Under Australia's Export Control Act 1982, an Approved Export Program (AEP) for livestock export must only be carried out by an Australian government accredited veterinarian (AAV). A veterinarian for this purpose is defined under section 4A.01 of the Export Control (Animals) Order 2004 as a person who is registered under the law of a state or territory as a veterinarian, veterinary practitioner or veterinary surgeon.
In order to apply for accreditation as an AAV, a veterinarian must:
- be registered by a state/territory veterinary surgeons board in the state in which he/she is intending to conduct export work;
- have successfully completed the initial Animal Health Australia Accreditation Program for Australian Veterinarians (APAV);
- have successfully completed the Animal Health Australia online AAVet course (this is separate to the APAV program).
Note: To be accredited to undertake shipboard work, the veterinarian must also be an Australian citizen.
The steps below outline the process involved in becoming and maintaining veterinary accreditation: Dr Phil is accredited.
A.Q.I.S. Accredited Vet
If you are exporting your pet overseas our A.Q.I.S Accredited vet can help you with matters pertaining to export.
We have AQIS accredited vets on staff which enable us to do pre-export preparation . We work with the pet travel agents , and the state vet.
From the age ": Melbourne dog owners have been warned of an outbreak of a rare rat-borne disease that has killed three dogs and which is transferable to humans - called leptospirosis.
Consider Leptospirosis vaccination for your pet . the Leptospirosis vaccination is safe and fairly routine in some parts of the world. We do two Leptospirosis vaccinations 2 -4 weeks apart at Our Melbourne Burwood vet clklinic.