00:02For patients like Bailey, every pair of skilled hands counts.
00:06But the veterinary industry says a key part of the care team is unrecognised under Queensland law.
00:12Vet techs play a very important role in the veterinary industry.
00:16They're a mid-tier veterinary paraprofessional who add a lot of skills and expertise and knowledge.
00:22While nurses and technologists are trained to a high level,
00:25they're not allowed to practice some procedures without the supervision of a vet.
00:30We can do things like local blocks or nerve blocks or things like that,
00:34advanced level imaging, we can help with CTs and ultrasound and MRIs.
00:39Inside vet clinics like this one, highly trained technologists are working at capacity,
00:45but the law hasn't kept up.
00:47Now the Queensland Government is reviewing the 90-year-old legislation
00:51which regulates qualifications and registration.
00:54Western Australia is the only state to recognise veterinary nurses and technologists.
01:00Queensland's Department of Primary Industries says the review is in its early stages
01:05and is currently hearing from stakeholders.
01:08We need to support that review and allow it to enable veterinary technologists
01:14to become regulated professionals who can work with an increased scope of practice.
01:19Techs believe recognition will improve a struggling industry.
01:22Having these high level skilled technicians in specific areas, in trauma centres, in emergencies, in special hospitals,
01:29it will help elevate that level of patient care.
01:32The review will open for public submissions at a later date.
01:35Thank you very much.
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