Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A person shall not
remove palm plants or cut palm foliage from an area in Western Australia that
is infested with palm leaf beetle to any other part of Western Australia
unless the palm plants or cut palm foliage comply with the requirements of
subregulation (2).
(2) Palm plants and
cut palm foliage comply with this subregulation if —
(a) a
Department of Agriculture 2 officer has certified —
(i)
in the case of palm plants, that the throat and spear of
each plant has been sprayed with a solution of carbaryl at a concentration of
not less than 0.1% active ingredient, together with a commercial wetting
agent —
(I) between 7 and 9 days prior to
removal from the area; and
(II) within
24 hours prior to removal from the area;
(ii)
in the case of cut palm foliage, that the foliage has
been cover sprayed to the point of run-off with a solution of carbaryl at a
concentration of not less than 0.1% active ingredient, together with a
commercial wetting agent within 24 hours prior to removal from the area;
or
(b) the
palm plants or cut palm foliage come from an approved nursery that carries out
the appropriate treatments set out in paragraph (a)(i) or (a)(ii).
(3) For the purposes
of regulation 16(1) infestation with palm leaf beetle is a specified
disease.
[Regulation 17E inserted in Gazette
24 Jun 1994 p. 2840-41; amended in Gazette
20 Aug 1996 p. 4053.]