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#### 31 European house borer and carriers
31 European house borer and carriers
> A person must not import into the State any of the following—
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> > (a) *Hylotrupes bajulus* (European house borer),
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> > (b) any wood product from a tree of the genus *Pinus*, *Abies*, *Picea*, *Araucaria* or *Pseudotsuga* other than the following—
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> > > (i) any wood product made only of heartwood,
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> > > (ii) any wood product made only of reconstituted pinewood,
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> > > (iii) wooden household articles and furniture imported by or on behalf of a person for the personal use of the person or a member of the person’s household,
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> > > Note.
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> > > Such as a person moving to NSW who ships the contents of their home.
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> > > (iv) any wood product less than 4 millimetres thick.
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> Note 1.
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> See Subdivision 1 of Division 4 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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> The presence of *Hylotrupes bajulus* (European house borer) is required to be notified under Division 2.
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> **cll 24–31:** Am 2019 (604), Sch 2\[3\].