Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods—Christmas Island) Determination 2016
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(1) This section does not apply to dead animals, animal parts or related goods that are intended for: (a) animal consumption; or (b) use as a bioremedial agent or fertiliser; or (c) growing purposes; or (d) veterinary therapeutic use. (2) For paragraph 7(1)(b), the following table specifies alternative conditions for bringing or importing certain dead animals, animal parts and related goods 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—dead animals, animal parts and related goods</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>Animal (including fish) skins and hides</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 are preserved or tanned</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>1A</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>Goods made with rawhide</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>Any of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) not more than 10 of the same kind of goods are brought or imported into Christmas Island together;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods have been treated by immersion in a lime solution at a pH of at least 12.5 and are accompanied by a declaration from the manufacturer of the goods stating that fact;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) have been treated with gamma irradiation to a level that achieves a minimum of 50 kGray at a facility that the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied can treat goods made with rawhide so that biosecurity risks associated with the goods are managed to an acceptable level; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) are accompanied by written evidence stating the matter in subparagraph</span><span> </span><span>(i)</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>Animal bristles or hair, other than wool or fibre from sheep, goats or camelids</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 are clean and free from other animal or plant material and soil</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>Feathers</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 are clean and free from other animal or plant material and soil, and:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods are fully contained within a manufactured product; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods are accompanied by documentation</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>stating</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>that the goods have been treated with a treatment 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="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods are to be treated in accordance with an approved arrangement, while subject to biosecurity control, with a treatment 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="Tablea"><span>(d) all of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the goods are part of one or more manufactured products;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the quantity of the manufactured products is not more than 10;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) the goods are for personal use</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>3A</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>Catgut strings derived from animal intestines for use in musical instruments or sporting equipment</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 do not require refrigeration or any further processing</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>3B</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>Catgut derived from animal intestines</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>All of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods were derived from bovine, caprine, ovine or porcine animals only;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the animals from which the goods were derived were free from diseases of biosecurity concern at the time they were slaughtered;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods were made from intestinal material only;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the goods are accompanied by a health certificate stating the matters referred to in paragraphs</span><span> </span><span>(a), (b) and (c)</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"><a id="CU_620326"></a><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>Wool or fibre from sheep, goats or camelids</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:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) are clean and free from other animal or plant material and soil; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) have been commercially prepared, processed and packaged; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) are ready for retail sale; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) have been scoured to manage the biosecurity risks associated with the goods to an acceptable level or treated with a treatment the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied is appropriate to manage the biosecurity risks associated with the goods to an acceptable level; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) if the gross weight of the goods is more than 500 grams—are accompanied by evidence that the condition referred to in subparagraph</span><span> </span><span>(i) has been complied with</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>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"><span>Eggshells or eggshell ornaments</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 are clean and free of adhering materials</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>6</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>Kopi luwak</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) are completely embedded in resin; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are intended for display only</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>Fishing flies</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 are clean and free of animal tissue</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>8</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>The following goods:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) sea shells, other than oyster shells that are not part of manufactured goods;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) natural or cultured pearls for jewellery, personal use or display purposes</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) are not viable; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are clean and free from other animal or plant material and soil</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"><a id="CU_1121177"></a><span>9</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>Dead animals, animal parts, animal secretions or animal tissue, 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>Any of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods have been preserved by taxidermy for display;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods have been cremated;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods are completely embedded in resin and are intended for display only;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) all of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the goods are in a sealed container;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the goods have been preserved in a solution containing 70% alcohol or 10% formalin or a minimum of 2% glutaraldehyde, or the goods have been plastinated using curable polymers;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) the goods are accompanied by a certificate from the laboratory or other facility that preserved or plastinated the goods stating that the goods have undergone complete preservation and fixation or the goods have been completely plastinated;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iv) no animal is, or will be, exposed (whether directly or indirectly) to the goods or any derivatives of the goods;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(v) the goods are not intended to be used for isolation or synthesis of viable microorganisms or infectious agents or their homologues;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) if the goods are dead insects or arachnids:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the goods have been preserved for collection or display; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the goods are not intended to be used for isolation or synthesis of viable microorganisms or infectious agents or their homologues; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) no animal is, or will be, exposed (whether directly or indirectly) to the goods or any derivatives 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>10</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>Casein glue or gelatine glue</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 prepared for industrial, commercial or hobby purposes</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>11</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>Untanned and partially processed game trophies, hides or skins that:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) are not derived from avian animals; and</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>(b) are from 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 derived from animals (other than avian animals) that resided</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and were slaughtered in New Zealand; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are accompanied by a health certificate stating the matter referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(a)</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>12</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>Untanned and partially processed game trophies, hides or skins that:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) are derived from avian animals; and</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>(b) are from 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 derived from avian animals that resided and were slaughtered in New Zealand; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) have undergone one of the following processes:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) treatment with salt or borax;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) immersion in an acid pickling solution at a pH of not more than 4;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) immersion in an alcohol solution; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) are accompanied by a health certificate stating the matters referred to in paragraphs</span><span> </span><span>(a) and (b)</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>13</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>Animal trophies, artefacts or handicraft items</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>All of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the goods are more than 5 years old;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods are preserved so that they do not require refrigeration;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods are intended only for in</span><span>‑</span><span>vitro use or display by a museum or scientific institute, or in a public exhibition;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the goods, and any derivatives of the goods, must not come into contact with any animal;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) the goods must not be used for isolation of microorganisms or infectious agents;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) the goods are accompanied by a declaration from the manufacturer or supplier of the goods, stating the matters referred to in paragraphs</span><span> </span><span>(a) and (b);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) the goods are accompanied by a declaration from the person bringing in or importing the goods stating all of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the goods are intended only for in</span><span>‑</span><span>vitro use or display by a museum or scientific institute, or in a public exhibition;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the goods, and any derivatives of the goods, will not come into contact with any animal;</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) the goods will not be used for isolation of microorganisms or infectious agents</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>14</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>Bones, horns, antlers, tusks or teeth</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 are clean and free from other animal or plant material and soil</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>15</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>Empty giant African snail shells</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 not viable; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) are clean and free from other animal or plant material and soil</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>