❓ Question regarding the catalyst, consultation process, and concerns raised during the amendment of regulations related to the Veterinary Practice Act 2021. The answer indicates the amendments were mechanical and no objections were raised during consultation.
AnsweredQoN 830Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Attorney General Regulations Amendment
(Veterinary Practice) Regulations 2022 , and I ask: (a) what
was the catalyst for bringing about these amendments to the regulations; (b) who
was consulted prior to these amendment regulations being finalised; (c) did
any person consulted raise any concerns; (d) if
yes to (c), what were these concerns; (e) have
the finalised amendment regulations addressed these concerns; and (f) if
no to (e), why not?
(Veterinary Practice) Regulations 2022 , and I ask: (a) what
was the catalyst for bringing about these amendments to the regulations; (b) who
was consulted prior to these amendment regulations being finalised; (c) did
any person consulted raise any concerns; (d) if
yes to (c), what were these concerns; (e) have
the finalised amendment regulations addressed these concerns; and (f) if
no to (e), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 September 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
9 days
(a) The Attorney General Regulations Amendment (Veterinary Practice) Regulations 2022 (Amendment Regulations) were required as a consequence of the commencement of the Veterinary Practice Act 2021 . The Amendment Regulations are mechanical in nature and update existing references to statutory bodies and legislation in the Freedom of Information Regulations 1993 and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004.
(b) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development conducted extensive consultation during the preparation of the Veterinary Practice Act 2021 and coordinated the amendment of various sets of regulations across various portfolios to support the Act . The Department of Justice consulted with the Office of the Information Commissioner in relation to the amendments to the Freedom of Information Regulations 1993 and consulted with the State Administrative Tribunal in relation to the amendments to the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004. The Information Commissioner and the President of the State Administrative Tribunal indicated that they had no objection to the amendments.
(c) No.
(d) - (f) N/A.
(b) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development conducted extensive consultation during the preparation of the Veterinary Practice Act 2021 and coordinated the amendment of various sets of regulations across various portfolios to support the Act . The Department of Justice consulted with the Office of the Information Commissioner in relation to the amendments to the Freedom of Information Regulations 1993 and consulted with the State Administrative Tribunal in relation to the amendments to the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004. The Information Commissioner and the President of the State Administrative Tribunal indicated that they had no objection to the amendments.
(c) No.
(d) - (f) N/A.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.