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Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods—Christmas Island) Determination 2016
25Alternative conditions—timber and timber products
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25 Alternative conditions—timber and timber products
For paragraph 7(1)(b), the following table specifies alternative conditions for bringing or importing timber and timber products 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—timber and timber products</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:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="CU_359760"></a><span>1</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>Timber and timber products, other than goods covered by another item in this table</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>Both of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods are free from pests;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) are free from bark and have been processed or manufactured to be 200 millimetres or less in diameter in at least one dimension; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the exporting country’s national plant protection organisation stating that biosecurity risks associated with the goods have been managed to an acceptable level; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) are accompanied by evidence that demonstrates that the goods have been produced under an accreditation scheme that the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied is appropriate to manage the biosecurity risks associated with the goods to an acceptable level; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iv) are for personal use and are brought in as baggage or mail</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>3</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>Charcoal of plant origin, other than charcoal intended for:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) animal consumption; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) veterinary therapeutic use; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) fertiliser; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) aquaculture</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>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) both of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the goods are accompanied by commercial documentation that describes the goods and all ingredients;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the goods have been commercially packaged in clean and new packaging</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>4</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>Wood pellets, briquettes or agglomerated logs of plant origin</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>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) are made only from sawdust, wood powder or wood shavings that have been heated, extruded, pressed and pelletised; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are accompanied by a declaration by the manufacturer of the goods stating that the goods are made only from sawdust, wood powder or wood shavings that have been heated, extruded, pressed and pelletised</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" style="page-break-after:avoid"><a id="CU_761606"></a><span>5</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" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Bark for human consumption or human therapeutic use</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" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>The goods:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(a) are dried; and</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(b) either:</span></p><p class="Tablei" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(i) are accompanied by documentation that includes a detailed product description, a full list of ingredients including botanical names (genus and species) or common names of the goods, and a description of the packaging of the goods; or</span></p><p class="Tablei" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(ii) are for personal use, are brought in as baggage or mail, and are labelled with the botanical names (genus and species) or common names of the goods</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>7</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>Sawdust and woodchips of plant origin only, other than goods intended for:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) animal consumption; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) use as a bioremedial agent or fertiliser</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 have been commercially packaged in clean and new packaging</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>8</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>Oak barrels (with or without chestnut bark hoops)</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) are for personal use and are brought in as baggage or mail; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are accompanied by evidence stating the botanical name (including genus and species) of the materials from which the goods are made</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>