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Schedule of fees

South Australia

Veterinary Services (Fees) Notice 2026

under the Veterinary Services Act 2023

1—Short title

This notice may be cited as the Veterinary Services (Fees) Notice 2026.

Note—This is a fee notice made in accordance with the Legislation (Fees) Act 2019.

2—Commencement

This notice has effect on .

3—Interpretation

In this notice—

Act
means the Veterinary Services Act 2023.

4—Fees

The fees set out in Schedule 1 are prescribed for the purposes of the Act.

Schedule 1—Fees

Veterinarian Registration

1Application fee for registration or reinstatement on a register (Sections 28 and 31 of Act)—
(a) for registration or reinstatement on the general register—
(i) for a new graduate$275
(ii) for a retiree$150
(iii) for a person intending to take extended leave (for example, maternity, paternity, or study leave etc.) within the next 12 months$150
(iv) for a person with equivalent registration in New Zealand$275
(v) for any other person$275
(b) for registration or reinstatement on the specialist register$275
2Annual practice fee for a person registered under Part 3 Division 2 of Act (Section 32 of Act)—
(a) for a person registered on the general register—
(i) for a new graduate$400
(ii) for a retiree$150
(iii) for a person intending to take extended leave (for example, maternity, paternity, or study leave etc.) within the next 12 months$150
(iv) for a person with equivalent registration in New Zealand$150
(v) for any other person$798
(b) for a person registered on the specialist register$394
3Application fee for provision of letter of professional standing$90
4Fee for each additional copy of letter of professional standing requested at time of application$15
5Fee for inspection of register kept or maintained by Executive Officer$132
6Fee for copy of register kept or maintained by Executive Officer—
(a) for a copy of a register$750
(b) for a copy of an extract from a register$500
7Fee for out of session Board meeting$1 048
8Fee for replacement certificate of registration$90

Premises Registration

9Application fee for registration of premises or reinstatement of premises on register (Sections 42 and 45 of Act)—
(a) for Category 1 premises$300
(b) for Category 2 premises$450
(c) for Category 3 premises$300
(d) for Category 4 premises (AVA AVHS Accredited)$550
(e) for Category 4 premises (Non-AVA AVHS Accredited)$2 425
(f) for Category 5 premises$300
10Annual Registration fee—payable before grant of registration under Part 4 of Act (Section 46 of Act)—
(a) for Category 1 premises$200
(b) for Category 2 premises$200
(c) for Category 3 premises$200
(d) for Category 4 premises$200
(e) for Category 5 premises$100
11Non-AVA-AVHS Category 4 premises Triennial Registration fee – payable before grant of registration under Part 4 of Act (Section 46 of Act)$2,425
12Late fee$262
13Fee for inspection of premises$750
14Fee for replacement certificate of registration of premises$90
15Fee for transfer, removal or change of category of registered premises$110
16Fee for change in responsible person in respect of registered premises$110
17Fee for change in name of business carried on, or proposed to be carried on, at registered premises$70

Made by the Veterinary Services Regulatory Board of South Australia
on .

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Category Glossary

P

Primary registration on the general register (no conditions)

CN

Primary registration on the general register (with condition/s imposed on the registration)

LR

Limited registration on the general register (with condition/s imposed on the registration)

S

Specialist registration on the specialist register in a particular area of specialty (where the veterinary surgeon is also registered on the general register)

R

Retired or extended leave of absence registration (Maternity, Paternity, Study or Retired – 30 working days maximum per calendar year)