43Goods posing hitchhiker pest biosecurity risks

43 Goods posing hitchhiker pest biosecurity risks

Classes of goods to which this section applies (1) The class of goods to which this section applies is goods that are: (a) listed in relation to one or more specified listed hitchhiker pests in the List of Hitchhiker Pest Host Countries or Regions; and (b) produced, stored or loaded onto an aircraft or vessel: (i) in a country or region specified in that List for those goods and that pest; and (ii) during the risk period specified in that List for that country or region and those goods and that pest. Conditions (2) Goods included in a class of goods to which this section applies must not be brought or imported into Christmas Island unless: (a) the goods: (i) have been treated, using a treatment listed for the goods in the List of Hitchhiker Pest Host Countries or Regions, by a treatment provider listed for that treatment in the List of Treatment Providers; and (ii) are accompanied by a certificate stating that the goods have been treated in accordance with subparagraph (i); and (iii) are free from any live listed hitchhiker pests; or (b) all of the following apply: (i) the goods are contained in one or more sealed shipping containers; (ii) each shipping container remains sealed after its arrival in Christmas Island until it is opened for the goods to be treated in accordance with subparagraph (iii); (iii) the goods are treated, in accordance with an approved arrangement and while subject to biosecurity control, using a treatment the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied is appropriate to manage the biosecurity risks associated with the goods to an acceptable level. (3) The conditions in subsection (2) are in addition to any conditions that must be complied with under Division 1 or 2.

Note: For listed hitchhiker pest, List of Hitchhiker Pest Host Countries or Regions and List of Treatment Providers, see section 5 of the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods) Determination 2016.