Plant Diseases Amendment Regulations 1993 (WA)

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1432	GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA	[5 March 1993
AG302	PLANT DISEASES ACT 1914

PLANT DISEASES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1993

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.
Citation
1.     These regulations may be cited as the Plant Diseases Amendment
Regulations 1993.
Principal regulations
2.     In these regulations the Plant Diseases Regulations 1989* are referred to
as the principal regulations.

[* Published in the Gazette of 30 June 1989 at pp. 1980-1993. For amendments to 23 February 1993 see 1991 Index to
7 August and 18 September 1992.] Legislation of Western Australia, p. 446-7 and Gazettes of 24 July,
Regulations 17B and 17C inserted
3.     After regulation 17A of the principal regulations the following
regulations are inserted —
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Banana plants — (Musa spp) Banana weevil borer

17B. (1) Unless contrary intention appears in this regulation
and in Schedule 6 —
"quarantine area" means the area bounded by Ivanhoe
Road, River Farm Road, King Location 599 boundary
and the Ord River Irrigation Project boundary to Ivanhoe Crossing in the River Farm Road District
delineated in black in the map set out in Schedule 6.

(2) A person shall not remove —

(a)

banana plants, leaf, stem, planting material and soil; and
(b)

machinery or farm equipment (unless the machinery or farm equipment is free from soil and banana plant

(a) advise an inspector; and
(b) undertake a spraying programme and control

measures as approved by the Director General.
material),

from within the quarantine area.
(3) For the purposes of regulation 16 (1) —

(a)

the quarantine area is a specified portion of the State; and
(b) banana weevil borer is a specified disease.
Chrysanthemum plants — Chrysanthemum White Rust

17C. (1) Where a grower detects chrysanthemum white rust
on his property the grower shall, as soon as practicable —

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chrysanthemum plants shall ensure that any plants, cuttings and (2) A grower or a person who distributes, transports or sells
cut flowers which are visually infected with chrysanthemum
white rust -

(a) are not distributed; and
(b) are destroyed in an approved manner.

material including cuttings and rooted cuttings, shall be (3) A person who distributes chrysanthemum propagating
approved and shall ensure that -

(a) chrysanthemum plants on the source property are visually free from chrysanthemum white rust;
(b) staff and equipment are available to carry out a spraying programme and treat the disease in the approved manner; and
(c) chrysanthemum white rust.
relevant staff are trained to recognize

(4) Each consignment of propagating material referred to in

grower that - regulation (3) shall be accompanied by a declaration from the

(a) an approved spraying programme has been carried out; and
(b) the consignment has been inspected by a trained
member of staff and is visually free from
chrysanthemum white rust.

white rust is a specified disease. (5) For the purposes of regulation 16 (1) chrysanthemum

commits an offence. (6) A person who fails to comply with this regulation

Schedule 1 amended
4. Schedule 1 to the principal regulations is amended -
(a) in Part A-

(i)      in the item commencing "Avocado" by inserting after "41" in columns 2, 3 and 5 the following -
"
(ii)     in the item commencing "Cotton" by inserting after "41" in column 2 the following -

" Al 2I
(iii)    after the item commencing "Cotton" by inserting the following item in columns 1,2,3 and 4 respectively -

Cowpea seed 13,17,29, 29,31,41 16,48

(for planting) 31,41,45

(iv) after the item commencing "Helconia" by inserting the following item in columns 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively -
44
Hibiscus 13,17,29, 29,31,41, 16
31,41,45, 47
47 ";

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(v) after the item commencing "Mushroom" by inserting the following item in columns 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively -
cc

Mungbean seed 13,17,29, 29,31,41 16,48
(for planting) 3 1,41,45

and
(vi) in the item commencing "Okra" by inserting after "41" in column 1 and "16" in column 4 the following -
It
47

and

(b) inPartB —

(i) by repealing clause 11 and substituting the following clause -
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11. Chrysanthemum propagating material - Chrysanthemum White Rust

-

(Puccinia horiana) -
Chrysanthemum plants propagating
material including cuttings and rooted cuttings.
(1) Distributors ofpropagating material to

be accredited annually , on the following
basis -

(a)

that chrysanthemum plants on the source property are visually free from chrysanthemum white rust;

(b)

that staff and equipment are available to carry out a spraying programme and treat the disease in the approved manner; and

(c)

that relevant staff are trained to recognize chrysanthemum white rust.

(2) Each consignment shall be

accompanied by a declaration from the grower that -

(a) an approved sprayingprogramme
has been carried out; and

(b)

the consignment has been inspected by a trained member of staff and is visually free from chrysanthemum white rust.

(ii) by repealing clause 23 and substituting the following clause -

23. Sorghum seed - Sorghum Midge
(Contarinia sorghicola)
To be certified that the seed has been
fumigated with phosphine in a sealed enclosure

at 1. g/m3 -

(a) for 7 days at above 25°C; or

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(b) for 10 days at 15°C - 25°C.
Seed to contain less than 1% by weight of chaff consisting of pieces of vegetative parts of plants other than seed or seed fragments.
(iii) in clause 30 (2) (a) by deleting -

(A) "(a)" in the second place where it occurs; and
(B) "(b)",
and substituting the following -
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(i) " and " (ii)

(iv) in clause 41 by deleting paragraph (d) and substituting the following paragraph -
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(d) with respect to plants and foliage of the

Orchidaceae, Amaryllidaceae and class Monocotyledon (other than
Poaceae) as from a property which is free from Thrips palmi.

(v) after clause 45 by inserting the following clauses -
46. Avocado plants and fruit - Cercospora Cercospora purpurea). Leaf Spot (Pseudocercospora purpurea synonym
To be certified as being

(a)

from an area where the disease Cercospora Leaf Spot has not been detected; and
(b) and have not previously handled packed in premises which do not
avocado fruit or plants from an
infected area; or

(c) from a State or Territory where
Cercospora Leaf Spot

(Pseudocercospora purpurea synonym Cercospora purpurea) has not been recorded.
plants - Eriophyes hibisci Nalepa - known as 47. (Malvaceae) Cotton, hibiscus and okra
Hibiscus Erineum Mite or Leaf Crumpling
Mite.
Entry into Western Australia of plants and parts of plants of the family Malvaceae is prohibited unless certified as -

(a) from an area which has been inspected and found free from
Hibiscus Erineum Mite; or

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(b)

fumigated with methyl bromide at one of the following rates for a period of 2 hours —

56 g/m3 at 5° — 10°C;

48 g/m3 at 110 — 15°C;

40 g/m3 at 16° — 20°C;

32 g/m3 at 21° — 25°C;
24 g/m3 — 30°C;

at 26°

16 g/m3 at 31° and above; or

(c)

from a State or Territory where Hibiscus Erineum Mite has not been recorded.

48. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata ssp.
unguiculata) and mungbean seed (Vigna

radiata) — Tan Spot (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens).
Entry into Western Australia is prohibited
unless certified as —

(a) grown in an area where Tan Spot is not known to occur; or
(b)

from a State or Territory where PP
Tan Spot has not been recorded.

Schedule 5 amended
5. Schedule 5 to the principal regulations is amended —

(a) in the item "Centaurea solstitialis" by deleting "Barnabys" in column 2 and substituting the following —
PI,

• Barnaby's

(b) in the item commencing "Cynara" by deleting "cardunculu" and substituting the following —

• cardunculus " ; and

(c). in the item "Heliotropium europacum" by deleting "europacum" and substituting the following —

• europaeum
Schedule 6 inserted
6. After Schedule 5 to the principal regulations the following Schedule is
inserted —

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SCHEDULE 6

[Regulation 17B (2)1

QUARANTINE AREA — RIVER FARM ROAD DISTRICT

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17.0474 ha 514 292.0862 he

$80 3030 no 4308259 ha
Ousny
Part of Public Plan Ivanhoe S.E. available for inspection at the
Department of Land Administration.

If

By His Excellency's Command,

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.

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[ Published in the Gazette of 30 June 1989 at pp. 1980-1993.*	For amendments to 23 February 1993 see 1991 Index to
7 August and 18 September 1992.] Legislation of Western Australia, p. 446-7 and Gazettes of 24 July,

(a)	the quarantine area is a specified portion of the State; and
(b)	banana weevil borer is a specified disease.

(a)	are not distributed; and
(b)	are destroyed in an approved manner.

(a)	chrysanthemum plants on the source property are visually free from chrysanthemum white rust;
(b)	staff and equipment are available to carry out a spraying programme and treat the disease in the approved manner; and
(c)	chrysanthemum white rust.

(a)	an approved spraying programme has been carried out; and
(b)	the consignment has been inspected by a trained

white rust is a specified disease.	(5) For the purposes of regulation 16 (1) chrysanthemum
commits an offence.	(6) A person who fails to comply with this regulation

(i)	by repealing clause 11 and substituting the following	clause -
cc

(a)	that chrysanthemum plants on the source property are visually free from chrysanthemum white rust;
(b)	that staff and equipment are available to carry out a spraying programme and treat the disease in the approved manner; and
(c)	that relevant staff are trained to recognize chrysanthemum white rust.

(2) Each consignment shall be
accompanied by a declaration from the grower	that -

(a)	an approved sprayingprogramme has been carried out; and
(b)	the consignment has been inspected by a trained member of staff and is visually free from chrysanthemum white rust.

(iv) in clause 41 by deleting paragraph (d) and substituting the	following paragraph -
cc

Orchidaceae, Amaryllidaceae and	class Monocotyledon (other than
Poaceae) as from a property which is free from Thrips palmi.

(a)	from an area where the disease Cercospora Leaf Spot has not been detected; and
(b)	and have not previously handled packed in premises which do not
avocado fruit or plants from an infected area; or

(a) from an area which has been	inspected and found free from
Hibiscus Erineum Mite; or

16 g/m3 at 31°	and above; or
(c)	from a State or Territory where Hibiscus Erineum Mite has not been recorded.