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#### 26 Mediterranean fruit fly—carriers
26 Mediterranean fruit fly—carriers
> > (1) A person must not import into the State any of the following—
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> > > (a) any Mediterranean fruit fly host fruit,
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> > > (b) any soil in which a Mediterranean fruit fly host plant has been grown (Mediterranean fruit fly host soil),
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> > > (c) any covering that has contained or been in contact with a Mediterranean fruit fly host fruit or Mediterranean fruit fly host soil.
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> > (2) In this clause—
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> > Mediterranean fruit fly host fruit means the fruit of a Mediterranean fruit fly host plant but it does not include fruit that has been processed, including—
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> > > (a) by being cooked, dried, canned, juiced, pickled or frozen, or
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> > > (b) by being cut up and packaged.
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> > Mediterranean fruit fly host plant means any plant set out in Schedule 2.
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> Note 1.
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> See Subdivision 6 of Division 3 of Part 2 of the [Biosecurity Order (Permitted Activities) 2019](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/information/asi/mining-and-primary-industries/biosecurity-permitted-activities), which sets out exceptions to this clause.
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> Note 2.
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> *Ceratitis capitata* (Mediterranean fruit fly) is a prohibited matter under Part 4 of the Act.
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> **cll 24–31:** Am 2019 (604), Sch 2\[3\].