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Biosecurity Regulation 2017
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#### 18 Prohibition on certain dealings
18 Prohibition on certain dealings
> > (1) A person must not engage in any of the following dealings with an aquatic pest or disease listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1—
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> > > (a) have possession or control of the pest or disease,
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> > > (b) buy or sell the pest or disease,
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> > > (c) move the pest or disease,
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> > > (d) release the pest or disease.
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> > (2) This clause does not apply to a dealing that merely involves—
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> > > (a) a person catching a fish (other than *Oreochromis mossambicus* (Tilapia/Mozambique Mouthbrooder)) from waters and then immediately returning the fish to those waters, or
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> > > (b) dealing with a dead fish.
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> > (3) This clause does not apply to the following—
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> > > (a) *Marteilia sydneyi* (QX disease),
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> > > Note.
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> > > See clause 49 which regulates certain dealings with QX disease.
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> > > (b) Ostreid herpesvirus– 1µ variant—OsHV–1 µvar (OSHV1) that causes Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS),
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> > > Note.
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> > > See clause 52 which regulates certain dealings with POMS.
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> > > (c) *Bonamia* spp. all species,
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> > > Note.
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> > > *Bonamia exitiosa* and *Bonamia ostreae* are prohibited matter and therefore all dealings (not just those listed in subclause (1)) are prohibited.
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> > > (d) Winter mortality (of Sydney Rock Oysters).
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> **cl 18:** Am 2023 (47), Sch 2\[2\].