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Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods—Christmas Island) Determination 2016
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18 Alternative conditions—nuts for human consumption
For paragraph 7(1)(b), the following table specifies alternative conditions for bringing or importing nuts for human consumption into Christmas Island.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:404.8pt; 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—nuts for human consumption</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; 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:109.2pt; 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:249.1pt; 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:24.9pt; 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:109.2pt; 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 following nuts:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) peanuts (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Arachis hypogaea</span><span>);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) pine nuts (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Pinus</span><span> spp.)</span></p></td><td style="width:249.1pt; 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>Either:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods are brought or imported from a part of Australian territory (other than Cocos (Keeling) Islands or Norfolk Island); or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) have been commercially prepared, processed and packaged; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are for personal use, or are accompanied by commercial documentation stating the kind of nuts</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; 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:109.2pt; 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>Chestnuts (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Castanea</span><span> spp.) grown in New Zealand</span></p></td><td style="width:249.1pt; 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:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) were grown and produced in New Zealand; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country’s national plant protection organisation showing that:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the goods were grown and produced in New Zealand; and</span></p><p class="Tablei" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(ii) biosecurity risks associated with the goods (including any packaging) have been managed to an acceptable level</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; 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>3</span></p></td><td style="width:109.2pt; 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>Chestnuts (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Castanea</span><span> spp.) grown in Australian territory</span></p></td><td style="width:249.1pt; 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>All of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods were grown in Australian territory;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) before being brought or imported into Christmas Island, the goods were:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) processed; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) frozen at a core temperature of minus 18°C for at least 7 consecutive days; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) packaged;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) 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;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the goods are accompanied by commercial documentation stating that biosecurity risks associated with the goods have been managed to an acceptable level during the processing of the goods;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) the goods are accompanied by a declaration by the manufacturer of the goods stating how biosecurity risks associated with the goods have been managed to an acceptable level</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>