Plant Protection (Mango Leafhopper Introduction Prohibition) Notice 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 338 Plant Protection Act 1989 PLANT PROTECTION (MANGO LEAFHOPPER INTRODUCTION PROHIBITION) NOTICE 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Control over introduction of pests—Act, s 8(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

s1 2 s2 Plant Protection (Mango Leafhopper Introduction Prohibition) No. 338, 1997 ˙ Short title 1. This notice may be cited as the Plant Protection (Mango Leafhopper Introduction Prohibition) Notice 1997 . ˙ Control over introduction of pests—Act, s 8(1) 2.(1) A person must not introduce into Queensland— (a) mango leafhopper, or (b) a plant infested with mango leafhopper; or (c) a mango plant ( Mangifera indica L.) grown in, or despatched from, another State in which mango leafhopper has been detected by that State’s agricultural department. (2) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply— (a) to the fruit of the mango plant if the stem of the fruit is removed at the abscission layer; or (b) to a mango plant if it is accompanied by a treatment certificate for the plant issued by— (i) an inspector of the agricultural department of the State in which— (A) mango leafhopper has been detected; and (B) the plant was grown or despatched; or (ii) an authorised person. (3) In this section— “agricultural department” of a State means the department of government responsible for administering matters relating to agriculture in that State. “approved way” means a way approved by the chief executive or an inspector.

s2 3 s2 Plant Protection (Mango Leafhopper Introduction Prohibition) No. 338, 1997 “authorised person” means a person authorised (by the chief executive, or an inspector, of the agricultural department of the State in which mango leafhopper has been detected and the plant was grown or despatched) to— (a) competently treat mango plants in an approved way; and (b) issue a treatment certificate. “treatmentcertificate” , for a plant, means a certificate that states the plant has been treated in an approved way. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry on 13 October 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 14 October 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry. © State of Queensland 1997