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
Asked
11 August 2022
Portfolio
Attorney General

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?

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.

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more