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Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods—Norfolk 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 Norfolk Island.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="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:8.58%; 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:28.88%; 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:62.54%; 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:8.58%; 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:28.88%; 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:62.54%; 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 Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands); 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:8.58%; 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:28.88%; 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:62.54%; 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 Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands); 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:8.58%; 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:28.88%; 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">Arecaceae</span><span> (palm) species for sowing</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; 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 Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands); 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><tr><td style="width:8.58%; 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:28.88%; 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>Maize seeds for sowing</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; 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 brought or imported from a part of Australian territory (other than Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands); and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) have been commercially prepared and packaged in packets that each contain a quantity of up to 50 grams of the goods; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) are ready for retail sale; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) are labelled with the botanical name (including genus and species) of the goods; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) are not a genetically modified organism; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) are presented to a biosecurity officer for inspection on arrival at a landing place or port in Norfolk Island</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; 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>5</span></p></td><td style="width:28.88%; 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>Maize seeds for sowing, other than maize seeds covered by item</span><span> </span><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:62.54%; 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 and packed in a part of Australian territory (other than Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the goods have been commercially packed in clean and new packaging that is labelled with the botanical name (including genus and species) of the goods;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the goods are free from visual symptoms of disease</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>and from live insects</span><span style="font-style:italic">, </span><span>seeds of other plants (including weeds and crops)</span><span style="font-style:italic">, </span><span>soil, and any other contaminants;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) were grown in an area in which boil smut (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Ustilago maydis</span><span>) is not known to occur; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) were sourced from crops that were inspected before they were harvested and were found to be free of boil smut (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Ustilago maydis</span><span>); or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) have been treated with Vitavax 200FF flowable fungicide;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) the goods:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) were grown in an area in which sugarcane mosaic virus, barley yellow dwarf virus, cereal chlorotic mottle virus, johnsongrass mosaic virus, maize stripe virus, and wheat streak virus are not known to occur; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) were sourced from crops that were inspected before they were harvested and were found to be free of the viruses referred to in subparagraph</span><span> </span><span>(i);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) the goods are accompanied by a certificate that has been issued:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) under the Interstate Certification Assurance Scheme administered by a State or Territory body; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) by a Commonwealth body that has responsibility for matters relating to plant health; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) by a State or Territory body that has responsibility for matters relating to plant health in the State or Territory from which the goods are brought or imported;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(g) the certificate referred to in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(f) states that the goods have been inspected and that the conditions in paragraphs</span><span> </span><span>(a) to (e) are met;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(h) the goods are presented to a biosecurity officer for inspection on arrival at a landing place or port in Norfolk Island</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>