Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2008 Subordinate Legislation 2008 No. 134 made under the PlantProtectionAct1989 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part 14 Branched broomrape 133 Definitions for pt 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 134 Declaration of pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 135 Objects of quarantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 135A Restriction on moving branched broomrape. . . . . . . . 3 135B Restriction on moving high risk items. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of sch 2 (Notifiable pests). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2008 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2008 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Plant Protection Regulation 2002. 3 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 14 Chapter 3— insert— ‘Part 14 Branched broomrape ‘133 Definitions for pt 14 ‘In this part— branched broomrape means the pest Orobanche ramosa L. (common name—branched broomrape). pest quarantine area means the pest quarantine area declared under section 134. ‘134 Declaration of pest quarantine area ‘The whole of Queensland is declared to be a pest quarantine area for branched broomrape. ‘135 Objects of quarantine ‘The objects of the quarantine are— (a) to prevent the introduction of branched broomrape into the pest quarantine area; and (b) to prevent or control the spread of branched broomrape in the pest quarantine area; and (c) to control or remove pest infestation of branched broomrape in the pest quarantine area. Page 2 2008 SL No. 134

Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2008 [s 3] ‘135A Restriction on moving branched broomrape ‘(1) A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, move branched broomrape— (a) into the pest quarantine area; or (b) from a parcel of land in the pest quarantine area to another parcel of land in the area. ‘(2) An inspector may give an approval, with or without conditions, only if the inspector is satisfied the movement of the branched broomrape will not pose a significant risk of spreading branched broomrape in the pest quarantine area. ‘135B Restriction on moving high risk items ‘(1) A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, move a high risk item that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, has been in a branched broomrape pest area— (a) into the pest quarantine area; or (b) from a parcel of land in the pest quarantine area to another parcel of land in the area. ‘(2) An inspector may give an approval, with or without conditions, only if the inspector is satisfied the movement of the high risk item will not pose a significant risk of— (a) introducing branched broomrape into the pest quarantine area; or (b) spreading branched broomrape in the pest quarantine area. ‘(3) In this section— branched broomrape pest area means an area in a State, other than an area in Queensland, within 50km of an infestation of branched broomrape. high risk item means any of the following— (a) soil; (b) an appliance; 2008 SL No. 134 Page 3

Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2008 [s 4] (c) an animal kept, or usually kept, for a domestic purpose or in a captive state; (d) a plant. plant includes— (a) grain, legumes and oilseed; and (b) fodder made from a crop plant; and (c) fruit and vegetables; and (d) the part of a crop plant remaining after its seed is harvested.’. 4 Amendment of sch 2 (Notifiable pests) Schedule 2, part 2, under the heading ‘A Organisms’, under the heading ‘Plants’— insert — ‘ Orobanche ramosa L. (branched broomrape)’. 5 Amendment of sch 13 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 13— insert— ‘ branched broomrape see section 133.’. (2) Schedule 13, definition pest quarantine area, paragraphs (n) and (o) — omit, insert— ‘(n) for chapter 3, part 14—see section 133; or (o) for chapter 3, part 15—see section 136; or (p) for chapter 3, part 16—see section 153.’. Page 4 2008 SL No. 134

Plant Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2008 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 22 May 2008. 2 Notified in the gazette on 23 May 2008. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. © State of Queensland 2008 2008 SL No. 134 Page 5