Summary of plant movement conditions within Queensland

Introduction

This document provides a summary of the legislation governing movement within Queensland of plants, plant products and other related items. It has been developed to assist compliance with the State's quarantine 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 movement of plants, plant products and other related items that risk spreading plant pests or diseases of concern in Queensland. The Act and Regulation may be viewed on the website of the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel.

For movement in Queensland that also includes entry of a plant, plant product or related item from another State or Territory, refer to the document Summary of Plant Entry Conditions for Queensland or contact the DPI&F Business Information Centre on 13 25 23 (cost of local call in Queensland) or 07 3404 6999 if ringing from interstate.

How to use this document

Refer to the 'Conditions of movement index' and select the intended commodity or item to be moved. The number(s) shown in the row for that commodity indicate the quarantine conditions that must be satisfied before the movement can take place within Queensland. Conditions are explained in full (in numerical order) later in the document and a Dictionary of terms is contained in Appendix 8

Some of the conditions 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 movement conditions have been satisfied. Certification must be obtained before the plant or other item is moved within the State, through contacting the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F). The original certificate must accompany the plant or item and it is recommended that the sender retain a copy of this document.

Failure to comply with conditions of movement 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 movement, 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 movement index

Product	Plants or part thereof	Fruits, vegetables and other plant products	Other (includes appliance, clothing, soil, etc)
Banana	1, 6	6	7
Citrus	6	6	7*
Cucurbit plants (eg: cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash, zucchini)	3, 6	6	7*
Mango	2, 6	2, 6	7*
Papaya	3, 6	6	7*
Potato	4	4	7*
Sugarcane	5, 6		7
Fruit not specified elsewhere	6	6	7*
Plants (not specified elsewhere)	6	6	7*
Soil, potting mix, mulch, baled hay or straw, appliances and other things			7*

* Condition 7 mainly relates to restrictions on the movement of risk items (such as soil) associated with bananas, sugarcane, 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 citrus plant being sent from or from a fire ant restricted area could risk the spread of fire ant to other parts of the State.

Please read condition 7 carefully to determine if there is a risk for all consignments in Queensland.

Conditions of movement

Condition 1: Banana plants

Pests of concern: banana pests. A banana plant (excluding fruit) must not be moved into or out of a banana pest quarantine area (BPQA - see Appendix 1) or from a parcel of land in a BPQA to another parcel of land in the BPQA without an inspector's approval. A banana plant must not be planted or cultivated in a BPQA without an inspector's approval, unless the plant

(a) is to be planted and cultivated in a residential plantation (See Appendix 8); and

(b) is an approved cultivar for the BPQA as listed in Appendix 2, Part 1 and 2.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval

Condition 2: Mango plants and fruit

Pest of concern: mango leafhopper and red-banded mango caterpillar. The following must not be moved out of a pest quarantine area (PQA) for red-banded mango caterpillar or mango leafhopper (see Appendix 3) or from a parcel of land within the PQA to another parcel of land within the PQA, without an inspector's approval.

(a) A mango leafhopper; or

(b) a live red-banded mango caterpillar; or

(c) a plant infested with mango leafhopper; or

(d) a mango plant or a mango fruit.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval

Condition 3: Papaya and cucurbit plants (excluding fruit or seed)

Pest of concern: papaya ringspot virus. A papaya plant or a cucurbit plant (eg: cucumber, melon, pumpkin, squash, zucchini) must not be moved from a papaya ringspot quarantine area (see Appendix 4) without an inspector's approval.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval

Condition 4: Potato tubers

Pest of concern: potato cyst nematode and golden nematode. A potato tuber must not be introduced or planted in Queensland if it has been within 20 kilometres of a detection of potato cyst nematode (PCN) or golden nematode (GN) and it is not substantially free from soil, without an inspector's approval. PCN or GN have been detected in parts of Victoria and Western Australia. Contact DPI Victoria or Agriculture Western Australia for information on distribution of these pests.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval

Condition 5: Sugarcane plants (including parts of plants)

Pest of concern: sugarcane plant pests (see Appendix 8). A sugarcane plant must not be moved into or out of a sugarcane pest quarantine area (SPQA - see Appendix 5), except directly to a sugarcane mill, without an inspector's approval. A sugarcane plant infested with a sugarcane plant pest must not, without an inspector's approval

(a) be moved from a parcel of land within a SPQA to another parcel of land within the SPQA, or out of a SPQA, unless the movement is direct to a sugarcane mill; or

(b) be planted in a SPQA; or

(c) be cultivated longer than four years after planting, with the exception of sugarcane Fiji disease which is prohibited from cultivation altogether without an inspector's approval.

For further information on restrictions under this condition contact BSES Limited (BSESL), Brisbane office, Telephone (07) 3331 3333.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval.

Condition 6: Plants from Cape York Peninsula (including parts of plants)

Pest of concern: Cape York Peninsula targeted pests (see Appendix 6).

A targeted pest or a plant infested with a targeted pest must not be moved within or out of the Cape York Peninsula quarantine area (see Appendix 3) without an inspector's approval.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval.

Condition 7: Soil, potting mix, mulch, baled hay or straw, appliances and other things

Pests of concern: banana pests, sugarcane pests and fire ant.

7A - 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 8) or soil on which an infested plant has been growing must not, without an inspector's approval

(a) be moved into or out of a banana pest quarantine area (BPQA - see Appendix 1); or

(b) be moved from a parcel of land in a BPQA to another parcel of land in the BPQA.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval

7B - Sugarcane pests

An appliance that has within one year of intended sale or use in Queensland been on a land growing host plants of sugarcane smut (see Appendix 7) in the Ord Irrigation District of Western Australia (see Appendix 8) must not, without an inspector's approval

(a) be used on land in a Sugarcane Pest Quarantine Area (SPQA - see Appendix 5) that is being prepared for planting a host plant or on which a host plant is growing; or

(b) be sold in a SPQA, if the appliance is of a type normally used to transport or farm sugarcane plants.

An appliance that has been in contact with a sugarcane plant or soil on which a sugarcane plant has been growing must not be moved into or out of a SPQA without an inspector's approval.

Clothing and footwear that has been on land growing a host plant of sugarcane smut in the Ord Irrigation District must not be used in a SPQA on land being prepared for planting a host plant or on land on which a host plant is growing without an inspector's approval unless before use in the SPQA

(a) the clothing has been washed for at least 10 minutes in a water and detergent mixture at a temperature of more than 60°C; and

(b) the footwear has been cleaned to remove all sugarcane smut spores and soil with a hot water and detergent mixture.

For further information on restrictions under this condition contact BSES Limited (BSESL), Brisbane office, Telephone (07) 3331 3333.

Required Documentation: Inspector's Approval

7C - Fire ant

General requirements

1. A live fire ant or must not be moved from a parcel of land in Queensland to another parcel of land in or out of the State, without an inspector's approval.

2. A restricted item (see Appendix 8) must not be moved from a parcel of land in Queensland that an inspector believes is infested with fire ant or is a risk of spreading the pest, to another parcel of land in or out of the State, without an inspector's approval.

Requirements for a restricted area (see Appendix 8)

3. A restricted item or any other thing infested with fire ant must not be moved from a parcel of land in a restricted area to another parcel of land in or out of the area, without an inspector's approval, unless

(a) it is being moved to an approved disposal site accompanied by a signed fire ant declaration; and

(b) the fire ant declaration is given to an approved person at the site and is kept by that person for at least one year.

4. A restricted item that is not infested with fire ant (see Appendix 8) must not be moved from a parcel of land in a restricted area to another parcel of land in or out of the area without an inspector's approval, unless

(a) it is being moved accompanied by a fire ant declaration signed by the owner of the originating parcel of land; and

(b) the fire ant declaration is given to the person who receives the item who retains it for at least one year.

An owner need not comply with this Section if the owner has an approved risk management plan.

5. A business person who has been given notice by an inspector that their commercial activity may spread fire ant must not move or allow another person to move a thing associated with the activity, without an inspector's approval, unless

(a) the person has an approved risk management plan (see Appendix 8) for the activity; and

(b) the movement complies with the plan.

See  more information on fire ant restrictions.

Required Documentation: Fire Ant Declaration or Inspector's Approval or Approved Risk Management Plan

Appendix 1: 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 2: Approved banana cultivars for residential plantations

(See Appendix 1 for pest quarantine areas)

Part 1 - For the far northern pest quarantine area, northern buffer pest quarantine area, northern pest quarantine area, and southern buffer pest quarantine area.

Blue Java

Bluggoe

Ducasse

FHIA 01 (Goldfinger)

FHIA 02

Goly Goly Pot Pot

Kluai Namwa Khom (Dwarf Ducasse)

Pisang Ceylan (Mysore type)

Sh 3436

Simoi

Tu-8

War War

Yangambi Km5

Part 2: For the special pest quarantine area and southern pest quarantine area.

Blue Java

Bluggoe

Ducasse

FHIA 01 (Goldfinger)

Kluai Namwa Khom

Lady Finger

Pisang Ceylan (Mysore type)

Appendix 3: Cape York Peninsula pest quarantine area (this map also represents the quarantine areas for red banded mango caterpillar and mango leafhopper)

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Appendix 4: Papaya ringspot pest quarantine area

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Appendix 5: Pest quarantine areas for sugarcane

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Appendix 6: Cape York Peninsula targeted pests

Part 1 - Animals

Insects and mites

Common Name	Scientific Name and Author
_	Bactrocera atrisetosa (Perkins)
_	Bactrocera decipiens (Drew)
_	Bactrocera kirki (Froggatt)
_	Bactrocera tau (Walker)
_	Bactrocera trilineola Drew
_	Bactrocera trivialis (Drew)
_	Bactrocera xanthodes (Broun)
banana skipper	Erionota thrax (Linnaeus)
banana stem weevil	Odioporus longicollis (Oliver)
Bezzi fruit fly	Bactrocera occipitalis (Bezzi)
breadfruit fruit fly	Bactrocera umbrosa (Fabricius)
Chinese fruit fly	Bactrocera minax (Enderlein)
citrus blackfly	Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby
citrus fruit borer	Citripestis sagitiferella (Moore)
citrus gall wasp	Bruchophagus muli (Boucek and Brough)
citrus psylla or Asian citrus psylla	Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama)
Cook Islands fruit fly	Bactrocera melanotus (Coquillett)
cut worm	Agrotis interjectionis (Guenée)
Fijian fruit fly	Bactrocera passiflorae (Froggatt)
guava fruit fly	Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi)
Indian fruit fly	Bactrocera caryeae (Kapoor)
Japanese citrus fruit fly	Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake)
mango leafhopper	Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry)
mango leafhopper	Idioscopus nitidulus (= niveosparsus) (Walker)
mango pulp weevil	Sternochetus frigidus (Fabricius)
melon fly	Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett)
peach fruit fly	Bactrocera zonata (Saunders)
Philippine fruit fly	Bactrocera philippinensis (Drew and Hancock)
planthoppers	Perkinsiella spp.
red-banded mango caterpillar	Deanolis sublimbalis (Snellen)
red imported fire ant	Solenopsis invicta (Buren)
Sri Lankan fruit fly	Bactrocera kandiensis Drew and Hancock
stem borer	Chilo spp.
solanum fruit fly	Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel)
sugarcane borer	Scirpophaga spp.
sugarcane borer	Sesamia spp.
sugarcane borer	Tetramoera schistanceana (Snellen)
sugarcane leafhopper	Eumetopina spp.
sugarcane leafhopper	Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker)
sugarcane planthopper	Perkinsiella spp.
sugarcane whitefly	Aleurodicus barodensis (Maskell)
sugarcane woolly aphid	Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner
Tongan fruit fly	Bactrocera facialis (Coquillett)

Molluscs

Common name	Scientific name and author
giant African snail	Achatina fulica Bowditch

Part 2 - Pests associated with plant disease

A. Organisms

Bacteria

'Liberobacter asiatica' Jagoueix et al

Panotoea stewartii subsb. stewartii (E.F. Smith) Mergaert et al.

'Pseudomonas celebensis' = banana blood disease bacterium (uncharacterised)

Pseudomonas syzygii I. Roberts et al.

Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi et al.

Xanthomonas albilineans (Ashby) Dowson

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Hasse) Vauterin

Fungi

Claviceps sorghi P. Kulkarni, Seshadri and Hedge

Cryphonectria cubensis (Bruner) Hodges

Elsinoe fawcettii Bitanc. and Jenkins

Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl. Fr. f. sp. cubense (E.F. Smith) W.C. Snyder and H.N. Hansen

Hemileia vastatrix Berk. and Broome

Mycosphaerella fijiensis M. Morelet (anamorph Paracercospora fijiensis (M. Morelet) Deighton)

Peronosclerospora philippinensis (W. Weston) C.G. Shaw

Peronosclerospora sacchari (T. Miyake) Shirai and K. Hara

Peronosclerospora sorghi (W. Weston and Uppal) C.G. Shaw

Physopella ampelopsidis (Dietel and P. Syd.) Cummins and Ramachar

Puccinia psidii G. Winter

Stagonospora sacchari T.T. Lo and Y. Ling

Ustilago scitaminea Syd.

B. Viruses and viroids

Banana bract mosaic virus

Banana bunchy top virus

Citrus tristeza virus

Coconut cadang-cadang viroid

Peanut stripe virus

Sorghum mosaic virus

Sugarcane Fiji disease virus

sugarcane Ramu stunt virus (uncharacterised)

Sugarcane mosaic virus

Tomato leaf curl virus

Appendix 7: 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

Appendix 8: Dictionary

'appliance'	includes any vehicle, machinery, equipment or apparatus of any kind.
'approved disposal site'	means a site in or near a restricted area approved by an inspector for treatment and disposal of things infested or possibly infested with fire ant.
'approved risk management plan'	means a plan approved by an inspector to use appropriate risk management techniques, so as to protect a commercial activity or things associated with the activity from spreading fire ant.
'banana plant'	a plant of the genera Musa or Ensete.
'DPI&F'	means Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.
'infested plant'	for the purposes of Condition 7A 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&F Business Information Centre on 13 25 23.
'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 7A includes clothing, footwear, packaging material and banana bunch covers, but does not include fruit of a banana plant.
'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.
'residential plantation'	means a group of no more than 10 banana plants or 30 pseudostems that are not cultivated for sale.
'restricted area'	for the purposes of Condition 7C means an area declared to be a restricted area to prevent the spread of or eradicate fire ant in Queensland. Restricted areas can be obtained from the DPI&F web site or by contacting the DPI&F Business Information Centre on 13 25 23.
'restricted item'	includes soil, potting mixture or organic mulch, an appliance used in agriculture or for moving soil, or baled hay or straw.
'restricted item that is not infested with fire ant'	means an item that the owner of the land from where the restricted item originates knows or reasonably believes that the item is not infested with fire ant.
'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.

Last updated 23 January 2009