Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 (Qld)

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 .

2   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Plant Protection Regulation 2002 .

3   Insertion of new ch 3, pt 15

After section 135B—
insert—

Part 15    Pyriform scale

136   Definition for pt 15

In this part—

pyriform scale means the pest pyriform scale (Protopulvinaria pyriformis) (Cockerell).

137   Declaration of pest quarantine area

The whole of Queensland is declared to be a pest quarantine area for pyriform scale.

138   Object of quarantine

The object of the quarantine is to prevent the introduction of pyriform scale into Queensland.

139   Restriction on introducing restricted plant into Queensland

(1)A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, introduce a restricted plant into Queensland if the movement of the plant into Queensland is a business movement for Queensland.

(2)An inspector may give an approval, with or without conditions, only if the inspector is satisfied the introduction of the restricted plant will not pose a significant risk of introducing pyriform scale into Queensland.

(3)In this section—

restricted plant means a plant of a family mentioned in schedule 12A but does not include the following—

(a)the fruit of the plant;

(b)cut or dried flowers;

(c)foliage that has been removed from the rest of the plant for display;

(d)a plant whose roots are free of soil and to which no leaves or flowers are attached.

4   Amendment of s 172 (Restriction on introducing and moving particular items in pest quarantine area)

Section 172(1)(a), after ‘Cucurbitaceae’—
insert—

, other than a fruit of a plant of that family,

5   Amendment of s 172A (Obligations to keep documents relating to movement)

Section 172A(1), after ‘Cucurbitaceae’—
insert—

, other than a fruit of a plant of that family

6   Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed pests)

Schedule 1, part 1, under the heading ‘Insects and mites’—
insert—

coffee mealybug	Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell)
Jack Beardsley mealybug	Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller
pyriform scale	Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell)

7   Amendment of sch 2 (Notifiable pests)

Schedule 2, part 1, under the heading ‘Insects and mites’—
insert—

coffee mealybug	Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell)
Jack Beardsley mealybug	Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller
pyriform scale	Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell)

8   Amendment of sch 12 (Cape York Peninsula targeted pests)

Schedule 12, part 1, under the heading ‘Insects and mites’—
insert—

coffee mealybug	Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell)
Jack Beardsley mealybug	Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller

9   Insertion of new sch 12A

After schedule 12—
insert—

Schedule 12A Restricted plants (pyriform scale)

section 139(3), definition restricted plant

Acanthaceae Agavaceae Anacardiaceae ApocynaceaeAquifoliaceae AraceaeAraliaceae Asclepiadaceae Cannaceae CaprifoliaceaeCaricaceae Convolvulaceae Ebenaceae ElaeocarpaceaeEuphorbiaceaeFabaceaeLauraceaeLythraceae MalpighiaceaeMalvaceaeMoraceae Musaceae MyricaceaeMyrtaceaeOleaceae OrchidaceaePassifloraceaePhyllanthaceaePittosporaceaePunicaceae Rubiaceae Rutaceae SaxifragaceaeScrophulariaceaeVerbenaceae

10   Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary)

Schedule 13—
insert—

pyriform scale see section 136.