4‑2 Construction, equipment and faciliti4‑2 Construction, equipment and facilities

4‑2 Construction, equipment and facilities

Application of this section (1) The requirements prescribed by this section apply in relation to all establishments. Buildings, equipment, facilities and services (2) An establishment must have the buildings, equipment, facilities and services that are necessary to ensure that export operations in relation to prescribed plants or plant products can be carried out in a way that will ensure that the requirements of the Act are complied with. (3) An establishment must have handwashing and toilet facilities. Design and construction—general (4) An establishment and its equipment and facilities must be designed and constructed: (a) to provide: (i) areas that are suitable for assessments of prescribed plants or plant products to be carried out; and (ii) adequate lighting and ventilation; and (b) to facilitate effective cleaning; and (c) to minimise the possibility of infestation or contamination of prescribed plants or plant products during export operations; and (d) to provide for the disposal of all waste material (including liquids and solids) in an appropriate and hygienic manner; and (e) to facilitate safe and effective treatments of prescribed plants and plant products; and (f) to allow samples of prescribed plants and plant products to be taken.

Note: See Division 2 of Part 6 of Chapter 11 of the Act and Part 2 of Chapter 11 of this instrument in relation to samples.

Design and construction—establishments where testing and analysis of samples is to be carried out (5) If testing and analysis of samples of prescribed plants or plant products or other things is to be carried out at an establishment, the establishment and its equipment and facilities must be designed and constructed to allow the testing and analysis to be carried out. Design and construction—establishments where screening of prescribed grain etc. is to be carried out (6) If screening of prescribed plants or plant products described in paragraph 4‑9(1)(a) or (b) is to be carried out at an establishment, the establishment and its equipment and facilities must be designed and constructed to allow the screening to be carried out.