Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1993 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1993 No. 209 Plant Protection Act 1989 PLANT PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 3) 1993 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Amended regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new Part 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 3B—WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS 18C Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18D Introduction prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18E Restriction on introduction of plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18F When certificate authorises introduction of plant into Queensland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Plant Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 209, 1993 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1993 . ˙ Amended regulation 2. The Plant Protection Regulation 1990 is amended as set out in this regulation. ˙ Insertion of new Part 3B 3. After Part 3— insert— ‘PART 3B—WESTERN FLOWER THRIPS ˙ ‘Definition ‘18C. In this Part— “plant” does not include seed; “State” includes Territory; “western flower thrips” means the pest Frankliniella occidentalis . ˙ ‘Introduction prohibited ‘18D. The introduction into Queensland of the western flower thrips is prohibited. ˙ ‘Restriction on introduction of plants ‘18E.(1) This section applies to a plant that is grown in a State in which western flower thrips is known to be living. ‘(2) A person must not introduce a plant into Queensland unless— (a) the plant is accompanied by— (i) a certificate of treatment; or

3 Plant Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 209, 1993 (ii) a certificate of freedom from western flower thrips; issued by the department of Government responsible for the administration of matters relating to agriculture in the State; or (b) an inspector approves the introduction of the plant. ‘(3) An inspector may give an approval for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) only if the inspector is satisfied that the introduction of the plant will not pose a significant risk of introducing western flower thrips into Queensland. ˙ ‘When certificate authorises introduction of plant into Queensland ‘18F. A certificate of treatment authorises the introduction into Queensland of a plant only if the certificate states that the plant has been fumigated with methyl bromide for at least 2 hours and at a fumigation temperature and rate specified in the Table. TABLE Fumigation temperature (°C) Grams per m 3 5–10 56 11–15 48 16–20 40 21–2 32 26–30 24 31 or over 16 ’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 17 June 1993. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 18 June 1993. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries. The State of Queensland 1993