In Tamworth Local Court on 15 October 2004, Ms Zoe Wharton a Horse Dentist from Gunnedah, pleaded guilty to two charges that she performed an act of Veterinary Science when she is not registered as a Veterinary Surgeon and two charges relating to the possession and supply of the restricted Schedule 4 drug Xylazine.
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As the promulgation of the new Act is imminent, this may be the last article from the current Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee. New complaint procedures and new committees will be introduced in accordance with the new Act. Under the Complaints and Disciplinary Proceedings part of the Act, the Board may delegate to a committee to assist it in connection with the exercise of its functions. It may be that any or all of the members of the committee are not members of the Board.
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I have been very busy in the last few months, not solely with hospital inspections, but multi faceted administrative work. I was given the opportunity recently to act in Maria Linkenbagh’s position as Registrar and have found the work very interesting and challenging. I now have a much better appreciation of some of the activities undertaken by the Registrar.
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