a Veterinarian Notice 2011
    4 April, 2011
     
  • Judicial Committee decision, September 2010
    Click here for a summary of the Judicial Committee decision
    Click here for the full Judicial Committee decision
    4 Oct, 2010
     
  • Judicial Committee and District Court decisions on James Mason
    The District Court has upheld the Judicial Committee's findings of professional misconduct against Papakarua veterinarian James Mason and his removal from the Register of Veterinarians.
    Click here for Judicial Committee decision
    Click here for District Court decision.
    28 June, 2010
     
  • Questions answered during workshops on veterinary medicines (PDF)
    25 July, 2009
     
  • Questions specific to NZFSA answered during the workshops on veterinary medicines
    25 July, 2009
     
  • Veterinary medicine changes
    Click on this link for NZFSA documents on the reclassification of veterinary medicines.
    www.nzfsa.govt.nz/acvm/subject/vet/index.htm
    Modified 25 July, 2009