Queensland Consolidated Regulations

PLANT PROTECTION REGULATION 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

CHAPTER 2--GENERAL PROVISIONS

           Part 1--Prescribed pests and notifiable pests

   4.      Prescription of pests
   5.      References to prescribed pests
   6.      Notifiable pests

           Part 2--Authorised persons

   6A.     Declared class for appointment—Act, s 6D

           Part 3--General offences

   7.      Sale of infested plant prohibited
   8.      Labelling for introduction
   9.      Certification of disinfestation
   10.     Plant to be repacked if certificate given
   11.     Graft union

           Part 4--Corresponding laws

   12.     Declaration of corresponding laws

CHAPTER 3--PEST QUARANTINE AREAS AND RELATED MATTERS

           Part 1--Banana pests

           Division 1--Preliminary

   17.     Definitions for pt 1

           Division 2--Pest quarantine areas and objects of quarantine

   18.     Declaration of pest quarantine areas
   19.     Objects of quarantine

           Division 3--General pest control measures

   20.     Definition for div 3
   21.     Restriction on introducing banana plants
   22.     Restriction on moving banana plants
   23.     Restriction on moving soil, appliances and other things
   24.     Restriction on planting and cultivating banana plants

           Division 4--Pest control measures for movement of fruit

   25.     Definitions for div 4
   26.     Declaration of pest area
   27.     Restriction on moving fruit

           Division 5--Other pest control measures
           Subdivision 1--Treatment methods for banana plants

   28.     Treatment methods
           Subdivision 2--Notifiable pests
   29.     Bacterial wilt of banana
   30.     Banana black Sigatoka disease
   31.     Banana bract mosaic and banana bunchy top
   32.     Fusarial wilt of banana, also known as banana Panama disease
   33.     Pest banana plants
           Subdivision 3--Other pests
   34.     Banana yellow Sigatoka and leaf speckle
           Subdivision 4--Volunteer plants
   35.     Treating volunteer plants
           Subdivision 5--Regrowth and weeds
   36.     Treating regrowth
   37.     Keeping land free of weeds and other plants

           Part 2--Fire ants

           Division 1--Preliminary

   38.     Definitions for pt 2
   38A.    Meaning of high risk item

           Division 2--Pest quarantine area and objects of quarantine

   39.     Declaration of pest quarantine area
   40.     Objects of quarantine

           Division 3--Pest control measures for pest quarantine area
           Subdivision 1--Restrictions on moving live fire ants, restricted items and other things

   41.     Restriction on moving live fire ants
   42.     Restriction on land owner's movement of restricted items and other things
   43.     Restriction on other person's movement of restricted items and other things
           Subdivision 2--Other obligations of land owners
   44.     Definition for sdiv 2
   45.     Obligation of land owner to allow surveillance
   46.     Preventative treatment of land, plants and other things
   47.     Obligation of owner of land in the vicinity of infested land
   47A.    Restriction on who may treat fire ant and infested thing
   48.     Treatment of infested land, plants and other things

           Division 4--Pest control measures for restricted areas
           Subdivision 1--Restricted areas

   49.     Declaration of restricted area
           Subdivision 2--Movement, treatment and other restrictions
   49A.    Application of sdiv 2
   50.     Owner must sign fire ant declaration when moving restricted item
   51.     Restriction on moving infested thing
   51A.    Disturbing soil
   51B.    Treatment of high risk item by person carrying on commercial activity
   51C.    When person carrying on commercial activity must sign fire ant declaration
           Subdivision 3--Risk management plans
   52.     Business person must have risk management plan
   53.     Restriction on business person moving thing associated with commercial activity
   53A.    Certifying high risk item
   54.     Requirements for risk management plan
   55.     Approval of risk management plan
   56.     DPI fire ant approved symbol
   57.     Term of approved risk management plan
   58.     Audits
           Subdivision 4--Cancellation and suspension of approved risk management plan
   59.     Grounds for cancellation and suspension
   60.     Procedure for cancellation and suspension—general
   61.     Immediate suspension
   62.     Notice of decision and appeal

           Division 5--Introduction restrictions for tropical fire ants

   63.     Live tropical fire ants and infested things
   64.     Restricted items

           Division 6--Reward scheme under pest surveillance program for red imported fire ant
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   64A.    Application of div 6
   64B.    Definitions for div 6
           Subdivision 2--Provisions about reward scheme
   64C.    Purpose of sdiv 2
   64D.    Who is an eligible person
   64E.    What is a new fire ant colony
   64F.    Eligibility criteria provision
   64G.    How to report finding of, or information about, fire ant colony
   64H.    Payment of reward amount
   64I.    Verification of new fire ant colony
   64J.    Proof of identity

           Part 3--Fire blight

   65.     Definitions for pt 3
   66.     Declaration of pest quarantine area
   67.     Object of quarantine
   68.     Restriction on introducing regulated fire blight host plant

           Part 4--Grape phylloxera

   69.     Definitions for pt 4
   70.     Declaration of pest quarantine area
   71.     Object of quarantine
   72.     Restriction on introducing grape phylloxera and infested plant
   73.     Restriction on introducing grape plant, grape plant product, appliance and other thing
   74.     Introducing fruit of grape plant

           Part 5--Mango leafhopper

           Division 1--Preliminary

   75.     Definitions for pt 5

           Division 2--Pest quarantine areas and objects of quarantine

   76.     Declaration of pest quarantine areas
   77.     Objects of quarantine

           Division 3--General pest control measures

   78.     Restriction on introducing mango leafhopper and infested plant
   79.     Restriction on introducing mango plant
   80.     Restrictions on movement out of pest quarantine area
   81.     Restrictions on movement within pest quarantine area

           Part 6--Red banded mango caterpillar

   82.     Definition for pt 6
   83.     Declaration of pest quarantine area
   84.     Object of quarantine
   85.     Restriction on moving live mango caterpillars and mango plants

           Part 7--Mediterranean fruit fly

   86.     Definitions for pt 7
   87.     Declaration of pest quarantine area
   88.     Object of quarantine
   89.     Restriction on introducing mediterranean fruit fly and infested plant
   90.     Restriction on introducing Mediterranean fruit fly host plant

           Part 8--Papaya ringspot

   91.     Definition for pt 8
   92.     Declaration of pest quarantine area
   93.     Object of quarantine
   94.     Restriction on moving prohibited plants

           Part 9--Potato pests

           Division 1--Preliminary

   95.     Definitions for pt 9

           Division 2--Pest quarantine area and object of quarantine

   96.     Declaration of pest quarantine area
   97.     Object of quarantine

           Division 3--General pest control measures

   98.     Introduction of restricted item
   99.     Introduction of other thing
   100.    Restrictions on planting potato tuber

           Part 10--Strawberry plant pests

   101.    Definitions for pt 10
   102.    Declaration of pest quarantine area
   103.    Object of quarantine
   104.    Restriction on introducing strawberry plant pest and infested plant
   105.    Restriction on introducing strawberry plants

           Part 11--Pests of sugarcane

           Division 1--Preliminary

   113.    Definitions for pt 11

           Division 2--Pest quarantine areas and objects of quarantine

   114.    Declaration of pest quarantine areas
   115.    Objects of quarantine

           Division 3--General pest control measures

   116.    Restriction on introducing sugarcane plant
   117.    Restriction on moving sugarcane plant
   118.    Restriction on moving appliances
   118A.   Restriction on planting and cultivating non-approved sugarcane variety
   119.    Restriction on planting infested plant
   120.    Restriction on cultivating sugarcane plant infested with sugarcane Fiji disease
   121.    Restriction on cultivating sugarcane plant infested with sugarcane plant pest other than sugarcane smut
   122.    Restriction on moving sugarcane plant infested with sugarcane plant pest

           Part 12--Asian sugarcane planthopper

   123.    Definitions for pt 12
   124.    Declaration of pest quarantine area
   125.    Objects of quarantine
   126.    Restriction on moving Asian sugarcane planthopper
   126A.   Restriction on moving appliances
   126B.   Restriction on moving sugarcane plants

           Part 13--Cape York Peninsula targeted pests

   127.    Definitions for pt 13
   128.    Declaration of pest quarantine area
   129.    Objects of quarantine
   130.    Restriction on moving targeted pest and plant infested with targeted pest out of pest quarantine area
   131.    Restriction on moving plant infested with targeted pest within pest quarantine area
   132.    Treatment of targeted pest or infested plant

           Part 14--Branched broomrape

   133.    Definitions for pt 14
   134.    Declaration of pest quarantine area
   135.    Objects of quarantine
   135A.   Restriction on moving branched broomrape
   135B.   Restriction on moving high risk items

           Part 16--Electric ant

           Division 1--Preliminary

   153.    Definitions for pt 16
   154.    Meaning of high risk item

           Division 2--Pest quarantine area and objects of quarantine

   155.    Declaration of pest quarantine area
   156.    Objects of quarantine

           Division 3--Pest control measures for pest quarantine area
           Subdivision 1--Restrictions on movement

   157.    Restrictions on movement within or out of pest quarantine area
           Subdivision 2--Other obligations of land owners
   158.    Definition for subdiv 2
   159.    Obligation of owner of land to allow surveillance
   160.    Restriction on who may treat land or things
   161.    Treatment of infested land or things

           Division 4--Restricted areas
           Subdivision 1--Declaration

   162.    Declaration of restricted area
           Subdivision 2--Pest control measures for restricted areas
   163.    Application of sdiv 2
   164.    Restrictions on movement within or out of restricted area

           Part 17--Mango malformation disease

   165.    Definitions for pt 17
   166.    Declaration of pest quarantine area
   167.    Objects of quarantine
   168.    Restriction on introduction
   168A.   Restriction on movement within the pest quarantine area

CHAPTER 4--TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR PLANT PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION (NO. 5) 2003

   169.    Notification of new restrictions for restricted area
           SCHEDULE 1 PRESCRIBED PESTS
           SCHEDULE 2 NOTIFIABLE PESTS
           SCHEDULE 3 PEST QUARANTINE AREAS FOR PESTS OF BANANA PLANTS
           SCHEDULE 4 CULTIVARS FOR RESIDENTIAL PLANTATIONS
           SCHEDULE 5 TREATMENT METHODS
           SCHEDULE 6 BANANA BLACK SIGATOKA RESISTANT CULTIVARS
           SCHEDULE 7 REGULATED FIRE BLIGHT HOST PLANTS
           SCHEDULE 7A PEST QUARANTINE AREAS FOR MANGO LEAFHOPPER
           SCHEDULE 8 MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY HOST PLANTS
           SCHEDULE 10 PEST QUARANTINE AREAS FOR PESTS OF SUGARCANE PLANTS
           1. Far northern pest quarantine area
           2. Coen to Cardwell pest quarantine area
           2A. Cardwell to Townsville pest quarantine area
           3. Townsville to Bowen-Collinsville pest quarantine area
           4. Bowen-Collinsville to Rockhampton pest quarantine area
           5. Rockhampton to Howard pest quarantine area
           6. Howard to New South Wales border pest quarantine area
           7. Woodford special pest quarantine area
           SCHEDULE 11 SUGARCANE PLANT PESTS
           SCHEDULE 12 CAPE YORK PENINSULA TARGETED PESTS
           SCHEDULE 13 DICTIONARY
           ATTACHMENT 2
           Endnotes