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Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods—Christmas Island) Determination 2016
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24 Alternative conditions—seeds
For paragraph 7(1)(b), the following table specifies alternative conditions for bringing or importing seeds 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—seeds</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>Seeds, other than seeds covered by another item in this table</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>The goods:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) either:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) are brought or imported from a part of Australian territory (other than Cocos (Keeling) Islands or Norfolk Island); or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are listed permitted seeds; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are labelled with their botanical name (genus and species); and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) are not a genetically modified organism</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 style="font-style:italic">Allium</span><span> spp.</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) either:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) are brought or imported from a part of Australian territory (other than Cocos (Keeling) Islands or Norfolk Island); or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are listed permitted </span><span style="font-style:italic">Allium</span><span> spp. seeds; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are labelled with their botanical name (genus and species); and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) are not a genetically modified organism; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) are being imported from a commercial source; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) are accompanied by evidence that they are being imported from a commercial source</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 style="font-style:italic">Arecaceae</span><span> (palm) species for sowing</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>The goods:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) either:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) are brought or imported from a part of Australian territory (other than Cocos (Keeling) Islands or Norfolk Island); or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are listed permitted </span><span style="font-style:italic">Arecaceae</span><span> (palm) seeds; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) have no germinated seeds that have sprouts that are longer than 25 millimetres; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) do not have expanded leaves present; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) are labelled with their botanical name (genus and species); and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) are not a genetically modified organism</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>