PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Professional conduct guidelines are an important tool to help ensure animal welfare and public safety.
About professional conduct
As regulation of veterinary nurses and allied veterinary professionals is not legislated, these conduct guidelines are intended to be a suggestion to help align the allied veterinary professions together with expectations that help to ensure minimum standards for conduct. Once regulation is made compulsory, a legislated Code of Conduct will replace these guidelines and serve to provide enforceable criteria by which members can be registered to practice.
Conduct Framework
In the coming months, a new Code of Conduct will be released providing guidance for registered veterinary nurses and allied veterinary professionals.
Additional guidance can be found in the NZVNA Professional Guidelines found on the NZNVA website.