New Graduate Registration Form

Eligibility for new graduate registration

You are eligible for registration on the general register in South Australia as a new graduate if:

  • Your principal place of residence is in South Australia, or you propose to have your principal place of residence in South Australia
  • You have been awarded a qualification recognised by the VSBSA for registration on the general register
  • You are medically fit to provide veterinary treatment as a veterinary surgeon
  • You are a fit and proper person to be registered on the general register

Awards of Qualification

The VSBSA can grant registration to applicants who have been awarded a recognised qualification in veterinary science for the purpose of registration on the general register. Completing your academic studies is not the same as being awarded a degree in veterinary science by the relevant university. The presence of a conferral statement on your academic transcript confirms that you have qualified for your award.

For Australia and New Zealand graduates COMPLETED on your academic transcript will be accepted

Processing Times

Please allow up to 21 business days for your application to be processed. To avoid delays in processing your application, please ensure that all required information and documentation is provided with your application.

Personal details

First Name *
Middle Name/s
Surname *
Date of Birth *
Gender *
Personal Email Address (For private correspondence) *
Mobile Number *
Please ensure you have completed all required fields

Residential Address

Your residential address will NOT be recorded on the publicly accessible register(s). Please ensure to notify the Board of any changes within 3 months of change in writing.

Address Line 1 *
Address Line 2
Suburb/Town *
State *
Postcode *
Is this address your principal place of residence? *
In which state or territory of Australia or other country do you reside?
Please ensure you have completed all required fields

Postal Address

Your postal address will NOT be recorded on the publicly accessible register(s). Please ensure to notify the Board of any changes within 3 months of change in writing.

Same as residential? *
Address Line 1 *
Address Line 2
Suburb/Town *
State *
Postcode *
Please ensure you have completed all required fields

Business Address

Your business address is your primary current place of employment and will be recorded on the publicly accessible register(s) including the VSBSA website. Please ensure to notify the Board of any changes within 3 months of change in writing.

Business Name *
Address Line 1 *
Address Line 2
Suburb/Town *
State *
Postcode *
Please ensure you have completed all required fields

Declarations

Qualifications

Have you completed a qualification generally recognised by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc. (AVBC)? Listed here (link opens in new tab)

Please select here:

IMPORTANT: As your qualification is not recognised by the AVBC, please contact our office on 08 8359 3334 or via email to discuss before proceeding.

Investigation

Are you now (or have you ever been) the subject of an investigation by an employer, registration, professional body, educational institution, or any other authority in respect of any matter that was or may be the subject of disciplinary proceedings?

Please select if yes or no *
Please provide details:

Have you ever been the subject of an investigation under the Veterinary Practice Act 2003 or corresponding legislation of another jurisdiction?

Please select yes or no *
Please provide details

Residency

Are you currently residing in Australia?

Have you ever resided in Australia?

Do you have a current (issued within the last 12 months) National Police Certificate (NPC)?

Please select whether you have a current NPC here *

You are required to provide a National Police Certificate (NPC). It is your responsibility to request and pay for a NPC through an Australian Police Agency (Australian Federal Police or a State/Territory Police Agency such as South Australia Police) or any of the organisations accredited by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.

If you do not have a current NPC (issued within the last 12 months), the VSBSA has partnered with National Crime Check, you can apply using our VSBSA specific link below and once complete your NPC will be shared with us directly (no further action required once applied).

VSBSA National Police Certificate - Apply Here

Please note, you must specify on the application form that you will have unsupervised access to vulnerable groups. Vulnerable groups are defined to include:

  • an adult who is disadvantaged or in need of special care, support or protection because of age, disability or risk of abuse or neglect; and
  • a child under 18 years.
Please upload current (issued within last 12 months) NPC
Maximum file size: 5 MB

Have you lived or primarily been based in a country other than Australia for six consecutive months or longer when aged 18 years or more?

Do you have a current (issued within the last 12 months) International Police Check (IPC)?

You are required to provide a printed copy of International Police Check (IPC) results. It is your responsibility to request and pay for the IPC through Equifax fit2work (link opens in new tab). Once you have your IPC results, please email to admin@vsb.sa.gov.au

Please upload current (issued within last 12 months) IPC *
Maximum file size: 5 MB

Medical Fitness

Do you have an impairment that detrimentally affects, or may detrimentally affect, your medical fitness to provide veterinary treatment as a veterinary surgeon? Impairment includes a physical or mental impairment, disability, condition, or disorder (including substance abuse or dependence that detrimentally affects or is likely to detrimentally affect your capacity to practise the profession).

Please select yes or no *

If yes, please provide information below.

Details of impairment *
How is your impairment managed? *
Please ensure you have completed all required fields

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Section 44(1) of the Veterinary Practice Act 2003 requires that all veterinary surgeons providing veterinary treatment for fee or reward in South Australia be covered by a professional indemnity insurance arrangement unless exempted by the Board. Veterinary surgeons in Government employment are exempt from this requirement.

The Board’s Professional Indemnity Insurance Requirements are published on the ‘Registration’ page of its website.   Failure of a veterinary surgeon to be covered by a professional indemnity insurance arrangement which meets the Board’s requirements is an offence under section 44 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2003. Maximum penalty: $10,000.

Are you covered by a professional indemnity insurance arrangement which meets the Board’s requirements?

Please select yes or no *
Name of insurer *
If no, please provide further details (eg. don't have work yet) *
Please ensure you have completed all required fields

Attachments

All applicants must submit the following with their application:

1. Current photographic identification

  • (Preferred Method) The VSBSA has partnered with GreenID (for Australian Driver's License, Australian Passport, Non-Australian Passport with Australian Visa and NZ Driver's Licence). You can submit your identification here (link opens in new tab). Once you have submitted via GreenID, your identification will be shared with us directly (no further action required once submitted).
  • or provide a copy which must be in colour and certified as being a true and correct copy of the original document and that the photograph is a true likeness of the person presenting the document by a person authorised to do so, such as passport or front and back of a driver's licence.

For certification instructions, please refer to the document entitled ‘Certifying Documents’ (link opens in new tab)

Please upload photographic identification here
Maximum file size: 1 MB

2. A copy of the degree certificate by which the applicant claims eligibility for registration.

  • (Preferred Method) The VSBSA has partnered with MyEquals. You can submit your academic transcript to us via MyEquals. Instructions on how to do so can be found here. Once you have submitted via MyEquals, your certificate will be shared with us directly (no further action required once submitted).
  • If you are unable to access your academic transcript through MyEquals, the copy must be certified as being a true copy of the original document by a person authorised to do so. For certification instructions, please refer to the document entitled ‘Certifying Documents’ (link opens in new tab)
  • If you do not have your degree certificate at the time you apply for registration, you may provide a completed original official academic transcript.
  • If you do not have an original official academic transcript, you may provide a certified copy of a printed version of a completed digital academic transcript.
  • The printed version of the digital academic transcript must be certified as being a true copy of the original document by a person authorised to do so.  For certification instructions, please refer to the document entitled ‘Certifying Documents’ (link opens in new tab)
MyEquals
Please upload degree certificate here (if not submitted through MyEquals)
Maximum file size: 5 MB

3. Documentary evidence of any legal change of name if the applicant’s name differs from that shown on the degree certificate.

  • the copy must be certified as being a true copy of the original document by a person authorised to do so.  For certification instructions, please refer to the document entitled ‘Certifying Documents’ (link opens in new tab)
Please upload evidence of legal change of name here
Maximum file size: 5 MB

4. Applicants must also attach the following:

Two references (using Form 2A) attesting to your character and suitability for registration.  At least one reference must be from a veterinary surgeon registered in an Australian jurisdiction.

Please upload up to 2 references here
Maximum file size: 5 MB
Please ensure you have completed all required fields

New Graduate Registration Fee

$675.00

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declare that the above particulars are true in every respect to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Working to ensure those in the profession achieve and maintain high professional standards of competence and conduct in their provision of veterinary treatment.

Correspondence Policy

We recommend using our postal address if your correspondence is sensitive and/or includes hard copy or confidential attachments (such as photos or documents). Please ensure you include a return postal address.

Our approach
When we perform our work, we aim to be fair, impartial, consistent, respectful, courteous.

How you can help us
To allow us to perform our work effectively and efficiently, we expect that you will familiarise yourself with our correspondence policy, give us accurate and complete information, treat us with respect and courtesy.

We aim to respond to correspondence, where required, within 20 working days of receipt.

Sometimes the matters raised in correspondence are complex and require detailed investigation in which case our response time will be longer.

There may be occasions where the issues you raise are outside our responsibilities. In this case we will refer you to the appropriate organisation or government department/agency. We encourage you to check to see if your issue is within our jurisdiction before you correspond with us. For example, if your enquiry relates to the ability of a veterinary surgeon to obtain, possess, prescribe or dispense Schedule 4 drugs, please direct your enquiry to the Office of the Chief Pharmacist: SAPharmacy@health.sa.gov.au. If your enquiry relates to the ability of a veterinary surgeon to obtain, possess, prescribe or dispense Schedule 8 drugs, please direct your enquiry to SA Health: HealthDrugsofDependenceUnit@sa.gov.au

We do not provide legal advice or personal advisory services to members of the community, veterinary services providers or veterinary surgeons.

We will only respond to items where we are the primary recipient. We will not respond to correspondence where we have been included as a carbon copy.

We will delete unsolicited advertisements without response.

We will not respond to correspondence containing offensive language or content.

We will forward any correspondence containing threatening content or advocating illegal activities to South Australia Police.

Your correspondence, once received, will become an official record of the Veterinary Surgeons Board of South Australia.