Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In this regulation
and in Schedule 1 —
apple tissue culture means pieces of tissue from
apple plants growing in nutritive fluids.
(2) Immediately
following arrival in the State, the containers of apple tissue culture shall
be examined by a plant pathologist who shall ensure that the apple tissue
culture is free from —
(a)
apple scab;
(b)
contaminant micro-organisms; and
(c)
discolouration or necrotic tissue.
(3) If apple scab is
detected in a container the plant pathologist shall destroy the entire
consignment.
(4) If any
contamination, discolouration or necrotic tissue is discovered in a container
that container shall be destroyed.
(5) Where no
contamination is detected and there are no symptoms of disease the apple
tissue culture may be moved, under quarantine, to an approved propagation
house for deflasking, weaning and continued growth.
(6) The plantlets must
be kept in the approved propagation house in humid conditions (95% humidity or
more) for the first 10 days and inspected by a plant
pathologist —
(a)
between 0 and 10 days; and
(b)
between 20 and 30 days,
after removal from the
container.
(7) If following
inspection under subregulation (6)(a) and (b) the plantlets are free of
apple scab the consignment may be released from quarantine.
(8) If following
inspection under subregulation (6)(a) and (b) apple scab is detected the
plant pathologist shall destroy the entire consignment.
(9) The costs of
inspection and testing under this regulation shall be the responsibility of
the importer.
(10) For the purposes
of subregulation (5) the Director General will approve a propagation
house where he or she is satisfied that —
(a) the
premises have the facilities to —
(i)
keep the imported material separate from other apple
material; and
(ii)
ensure limited access to other than nominated staff;
and
(b) the
staff will —
(i)
undertake not to apply any fungicide with activity
against apple scab; and
(ii)
keep records of names and addresses of the purchasers of
imported material.
[Regulation 19DA inserted in Gazette
17 Sep 1993 p. 5039-40.]
[Heading inserted in Gazette
5 Mar 1993 p. 1438.]