31Alternative conditions—fertilisers, soil conditioners and growing media of plant origin

31 Alternative conditions—fertilisers, soil conditioners and growing media of plant origin

For paragraph 12(1)(b), the following table specifies alternative conditions for bringing or importing fertilisers, soil conditioners and growing media of plant origin into Australian territory.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Alternative conditions—fertilisers, soil conditioners and growing media of plant origin</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span><br><span>Goods</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span><br><span>Alternative conditions</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Peat (being black peat, peat moss, sphagnum peat moss or white peat) that was grown, processed and packaged in, and brought or imported from, an FMD</span><span>‑</span><span>free country</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The goods are free from animals, fresh or viable plant material, animal material, soil, mud and clay</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Peat (being black peat, peat moss, sphagnum peat moss or white peat) that:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) was not grown, processed or packaged in an FMD</span><span>‑</span><span>free country; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) is in a quantity of less than 10 kilograms</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The goods are free from animals, fresh or viable plant material, animal material, soil, mud and clay</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Peat (being black peat, peat moss, sphagnum peat moss or white peat) that:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) was not grown, processed or packaged in an FMD</span><span>‑</span><span>free country; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) is in a quantity of 10 kilograms or more</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The goods are accompanied by:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country’s national plant protection organisation showing that biosecurity risks associated with the goods (including any packaging) have been managed to an acceptable level; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a declaration (included in the phytosanitary certificate or in a certificate given by an official veterinarian) stating that:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the goods were sourced from areas where there has been no foot</span><span>‑</span><span>and</span><span>‑</span><span>mouth disease in the period of 12 months before the goods left the exporting country; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the goods were not sourced from an area within a 3 kilometre radius of a place where there has been foot</span><span>‑</span><span>and</span><span>‑</span><span>mouth disease in the period of 12 months before the goods left the exporting country</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Coir peat (whether compressed or non</span><span>‑</span><span>compressed), including in any of the following forms:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) bales;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) blocks;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) bricks;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) briquettes</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The goods are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country’s national plant protection organisation showing that biosecurity risks associated with the goods (including any packaging) have been managed to an acceptable level, and either:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the phytosanitary certificate includes a declaration stating that there is no visible contamination from animal material on the goods; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods are accompanied by an official government certificate stating that there is no visible contamination from animal material on the goods</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>