South Australia election 2022 - the AVA platform

The AVA is lobbying members of parliament and parties ahead of the South Australian State Election.

The Election Platform highlights the workforce challenges that the veterinary profession is facing. It is calling on the next South Australian Government to support the profession in a number of key areas:

• Mental health support for veterinary professionals
• Assistance in addressing workforce shortages
• Progressing amendments to the Veterinary Practice Act

Significantly, the Election Platform is pushing the next Government to progress the review of the Veterinary Practice Act and the changes to the make up of the Vet Surgeon's Board to ensure that a veterinarian is chair of the Board.

As a group of dedicated professionals, veterinarians have a keen interest in, and strongly support, a properly regulated professional environment.  As a principle however, we believe that the profession can and should self-regulate within a legislative framework.  Consistent with this principle, the AVA recommends that the majority of the members of any regulatory body should be veterinarians and that the chair of veterinary boards should also be a veterinarian. This is to ensure that there is national consistency, a clear understanding of the nature of veterinary practice, and that they can be effective in their leadership within the profession.

Members are encouraged to raise the Platform with their local candidates.

Download the PDF - AVA-SA-2022-Election-Platform.pdf