Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 (Qld)

Queensland Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 Subordinate Legislation 2006 No. 234 made under the PlantProtectionAct1989 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Replacement of pt 1 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Insertion of new ch 2 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Renumbering of pts 2 and 2A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Replacement of pt 4 (Bactrocera philippinensis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Part 4 Corresponding laws 12 Declaration of corresponding laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Insertion of new ch 3 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Amendment of s 44 (Definition for sdiv 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of s 131U (Obligation of landowner to allow surveillance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Renumbering of pts 5 to 17B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Insertion of new ch 4 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 12 Renumbering of pt 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 13 Renumbering of s 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 14 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Part 16 Electric ant Division 1 Preliminary 153 Definitions for pt 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 15 16 Schedule 154 Meaning of high risk item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 Pest quarantine area and objects of quarantine 155 Declaration of pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Objects of quarantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3 Pest control measures for pest quarantine area Subdivision 1 Restrictions on movement 157 Restrictions on movement within or out of pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Other obligations of land owners 158 Definition for subdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Obligation of owner of land to allow surveillance . . . . 160 Restriction on who may treat land or things . . . . . . . . 161 Treatment of infested land or things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 4 Restricted areas Subdivision 1 Declaration 162 Declaration of restricted area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Pest control measures for restricted areas 163 Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Restrictions on movement within or out of restricted area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed pests) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Notifiable pests) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minor amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12

s1 3 s6 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 . Editor’s notes — 1 See the note to the Plant Protection (Electric Ant) Notice 2006 , section 1, about the expiry of the notice on the commencement of a regulation under section 4(3)(a) of the Act. 2 See the note to the Plant Protection (Electric Ant) Quarantine Notice 2006 , section 1, about the expiry of the notice on the commencement of a regulation under section 11(1) of the Act. 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Plant Protection Regulation 2002. 3 Replacement of pt 1 hdg Part 1 heading— omit, insert— ‘Chapter 1 Preliminary’. 4 Insertion of new ch 2 hdg Before part 2 heading— insert— ‘Chapter 2 General provisions’. 5 Renumbering of pts 2 and 2A Parts 2 and 2A— renumber as chapter 2, parts 1 and 2. 6 Replacement of pt 4 (Bactrocera philippinensis) Part 4— omit, insert—

s7 4 s9 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 ‘Part 4 Corresponding laws ‘12 Declaration of corresponding laws ‘For the definition corresponding law in schedule 2 of the Act, each of the following is declared to be a corresponding law to the Act— (a) Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992(SA); (b) Plant Diseases Act 1914(WA); (c) Plant Diseases Act 1924(NSW); (d) Plant Diseases Act 2002(ACT); (e) Plant Diseases Control Act(NT); (f) Plant Health and Plant Products Act 1995(Vic); (g) Plant Quarantine Act 1997(Tas).’. 7 Insertion of new ch 3 hdg Before part 5 heading— insert— ‘Chapter 3 Pest quarantine areas and related matters’. 8 Amendment of s 44 (Definition for sdiv 2) Section 44, definition land — omit, insert— ‘ land does not include a dwelling house on the land.’. 9 Amendment of s 131U (Obligation of landowner to allow surveillance) Section 131U(5), definition land — omit, insert— ‘ land does not include a dwelling house on the land.’.

s 10 5 s 14 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 10 Renumbering of pts 5 to 17B Parts 5 to 17B— renumber as chapter 3, parts 1 to 15. 11 Insertion of new ch 4 hdg Before part 18 heading— insert— ‘Chapter 4 Transitional provisions’. 12 Renumbering of pt 18 Part 18— renumber as chapter 4, part 1. 13 Renumbering of s 132 Section 132— renumber as section 165. 14 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 16 Chapter 3, after part 15, as renumbered— insert— ‘Part 16 Electric ant ‘Division 1 Preliminary ‘153 Definitions for pt 16 ‘In this part— electric ant means the pest Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger). high risk item see section 154. pest quarantine area means the pest quarantine area declared under section 155.

s 14 6 s 14 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 restricted area means a restricted area declared under section 162. soil includes a soil substitute that could be used as a growing medium for a plant. Examples — potting mix, organic mulch ‘154 Meaning of high risk item ‘(1) A high risk item means any of the following— (a) a plant that has been grown, kept or harvested in a restricted area; Examples — • a pot plant that has been kept at premises in a restricted area • fruit or flowers picked in a restricted area (b) soil or a thing that has soil attached; Example — turf (c) waste material, other than soil, that— (i) comes from the ground; or (ii) is manufactured from material that comes from the ground; Example — material extracted from the ground as part of building construction (d) waste bio-solids that are a product of processing or manufacturing an animal, a plant, or anything that comes from an animal or a plant; Examples — • solid waste from a sewage treatment plant • solid waste produced by processing an animal at an abattoir (e) a container used for growing, harvesting, moving, packing or storing that contains soil or has soil attached;

s 14 7 s 14 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Examples of a container — bee hive, bin, carton, case, crate, pallet, pot (f) baled hay or straw; (g) an appliance used— (i) to disturb soil; or (ii) for building work or construction; or Examples — formwork, scaffolding (iii) for packing or moving a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) to (f). ‘(2) Also, a thing is a high risk item if— (a) the thing is associated with an activity performed by a person; and Example of a thing associated with an activity — rubbish that is put out for collection (b) an inspector— (i) decides the thing may spread electric ant; and (ii) notifies the person of the decision. ‘Division 2 Pest quarantine area and objects of quarantine ‘155 Declaration of pest quarantine area ‘(1) The area consisting of the prescribed suburban areas, in the Cairns City Council’s local government area, shown on the electric ant pest quarantine area map held by the department, is declared to be a pest quarantine area for electric ant. ‘(2) In this section— prescribed suburban areas means each of the following areas— (a) Barron; (b) Caravonica;

s 14 8 s 14 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 (c) Holloways Beach; (d) Kewarra Beach; (e) MacAlister Range; (f) Machans Beach; (g) Smithfield; (h) Trinity Beach; (i) Trinity Park; (j) Yorkeys Knob. Editor’s note — The electric ant pest quarantine area map may be inspected during business hours at the department’s office at 21 – 23 Redden Street Cairns, and may also be viewed on the department’s website at < ‘156 Objects of quarantine ‘The objects of the quarantine for a pest quarantine area are— (a) to prevent the movement of electric ant within or out of the pest quarantine area; and (b) to eradicate electric ant in Queensland. ‘Division 3 Pest control measures for pest quarantine area ‘Subdivision 1 Restrictions on movement ‘157 Restrictions on movement within or out of pest quarantine area ‘A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, move a live electric ant within or out of a pest quarantine area.

s 14 9 s 14 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 ‘Subdivision 2 Other obligations of land owners ‘158 Definition for subdiv 2 ‘In this subdivision— land does not include a dwelling house on the land. ‘159 Obligation of owner of land to allow surveillance ‘(1) This section applies if an inspector requires an owner of land in a pest quarantine area to allow the inspector to carry out surveillance on the land to look for and monitor the spread of electric ant. ‘(2) The owner must not refuse to allow the inspector to carry out the surveillance. ‘(3) Without limiting subsection (1), an inspector may carry out surveillance on the land by putting baits, lures or traps on the land. ‘(4) The inspector may direct the owner to remove any thing on the land that would obstruct the inspector carrying out surveillance on the land. Examples of things for subsection (4) — rubbish, scrap metal, vegetation ‘(5) When making the requirement or direction, the inspector must give the person an offence warning. ‘160 Restriction on who may treat land or things ‘(1) An owner of land in a pest quarantine area must not, unless directed by an inspector, treat, or allow another person, other than an inspector or an appropriate person, to treat— (a) the land; or (b) the following on the land— (i) electric ant; (ii) a plant or other thing infested with electric ant.

s 14 10 s 14 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 ‘(2) In this section— appropriate person means a person who is authorised by the chief executive. ‘161 Treatment of infested land or things ‘(1) This section applies if an inspector directs an owner of land infested with electric ant to treat, or allow an inspector to treat— (a) the land; or (b) the following on the land— (i) electric ant; (ii) a plant or other thing infested with electric ant. ‘(2) If the owner is directed to carry out the treatment, the owner must carry out the treatment in the way directed by the inspector. ‘(3) If the owner is directed to allow an inspector to carry out the treatment, the owner must not refuse to allow the inspector to carry out the treatment. ‘(4) When making the direction, the inspector must give the owner an offence warning. ‘Division 4 Restricted areas ‘Subdivision 1 Declaration ‘162 Declaration of restricted area ‘(1) If the chief executive considers it necessary to achieve the objects of the quarantine for a pest quarantine area, the chief executive may— (a) declare an area in the pest quarantine area to be a restricted area; and (b) define the boundaries of the area so declared.

s 15 11 s 16 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 ‘(2) The chief executive must give notice of the declaration in a newspaper that is published in the Cairns City Council’s local government area at least 5 days a week and circulates generally in the restricted area. ‘(3) The notice must state each of the following— (a) that an area has been declared to be a restricted area; (b) the location and boundaries of the area; (c) where a map showing the boundaries of the area is available for public inspection. ‘Subdivision 2 Pest control measures for restricted areas ‘163 Application of sdiv 2 ‘This subdivision does not limit division 3. ‘164 Restrictions on movement within or out of restricted area ‘A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, move a high risk item within or out of a restricted area.’. 15 Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed pests) Schedule 1, part 1, under the heading ‘Insects and mites’— insert— ‘electric ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger)’. 16 Amendment of sch 2 (Notifiable pests) Schedule 2, part 1— insert— ‘electric ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger)’.

12 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Schedule Minor amendments 1 Section 17, heading, ‘pt 5’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 1 ’. 2 Section 38, heading, ‘pt 6’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 2 ’. 3 Section 65, heading, ‘pt 7’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 3 ’. 4 Section 69, heading, ‘pt 8’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 4 ’. 5 Section 75, heading, ‘pt 9’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 5 ’. 6 Section 82, heading, ‘pt 10’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 6 ’. section 2

13 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Schedule (continued) 7 Section 86, heading, ‘pt 11’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 7 ’. 8 Section 91, heading, ‘pt 12’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 8 ’. 9 Section 95, heading, ‘pt 13’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 9 ’. 10 Section 101, heading, ‘pt 14’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 10 ’. 11 Section 123, heading, ‘pt 16’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 12 ’. 12 Section 127, heading, ‘pt 17’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 13 ’. 13 Section 131A, heading, after ‘Definitions’— insert— ‘ for pt 14 ’.

14 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Schedule (continued) 14 Section 131A, ‘section 131B’— omit, insert— ‘section 133’. 15 Section 131E, heading, ‘pt 17B’— omit, insert— ‘ pt 15 ’. 16 Section 131E, definition pest quarantine area , ‘section 131F’— omit, insert— ‘section 137’. 17 Section 131E, definition relevant host plant , paragraph (b), ‘section 131H’— omit, insert— ‘section 139’. 18 Sections 131M, 131Q(7), 131S(5), definition canker sign and 131T(4), ‘section 131G’— omit, insert— ‘section 138’. 19 Section 131Q(1)(a)(ii), ‘section 131N’— omit, insert— ‘section 145’. 20 Section 131T(1), ‘section 131S’— omit, insert— ‘section 150’.

15 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Schedule (continued) 21 Sections 131A to 131U— renumber as sections 132 to 152. 22 Schedule 12A, authorising section, ‘section 131A’— omit, insert— ‘section 132’. 23 Schedule 12B, authorising section, ‘section 131F’— omit, insert— ‘section 137’. 24 Schedule 13, definitions approved person , authorised person , high risk item , host plant , pest quarantine area , restricted area and soil — omit. 25 Schedule 13— insert— ‘ authorised person — (a) for chapter 3, part 2—see section 38; or (b) for chapter 3, part 3—see section 65; or (c) for chapter 3, part 5—see section 75; or (d) for chapter 3, part 10—see section 101; or (e) for chapter 3, part 15—see section 136. electric ant , for chapter 3, part 16, see section 153. high risk item — (a) for chapter 3, part 2—see section 38A; or (b) for chapter 3, part 16—see section 154.

16 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Schedule (continued) host plant — (a) for chapter 3, part 7—see section 86; or (b) for chapter 3, part 11—see section 106; or (c) for chapter 3, part 14—see section 132; or (d) for chapter 3, part 15—see section 136. pest quarantine area — (a) for chapter 3, part 1—see section 17; or (b) for chapter 3, part 2—see section 38; or (c) for chapter 3, part 3—see section 65; or (d) for chapter 3, part 4—see section 69; or (e) for chapter 3, part 5—see section 75; or (f) for chapter 3, part 6—see section 82; or (g) for chapter 3, part 7—see section 86; or (h) for chapter 3, part 8—see section 91; or (i) for chapter 3, part 9—see section 95; or (j) for chapter 3, part 10—see section 101; or (k) for chapter 3, part 11— (i) for division 1—see section 106; or (ii) for division 2—see section 113; or (l) for chapter 3, part 12—see section 123; or (m) for chapter 3, part 13—see section 127; or (n) for chapter 3, part 14—see section 132; or (o) for chapter 3, part 15—see section 136; or (p) for chapter 3, part 16—see section 153. restricted area — (a) for chapter 3, part 2—see section 38; or (b) for chapter 3, part 16—see section 153.

17 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Schedule (continued) soil — (a) for chapter 3, part 2—see section 38; or (b) for chapter 3, part 16—see section 153.’. 26 Schedule 13, definitions restricted item and treat, ‘part 6’— omit, insert— ‘chapter 3, part 2’ . 27 Schedule 13, definitions treatment method A , treatment method B , treatment method C and treatment method D , ‘for part 17B—see section 131E’— omit, insert— ‘for chapter 3, part 15—see section 136’ . 28 Schedule 13, definitions canker , canker direction , Canker Notice , consumption movement , destroy , export movement , interstate produce movement , native citrus plant , nominated herbicide , non-citrus plant , non-quarantined area , other thing , prescribed conditions , prescribed matters , prescribed way , registered agricultural chemical product , relevant business document , relevant business movement , relevant host plant , treatment method A product , treatment method D product and treatment method E , ‘for part 17B, see section 131E’— omit, insert— ‘for chapter 3, part 15, see section 136’. 29 Schedule 13, definitions far northern pest quarantine area , treatment method A , treatment method B , treatment method C and treatment method D , ‘part 5’— omit, insert— ‘chapter 3, part 1’ .

18 Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2006 No. 234, 2006 Schedule (continued) 30 Schedule 13, definition far northern pest quarantine area, ‘part 15’— omit, insert— ‘chapter 3, part 11’ . 31 Schedule 13, definition restricted item , ‘part 13’— omit, insert— ‘chapter 3, part 9’ . ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 31 August 2006. 2 Notified in the gazette on 1 September 2006. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. © State of Queensland 2006