Summary of plant entry conditions for Queensland

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Introduction

This document provides a summary of the legislation governing entry into Queensland of plants, plant products and other related items. It has been developed to assist compliance with the State's plant import requirements.

The Plant Protection Regulation 2002 (the 'Regulation'), which is subordinate legislation to the Plant Protection Act 1989 (the 'Act'),specifies the requirements for the entry of plants, plant products and other related items that risk introducing plant pests or diseases of concern to Queensland.  The Act and Regulation may viewed on the website of the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel .

How to use this document

Refer to the 'Conditions of entry index' below and select the intended commodity or item to be imported into Queensland.  The number(s) shown in the row for that commodity indicate the quarantine entry conditions that must be satisfied to enter Queensland.  Conditions are explained in full (in numerical order) later in the document and a Dictionary of terms is contained in Appendix 6.

Most of the conditions of entry require certification (eg: Plant Health Certificate) as proof of compliance.  The Plant Health Certificate (or other certificate) provides documented evidence to Queensland quarantine authorities that entry requirements have been satisfied. Certification must be obtained before the plant or other item is imported into Queensland, through contacting the Department of Agriculture or equivalent in the exporting state.   The original certificate must accompany the imported plant or item and it is recommended that the sender (or importer) retain a copy of this document (mandatory requirement under some conditions). 

Failure to comply with conditions of entry is a breach of Queensland law, which could result in return or destruction of produce, or prosecution.

If you are in doubt over whether conditions apply to an intended import, contact the DPI&F Business Information Centre for clarification on 13 25 23 (cost of local call in Queensland), or 07 3404 6999 if ringing from interstate.

Disclaimer

While every effort has been made to ensure the information in this document is correct, the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) provides no guarantee that it is free from error or omission.

The State of Queensland and its servants expressly disclaim liability for any act or omission done in reliance on the information in this document or for any consequence of such an act or omission.

Conditions of entry index

Product	Plants or part thereof	Fruits, vegetables and other plant products	Seed	Other (includes appliance, clothing, soil, etc)
Avocado	1	1, 3		10*
Banana	1, 2	1, 3		10
Citrus	1	1, 3		10*
Cowpea			6	10*
Grape	1, 7	1, 7		10
Lab lab			6	10*
Mango	1, 4	1, 3, 4		10*
Potato (tubers)	1, 5	1, 5	1	10
Solanaceae family plants (eg. tomato, potato, capsicum, etc.)	1, 5	1, 3, 5	1	10
Sorghum			6	10*
Soybean			6	10*
Strawberry	1, 8	1		10*
Sugarcane	1, 6			10*
Fruit not specified elsewhere	1, 3	1, 3	1
Plants (not specified elsewhere)	1, 6,	1, 3	1	10*
Soil, potting mix, mulch, baled hay or straw, appliances and other things				10*

* Condition 10 mainly relates to restrictions on the import of risk items (such as soil) associated with bananas, host plants of sugarcane smut, family Solanaceae plants, grapes and ornamentals. However, it should be noted that risk items associated with other products may also be restricted due to the potential for cross contamination with pests of concern.  For example: soil in a potted avocado from the Ord Irrigation District in Western Australia could contain sugarcane smut spores, which are a threat to Queensland's sugar industry.

Please read condition 10 carefully to determine if there is a risk for all consignments to Queensland. 

Conditions of entry

Any plant introduced into Queensland in trade or commerce must be clearly and legibly identified with-

(a) the place where it was grown or despatched; and

(b) if the plant is introduced into the State in a package, the outside of the package is clearly and legibly marked with -

(i) a description of the contents of the package; and

(ii) the name and address of both the sender and the recipient.

Pests of concern: banana plant pests (see Appendix 6 ).

Banana plants (excluding fruit) must not enter Queensland, without an Inspector's Approval, unless the plant:

(a) is a banana plantlet; and

(b) is in a sealed pest proof container; and

(c) is accompanied by

(i) a QBAN certificate for the plant; or

(ii) a inspector's certificate stating the plant may be introduced; and

(d) is transported in a way that prevents infestation by a banana plant pest.

Required Documentation: QBAN certificate or Inspector's Certificate or Inspector's Approval

Pest of concern: Mediterranean fruit fly (MFF). 

Host fruit of MFF must not enter Queensland if it has been grown at or originates from a place within 15 km of a MFF infestation, unless it is treated in an approved manner or is in an approved condition.  See Appendix 1 for a list of MFF hosts.

Approved treatments

Treatments must be supervised (including temperature monitoring) by an interstate inspector or carried out under an Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) arrangement.

A. Methyl bromide fumigation (all fruits listed in Appendix 1)

Fruit listed from a host plant listed in Appendix 1 may be treated at the rates specified below, which vary depending on the temperature of the produce to be treated.

10°C - 14.9°C @ 48gm/m³ for 2 hours; or

15°C - 20.9°C @ 40gm/m³ for 2 hours; or

21°C - 25.9°C @ 32gm/m³ for 2 hours; or

26°C - 31.9°C @ 24gm/m³ for 2 hours.

Defective-flower-end type papaya must be certified as being in mature green condition at the time of packing prior to fumigation.

Caution: some fruit may be damaged by this treatment. A trial treatment is recommended unless the response of fruit to this treatment is known.

B. Fenthion dipping (tomato, avocado, tamarillo and mango only)

Full immersion of the fruit in a mixture containing 412.5 ppm fenthion for a period of not less than 60 seconds.

This must be the last treatment before packing.

C. Fenthion flood spraying (tomato, mango, tamarillo and capsicum only)

Flood spraying the fruit in a single layer with a mixture containing 412.5 ppm fenthion in a high volume application of at least 16 litres per minute for each square metre of the area being sprayed.  This must provide complete coverage of the fruit for a minimum of 10 seconds, after which the fruit must remain wet for not less than 60 seconds.

This must be the last treatment before packing.

D. Cold treatment (cold tolerant fruits listed in Part A of Appendix 1, including apple, pear, nashi, grape, citrus, kiwifruit and stonefruit)

Fruit may be held at one of the temperature/time combinations indicated below.  The treatment commences when the core temperature of the produce reaches the temperature indicated below.

0.0°C ± 0.5°C for at least 14 days; or

1.0°C ± 0.5°C for at least 16 days; or

1.5°C ± 0.5°C for at least 18 days; or

2.5°C ± 0.5°C for at least 20 days.

Caution: some fruit may be damaged by this treatment. A trial treatment is recommended, unless the response of fruit to this treatment is known.

E. Heat treatment using hot water dipping, high temperature forced air or vapour heat (mango only)

Fruit is held at a pulp temperature of 46.5°C for 20 minutes or 47°C for 15 minutes.

Approved conditions

F. Mature green condition (avocado, babaco, banana, lime and papaya only)

Fruit from a host plant listed in Part B of Appendix 1 that come from within 50 km of a MFF infestation may enter Queensland if harvested in a mature green condition.

G. Unbroken skin (durian, lychee, mangosteen, passionfruit, pomegranate, and rambutan only)

Fruit from a host plant listed in Part C of Appendix 1 that come from within 50 km of a MFF infestation may enter Queensland if at the time of harvest its skin has not been broken and its flesh has not been exposed.

Required Documentation: Plant Health Certificate or Plant Health Assurance Certificate.

Condition 4:  Mango plants and fruit

Pest of concern: mango leafhopper.

Mango plants and fruit must not enter Queensland from a State or Territory where mango leafhopper has been detected without an Inspector's Approval unless -

(a) for fruit, the stem of the fruit has been removed at the abscission layer; or

(b) for a plant, it is certified as having been treated in such a way as to remove all life stages of mango leafhopper.

Required Documentation:  Plant Health Certificate or Treatment Certificate or Inspector's Approval.  No certificate required for fruit complying with condition 4(a).

Condition 5:  Potato, tomato and other family Solanaceae plants, fruits and vegetables

Pest of concern: potato cyst nematode (PCN) and golden nematode (GN).

A plant (including the fruit/vegetable) of the family Solanaceae which has been within 20 km of a place where PCN or GN exists must not enter Queensland without an inspector's approval.

Required Documentation:  Inspector's Approval 

Condition 6: Sugarcane, hosts of sugarcane smut and some seeds

Pest of concern: sugarcane plant pests (see Appendix 6).

The following items must not enter Queensland without an Inspector's Approval

(a) a sugarcane plant; or

(b) sugarcane smut or a plant infested with sugarcane smut; or

(c) a host plant of sugarcane smut (see Appendix 2) from Western Australia or the Northern Territory; or

(d) seeds of sorghum, cowpea, lab lab or soybean from the Ord Irrigation District.

Note: restrictions also apply to the following plant movement in Queensland: contact BSESL below for more detail.

• Movement of sugarcane plants into and out of pest quarantine areas (except directly to sugarcane mills).
• Planting, cultivating or moving a sugarcane plant infested with a sugarcane plant pest.

For further information on restrictions in relation to the movement or use of sugarcane, sugarcane smut host plants, seeds, appliances, soil, clothing and footwear into or within Queensland contact BSES Limited (BSESL), Brisbane office, Telephone (07) 3331 3333.

Required Documentation:  Inspector's Approval.

Condition 7: Grape plants and products

Pest of concern: phylloxera.

Grape fruit packed in the fresh state for human consumption may enter Queensland unrestricted.

Any other grape plant product or grape plant must not enter Queensland unless  

(a) it is certified as originating from a property that is located more than 40km from a known outbreak of phylloxera; and

(b) it is clearly labelled with contents, place of origin, name and address of consignor and name and address of consignee; and

(c) that prior to despatch of the item to Queensland a copy of the accompanying  Plant Health Certificate or Plant Health Assurance Certificate is sent by fax to the Senior Plant Health Officer, DPI&F (fax:  07 3211 3293).

Required Documentation:    Plant Health Certificate or Plant Health Assurance Certificate

Condition 8:  Strawberry plants

Pests of concern: strawberry crinkle virus, strawberry mild yellow edge associated virus and strawberry mottle virus (uncharacterised).

Strawberry plants must not enter Queensland without an Inspector's Approval unless certified as having been produced by an accredited business under the strawberry runner certification scheme.

Required Documentation:  Plant Health Certificate or Treatment Certificate or Inspector's Approval

Condition 9: Intentionally left blank

Pests of concern: banana pests, sugarcane smut, potato cyst nematode, golden nematode, phylloxera and tropical fire ant.

10A Banana pests

Soil on which a banana plant has been growing, or an appliance or any other thing that has been in contact with an infested plant (see Appendix 6) or soil on which an infested plant has been growing must not enter a banana pest quarantine area without an Inspector's Approval.

Banana pest quarantine areas are shown in Appendix 4.

Required Documentation:   Inspector's Approval

10B Sugarcane smut

Soil from a property on which a host plant was growing in the Ord Irrigation District must not enter Queensland without an Inspector's Approval.

All of the following restrictions apply to the entry of appliances that have been on a property growing host plants of sugarcane smut (see Appendix 2) in the Ord Irrigation District, which are intended for use on a property where a host plant is growing or is intended to be grown in Queensland.

(a) Before introducing the appliance, the person introducing it must notify the Director-General of DPI&F, or their delegate, of the day and place of entry and the place where the appliance may be examined by an inspector. 

(b) The appliance must be accompanied by a Treatment Certificate, or Plant Health Certificate issued by an interstate inspector, which states that

all plant material, sugarcane smut spores and soil have been removed from the appliance by disassembling (if necessary) and steam cleaning or washing with detergent under high pressure.

(c) The Treatment Certificate or Plant Health Certificate must be issued after the last contact of the appliance with a host plant or the last time it was on a parcel of land on which a host plant was growing.

Note: restrictions also apply to the following activities in Queensland: contact BSES Limited (BSESL) below for more detail.

• Use and sale of appliances that have within one year of intended sale or use (in Qld) been on a property growing host plants of sugarcane smut in the Ord Irrigation District.
• Use of clothing and footwear that has been on a property growing hosts plants of sugarcane smut in the Ord Irrigation District.
• Movement of appliances into or out of a sugarcane pest quarantine area within Queensland (map of quarantine areas shown in Appendix 5).

For further information on restrictions in relation to the movement or use of sugarcane, sugarcane smut host plants, seeds, appliances, soil, clothing and footwear into or within Queensland contact the BSES Limited (BSESL), Brisbane office, Telephone (07) 3331 3333.

Required Documentation:   Treatment Certificate or Plant Health Certificate

10C Potato cyst nematode (PCN) and golden nematode (GN)

Soil and any plant (including fruit/vegetable) of the family Solanaceae that has been within 20 km of a place where PCN or GN exists must not enter Queensland without an inspector's approval (see also Condition 5). 

An appliance or any other thing which has been within 20km of a place where PCN or GN exists must not enter Queensland unless 

(a) it has been certified by an interstate inspector as originating from a property that is free from PCN and GN; or

(b) it enters under an Inspector's Approval and conditions of the approval have been complied with; or

(c) the thing is not a plant and all the soil has been removed from it.

Required Documentation:   Plant Health Certificate or Inspector's Approval

10D Phylloxera

Soil which has been in contact with a grape plant, or any appliance that has been used for vineyard operations must not enter Queensland unless

(a) it is certified as originating from a property that is located more than 40km from a known outbreak of phylloxera; and

(b) in the case of an appliance, it has been additionally certified as having been thoroughly cleansed of soil, grape berries, leaves or other grapevine material using high pressure water from a hose or by steam cleaning; and

(c) in the case of soil, has been clearly labelled with contents, place of origin, name and address of consignor and name and address of consignee; and

(d) that prior to despatch, a copy of the accompanying Plant Health Certificate or Plant Health Assurance Certificate has been sent by fax to the Senior Plant Health Officer, DPI&F (fax:  07 3211 3293).

Required Documentation:  Plant Health Certificate or Plant Health Assurance Certificate.

10E Tropical fire ant (also known as ginger ant)

Soil, potting mixture or organic mulch, appliances used in agriculture or for moving soil, or baled hay or straw must not enter Queensland from a State or Territory where tropical fire ant Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) occurs unless certified by an interstate inspector as

(a) having been dispatched from a property located more than five (5) kilometres from an infestation of tropical fire ant; or

(b) remaining free of evidence of tropical fire ant as determined by a visual inspection by the interstate inspector.

Required Documentation:   Plant Health Certificate

Condition 11: Intentionally left blank

 

Appendix 1: Mediteranean fruit fly hosts

Part A - Host fruit requiring treatment

Common Name	Scientific Name and Author
abiu	Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pavon) Radlk. [Sapotaceae]
acerola	Malpighia glabra (L.) [Malpighiaceae] M. glabra x M. punicifolia (L.) (Barbados cherry)
akee	Blighia sapida K.König [Spaindacea]
akia	Wikstroemia phillyreifolia Gray [Thymelaeaceae]
almond (with husk)	Prunus amygdalus Batsch þ Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb
apple	Malus domestica Borkh L. [Rosaceae] M. sylvestris Mill. [Rosaceae] (Crab apple)
apricot	Prunus armeniaca L. [Rosaceae]
Barbados cherry	Malpighia punicifolia (L.) [Malpighiaceae]
blackberry	Rubus fruiticosus L. [Rosaceae]
black sapote	Diospyros digyna Jacq.
black walnut	Juglans nigra L. [Juglandaceae]
blueberry	Vaccinium corymbosum L. [Ericaceae]
breadfruit	Artocarpus altilis (Parkinsonia) Fosb. [Moraceae]
boxthorn	Lycium europaeum L. [Solanaceae]
bourbon orange	Ochrosia elliptica Labill. [Apocynaceae]
Brazil cherry	see Grumichama
camito (star cherry)	Chrysophyllum cainito L. [Sapotaceae]
calamondin orange	Citrofortunella mitis (Blanco) J. Ingram and H. Moore[Rutaceae]
Cape gooseberry	Physalis peruviana L. [Solanaceae]
capsicum	Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum (L.) Sendt [Solanaceae]
carambola (star fruit)	Averrhoa carambola L. [Oxalidaceae]
cashew apple	Anacardium occidentale L. [Anacardiaceae]
Casimiroa (white sapote)	Casimiroa edulis LaLave & Lex. [Rutaceae]
cherimoya	Annona cherimolia Mill. [Annonaceae]
cherry	Prunus avium L. (sweet cherry) [Rosaceae] P. cerasus L. (sour cherry) [Rosaceae]
chilli	Capsicum annuum v acuminatum Fingerh. [Solanaceae] (chillies) C. annuum v cerasiforme (Miller) Irish [Solanaceae] (cherry peppers) C. annuum v conoides (Miller) Irish [Solanaceae]  (tabasco)
citron	Citrus medica L. [Rutaceae]
coffee berry	Coffea arabica L. [Rubiaceae] (Arabian coffee) C. canephora Pierre & Froehner [Rubiaceae] C. excelsa Chiov. [Rubiaceae] (excelsa coffee) C. liberica Hiern. [Rubiaceae] (Liberian coffee) C. robusta Linden. [Rubiaceae] (robusta coffee)
custard apple	Annona squamosa L. x A.cherimolia Mill. [Annonaceae]
date	Phoenix dactylifera L. [Arecaceae]
eggplant	Solanum melongena L. [Solanaceae]
feijoa	Acca sellowiana (Berg.) Burret [Myrtaceae]
fig	Ficus carica L. [Moraceae]
granadilla	Passiflora quadrangularis L. [Passifloraceae]
grape	Vitis vinifera L. [Vitaceae] (wine grape) V. labrusca L. [Vitaceae] (Isabella grape)
grapefruit	Citrus paradisi  Macf. [Rutaceae]
grumichama	Eugenia braziliensis Lam. [Myrtaceae]
guava	Psidium guajava L. [Myrtaceae] P. littorale Raddi syn  P.cattleianum Sabine [Myrtaceae] (strawberry guava) P. cattleianum Sabine var. lucidum [Myrtaceae] (yellow cattley guava) P. cattleianum Sabine var. guineense Sw.[Myrtaceae] (Brazilian guava) P. friedrichsthalianum Nied. [Myrtaceae] (Costa Rican guava)
hawthorn	Crataegis spp. [Rosaceae]
ironwood	Sideroxylon inerme
jaboticaba	Myrciaria cauliflora (DC.) Berg. [Myrtaceae]
jackfruit	Artocarpus heterophyllus  Lam. [Moraceae]
jambu	Syzygium cumini (L). Skeels [Myrtaceae]
Jerusalem cherry	Solanum pseudocapsicum L. [Solanaceae]
kiwifruit	Actinidia deliciosa (A.Chev.) Liang & Ferguson [Actinidiaceae]
kei apple	Dovyalis caffra (Hook.f. & Harv.) Warb.
kumquat	Fortunella japonica (Thumb.) Swing.; F. margarita (Lour.) Swing. [Rutaceae]
lemon	Citrus limon x C. chinense [Rutaceae]
lemon (Meyer)	Citrus meyeri Tanaka L [Rutaceae]
loganberry	Rubus loganobaccus L. H. Bailey [Rosaceae]
longan	Euphoria longan (Lour.) Stued. [Sapindaceae]
loquat	Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindley [Rosaceae]
Madagascar olive	Noronihia emarginata (Lam.) Thours ex Hook [Oleaceae]
mamey sapote	Pouteria spanota (jacq.) H.E. Moore & Stearn [Sapotaceae]
mandarin	Citrus reticulata Blanco [Rutaceae]
mango	Mangifera indica L. [Anacardiaceae]
mock orange	Murraya paniculata L. Jack [Rutaceae] M. exotica
mombin	Spondias spp.
monstera	Monstera deliciosa Liebm. [Araceae]
mountain apple (Malay apple)	Syzygium malaccensis L. Merrill & L.M. Perry [Myrtaceae] Eugenia
mulberry	Morus nigra L. [Moraceae]
nashi	Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta (Mak.) Nakai or P. betulaefolia [Rosaceae]
Natal Plum	Carissa macrocarpa Terminalia chebula
nectarine	Prunus persicae var. nectarina (R.Br.) Maxim. [Rosaceae]
orange	Citrus aurantium L.; C. sinensis L. Osbeck [Rutaceae]
otaheite apple	Spondias cytherea Sonn. [Anacardiaceae]
peach	Prunus persicae L. Batsch [Rosaceae]
pear	Pyrus communis L. [Rosaceae]
pepino	Solanum muricatum Aiton [Solanaceae]
persimmon	Diospyros kaki L.f. [Ebenaceae] (Japanese persimmon) D. decandra Lour. [Ebenaceae] (persimmon)
plum	Prunus domestica [Rosaceae] (prune) P. insitita L. [Rosaceae] (damson plum) P. salicina [Rosaceae] (Japanese plum)
pomegranate	Punica granatum
pond apple	Annona glabra
prickly pear	Opuntia ficus indica L. Miller [Cactaceae] or Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.
Pummelo	Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck [Rutaceae]
quince	Cydonia oblonga Miller [Rosaceae]
raspberry	Rubus idaeus L. [Rosaceae]
rollinia	Rollinia deliciosa Safford [Annonaceae]
rose apple	Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston [Myrtaceae]
santol	Sandoricum indicum Cav. [Meliaceae]
sapodilla	Manilkara zapota (L.) Van Royen [Sapotaceae]
soursop	Annona muricata L. [Annonaceae]
Spanish cherry	Mimusops elengi L. [Sapotaceae]
Surinam cherry	Eugenia uniflora L. [Myrtaceae]
sweetsop (sugar apple)	Annona squamosa L. [Annonaceae]
tamarillo	Cyphomandra betacea (Cao) Sendtner [Solanaceae]
tangelo	Citrus reticulata x C. paradisi  [Rutaceae]
tomato	Lycopersicon esculentum (L.) Karst. Ex Farw. [Solanaceae]
tree tomato	Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn. [Solanaceae]
tropical almond	Terminalia catappa L. [Combretaceae]
walnut	Juglans regia L. [Juglandaceae]
wax apple (rose apple)	Eugenia jambos L. [Myrtaceae] þ Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
wax jambu	Syzgium samarangense (Blume) Merrill & L.M. Perrt [Myrtaceae]

Part B - Host fruit requiring treatment unless harvested in a mature green condition.

Common Name	Scientific Name and Author
avocado	Persea americana Mill. [Lauraceae]
babaco (ripe)	Carica pentagona Heilb. [Caricaceae]
banana	Musa spp. [Musaceae]
lime	Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swing. [Rutaceae] (West Indian Lime) C. latifolia [Rutaceae] (Tahitian Lime) C. reticulata var. Austera Lyb. [Rutaceae] (Rangpur Lime)
papaya	Carica papaya L. [Caricaceae]

Part C - Host fruit requiring treatment if skin is broken and flesh is exposed at harvest.

Common Name	Scientific Name and Author
durian	Durio zibethinus Murray [Bombacaceae]
lychee	Litchi chinensis Sonn. [Sapindaceae]
mangosteen	Garcinia mangostana L. [Clusiaceae]
passionfruit	Passiflora edulis f.  edulis  Sims [Passifloraceae] (purple passionfruit) P. edulis f. flavicarpa  Sims [Passifloraceae] (yellow passionfruit)
pomegranate	Punica granatum L. [Punicaceae]
rambutan	Nephelium lappaceum L. [Sapindaceae]

Appendix 2: Hosts of sugarcane smut

Common Name	Scientific Name and Author
blady grass	Imperata cylindrica (L.)Raeusch
itch grass	Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton
giant plume grass or sugarcane plume grass	Saccharum giganteum (Walt.) Pers.
Pit pit	Saccharum edule Hassk.
Sugarcane	(a)   Saccharum (interspecific hybrids);or (b)   Saccharum officinarum L.
uba cane or Japanese cane	Saccharum sinense Roxb.
Wild cane or pit pit	Saccharum spontaneum L.
no common name	Saccharum barberi Jeswiet Saccharum robustum Brandes and Jeswiet ex Grassl

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Appendix 4: Pest quarantine areas for banana

Map1 Far northern pest quarantine area and northern buffer pest quarantine area

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Map 2 Northern pest quarantine area

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Map 3 Southern buffer pest quarantine area and special pest quarantine area

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Map 4 Southern pest quarantine area

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Appendix 5: Pest quarantine areas for sugarcane

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Appendix 6: Dictionary

"abscission layer"	means the layer at the base of the fruit stalk, closest to the fruit, where the fruit and the stalk normally separate at fruit maturity.
"accredited business"	for the purposes of Condition 8 means a business accredited under a strawberry runner certification scheme by the chief executive of an interstate department.
"appliance"	includes any vehicle, machinery, equipment or apparatus of any kind.
"area freedom certificate"	means a certificate provided by an interstate department stating that a specified geographic area is free of a pest of concern.
"authorised person"	for the purposes of Condition 4 and 8 means a person authorised by an interstate inspector or chief executive of an interstate department to issue a treatment certificate. for the purposes of Condition 10B means a person authorised by an inspector of the Department of Agriculture Western Australia, or the Director-General of DPI or their delegate to issue a treatment certificate.
"banana plant"	a plant of the genera Musa or Ensete.
"banana plant pest"	for the purposes of Condition 2, means the following pests (a) bacterial wilt of banana, also known as (i) banana blood disease; or (ii) banana bugtok disease; or (iii) banana moko disease; (b) leaf spot of banana, also known as banana black Sigatoka disease.
"banana plantlet"	means a banana plant that (a) has been grown in a QBAN facility; and (b) is in a tissue culture medium in a closed container.
"DPI&F"	means Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.
"grape plant"	means a plant of the genus Vitis  and includes the following- (a) vine cuttings, buds and vegetative tissue (or plant parts) for propagation; (b) germplasm establishment cuttings; (c) any vegetative part of a grape plant.
"grape plant product"	means a product derived from the plant and includes (a) fruit of the grape plant, other than fruit packed in the fresh state for human consumption; and (b) clarified juice, filtered juice, fresh juice, marc and must. Clarified juice means juice of grapes (a) that is visibly clear; and (b) from which solids have been removed such that it contains no more than 1% solids. Filtered juice means clarified juice processed through a filter that removes all particles larger than 50 microns in diameter. Fresh juice means the liquid fraction from must that (a) excludes skins, seeds and other large solids; (b) but may contain some suspended solids. Marc  means the solids residue, containing skins, seeds, and possibly stems, from pressing must or wine fermented on skins. Must for grapes, means the total product of crushing grape berries and includes juice, skins, seeds, pulp, and possibly some stems and leaves.
"infested plant"	for the purposes of Condition 10A means a banana plant infested with one or more of the following (a) bacterial wilt of banana, also known as (i) banana blood disease; or (ii) banana bugtok disease; or (iii) banana moko disease; (b) fusarial wilt of banana, also known as Panama disease; (c) leaf spot of banana, also known as banana black Sigatoka disease.
"inspector"	means a person who is appointed as an inspector under the Plant Protection Act 1989.
"Inspector's Approval"	means a written approval given by an inspector under the Plant Protection Act 1989.  For approvals related to sugarcane pests or diseases, contact BSES Limited on (07) 3331 3333.  For all other approvals contact the DPI Business Information Centre on 13 25 23.
"Inspector's Certificate"	for the purposes of Condition 2 means a certificate given by an inspector under the Plant Protection Act 1989 statingthat the plant or other thing described by the certificate meets a specified treatment, condition, pest or area freedom or other requirement.
"Interstate Certification Assurance arrangement"	means an arrangement under the national Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) Scheme whereby a business is accredited to issue a Plant Health Assurance Certificate stating that the plant or other thing described by the certificate meets a specified treatment, condition, pest or area freedom or other requirement.
"interstate Department"	means the Department of a State or Territory other than Queensland that deals with matters relating to agriculture and/or plant quarantine.
"interstate inspector"	means an inspector from an interstate Department.
"Ord Irrigation District"	means the Ord Irrigation District in Western Australia constituted as an irrigation district under Section 28(1) of the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA).
"other thing"	for the purposes of Condition 14A includes clothing, footwear, packaging material and banana bunch covers, but does not include fruit of a banana plant.
"phylloxera"	means the phylloxera aphid, Daktulosphaira vitifolii (Fitch).
"plant"	means a member of the plant kingdom and includes the seed or seedling of or part of a plant, whether living or dead and whether attached to a plant but does not include timber in service.
"Plant Health Assurance Certificate"	means a certificate issued by a business accredited under the ICA scheme stating that the plant or other thing described by the certificate meets a specified treatment, condition, pest or area freedom or other requirement.
"Plant Health Certificate"	means a certificate issued by an inspector under the Plant Protection Act 1989 or under corresponding law in another State or Territory statingthat the plant or other thing described by the certificate meets a specified treatment, condition, pest or area freedom or other requirement.
"QBAN"	means Quality Banana Accredited Nursery.
"QBAN certificate"	means a document that (a) is given by a QBAN facility for a plant; and (b) states the plant has been tested and found to be free of each of the following viruses- (i) banana bunchy top; (ii) banana streak; (iii) cucumber mosaic.
"QBAN facility"	means a banana plant nursery or other place approved by the Banana Industry Protection Board under the Banana Industry Protection Act 1989 to give a QBAN certificate.
"sugarcane plant"	means a plant of the genus Saccharum.
"sugarcane plant pest"	means leaf scald disease caused by Xanthomonas albilineans (Ashby) Dowson ratoon stunting disease caused by Leifsonia xyli subsp. Xyli (Davies et al.) Evtushenko Sugarcane Fiji disease virus Sugarcane mosaic virus Sugarcane striate mosaic associated virus (uncharacterised) sugarcane smut caused by Ustilago scitaminea Syd.
"treatment certificate"	for the purposes of Conditions 4, 8 and 10B,  means a certificate issued by an authorised person, stating that the plant or other thing described by the certificate meets a specified treatment, condition, pest or area freedom or other requirement.

Last reviewed 26 June 2007