Legislation

Legislation relevant to our us and our work includes:

• Veterinarians Act 2005
• Animal Welfare Act 1999
• Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997

Gazette Notices

The Veterinarians Act 2005 requires that we publish notices in the New Zealand Gazette in some circumstances. You can download the current notices here and you can search for older notices on the New Zealand Gazette website.

• Fees payable to VCNZ Notice 2021
• Minimum Standards for Practising as a Veterinarian Notice 2011 (No 1)
• Scopes of practice for limited Registration
• Designated branches for specialist registration
• Recognised Institutions, Qualifications, Assessment and Examination Programmes for Registration as a Veterinarian Notice 2015
• Prescribed form of the Register of Veterinarians