Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004

Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004

made under section 13 of the

Quarantine Act 1908

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date:  1 January 2015

Includes amendments up to: Quarantine Legislation Amendment (2014 Measures No. 2) Proclamation 2014

Registered:    22 January 2015

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2015 (the compilation date).

This compilation was prepared on 16 January 2015.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

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Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of this Proclamation

2 Commencement

3 Definitions

4 Meaning of permit to import something

5 References to a thing being intended for a particular use

6 Tables

Part 2—First ports of entry and landing places

8 First port of entry for overseas vessels other than aircraft (Quarantine Act ss 13(1)(aab) and 13(1C))

9 First port of entry and landing place for overseas aircraft (Quarantine Act ss 13(1)(aab), (aa) and 13(1C))

10 Ports where imported animals, plants or other goods may be landed (Quarantine Act s 13(1)(b))

Part 3—Human quarantine

Division 1—General

11 Quarantinable diseases (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) (definition of quarantinable disease) and 13(1)(ca))

Division 2—Importation of corpses and human body parts

12 Corpses and human body parts for burial or cremation (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

13 Importation of human body parts (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

Part 4—Biological materials

Division 1—Preliminary

14 Meaning of terms

Division 2—Importation of biological materials

15 Introduction or importation of biological materials (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

16 Introduction or importation of disease or pest (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

Part 5—Articles and things likely to introduce a disease or pest

Division 1—Introductory

17 Meaning of article or thing likely to introduce a disease or pest

Division 2—Importation of articles and things likely to introduce diseases or pests

18 Importation of certain articles or things likely to introduce diseases or pests (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

19 Importation of certain articles or things from Australia or the Cocos Islands

20 Importation of certain articles or things from other countries (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

Part 6—Animal quarantine

Division 1—General

21 Definitions for Part

22 Quarantinable diseases (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) (definition of quarantinable disease) and 13(1)(ca))

Division 2—Importation of animals, animal parts and animal products

23 Importation of live animals (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d), (e) and (f))

24 Importation of dead animals, animal parts and animal products

Part 7—Plant quarantine

Division 1—General

25 Definitions for Part 7

26 Quarantinable diseases of plants, and quarantinable pests (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) (definitions of quarantinable disease and quarantinable pest) and 13(1)(ca))

Division 2—Importation of plants

27 Importation of plants (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d), (e) and (f))

Part 8—Timber and wood quarantine

Division 1—General

28 Definitions for Part 8

Division 2—Importation of sawn timber, processed wood, wooden packaging and wooden articles (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

29 Importation of sawn timber (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

30 Importation of processed wood (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

31 Importation of wooden packaging (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

32 Importation of wooden articles (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

33 Importation from Australia (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

Part 9—Administration

34 Things a Director of Quarantine must take into account when deciding whether to grant a permit for importation

Schedule 1—Quarantinable animal diseases

Schedule 2—Quarantinable plant diseases and quarantinable pests

Part 1—Plant diseases that are quarantinable diseases

Part 2—Plants that are quarantinable pests

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name of this Proclamation

  This Proclamation is the Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004.

2  Commencement

  This Proclamation commences on 1 January 2005.

3  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this Proclamation are defined in the Quarantine Act, including the following:

(a) Christmas Island;

(b) Cocos Islands;

(c) Director of Quarantine;

(d) Officer.

  In this Proclamation:

Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, but does not include Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands.

biological material means any material originating from an animal, plant or microbial source.

fish means an elasmobranch or a teleost.

Gene Technology Act means the Gene Technology Act 2000.

hermetically‑sealed container means a container that, when closed, does not allow micro‑organisms or any other material to enter it.

Quarantine Act means the Quarantine Act 1908.

retorted means in an unopened hermetically‑sealed container that has been heated for a time, and to a temperature, sufficient to make the contents commercially sterile.

4  Meaning of permit to import something

  A reference in this Proclamation to a permit to import something includes a permit that relates to an act or a class of acts specified in the permit in relation to a thing or a class of things specified in the permit.

5  References to a thing being intended for a particular use

  For this Proclamation, a thing is taken to be intended for a particular use if:

 (a) a person importing a thing tells an officer that the thing is intended for that use; and

 (b) there is no evidence known to an officer that the thing is intended for some other use.

6  Tables

 (1) A table in this Proclamation that immediately follows the end of a section is part of the section.

 (2) A table in this Proclamation that is within a section is part of the section.

Part 2—First ports of entry and landing places

8  First port of entry for overseas vessels other than aircraft (Quarantine Act ss 13(1)(aab) and 13(1C))

  Christmas Island is a first Christmas Island port of entry for overseas vessels, other than aircraft.

9  First port of entry and landing place for overseas aircraft (Quarantine Act ss 13(1)(aab), (aa) and 13(1C))

  Christmas Island International Airport is a first port of entry, and a landing place, for overseas aircraft.

10  Ports where imported animals, plants or other goods may be landed (Quarantine Act s 13(1)(b))

  Each of the following is a port where imported animals, plants or other goods may be landed:

 (a) Christmas Island;

 (b) Christmas Island International Airport.

Part 3—Human quarantine

Division 1—General

11  Quarantinable diseases (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) (definition of quarantinable disease) and 13(1)(ca))

  Each disease mentioned in table 3 is a quarantinable disease for Christmas Island.

Table 3 Quarantinable diseases of humans

Division 2—Importation of corpses and human body parts

12  Corpses and human body parts for burial or cremation (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

  The importation by a person into Christmas Island of a corpse or part of a corpse for burial or cremation is prohibited:

 (a) unless:

 (i) the corpse or part is accompanied by an official copy of an official certificate or official extract from an entry in an official register, in which the date, place and cause of death of the deceased person are set out; and

 (ii) when the corpse or part is landed in Christmas Island, the certificate or copy is produced to an officer at the port where the corpse or part is landed; or

 (b) unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

13  Importation of human body parts (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

  The importation by a person into Christmas Island of a human body part mentioned in column 2 of an item in table 4 is prohibited unless:

 (a) it complies with the condition in column 3 of the item; or

 (b) a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

Table 4 Human body parts

Part 4—Biological materials

Division 1—Preliminary

14  Meaning of terms

  In this Part:

animal does not include a micro‑organism or an infectious agent.

animal secretions, excretions or exudates does not include silk or wax.

animal tissue does not include:

 (a) a living animal; or

 (b) any of the following things, if without adhering tissue—skin, hide, wool, hair, bristles, feathers, tusks, teeth, antlers, horn, glue pieces, bones.

human therapeutic use means therapeutic use (within the meaning given by section 3 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989) in relation to humans.

human tissue does not include:

 (a) a corpse, or part of a corpse, that is being imported for burial or cremation; or

 (b) any of the following things, if without adhering tissue—hair, teeth, bones.

infectious agent includes:

 (a) a virus; or

 (b) a prion; or

 (c) a plasmid; or

 (d) a viroid; or

 (e) genetic material coding for an infectious agent.

micro‑organism includes:

 (a) a single‑celled organism (whether an animal or a plant); or

 (b) a bacterium (including chlamydia, coxiella, ehrlichia, mycoplasma, phytoplasma and rickettsia); or

 (c) a protozoan; or

 (d) a fungus (not including a fungus for human consumption, other than a fungus of Ganoderma spp. or of the genus Cordyceps).

prohibited biological material means a substance mentioned in table 5.

veterinary therapeutic use means use in or in connection with:

 (a) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease or condition in animals; or

 (b) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating the infestation of animals by a pest; or

 (c) curing or alleviating an injury suffered by animals; or

 (d) influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process associated with a disease or condition in animals.

Table 5 Prohibited biological materials

Division 2—Importation of biological materials

15  Introduction or importation of biological materials (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

 (1) The introduction or importation into Christmas Island of the following things is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted a permit to introduce or import the thing into Christmas Island:

 (a) an article (other than an article to which subsection (2) or (3) applies) that is prohibited biological material;

 (b) an article (other than an article to which subsection (2) or (3) applies) that contains prohibited biological material;

 (c) an article (other than an article to which subsection (2) or (3) applies) of which prohibited biological material is an ingredient.

Note 1: For the meaning of prohibited biological material, see the definition of that term in section 14.

Note 2: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to an article mentioned in any of the following items in table 5, if the article is for hospital use:

 (a) item 4;

 (b) item 10;

 (c) item 15;

 (d) item 18;

 (e) item 20;

 (f) item 24.

 (3) This subsection applies to an article:

 (a) that in its normal use, is generally meant for human consumption, human therapeutic use or veterinary therapeutic use; and

 (b) that is commercially prepared and packaged in a form that requires no further processing or repackaging before retail sale; and

 (c) that is biological material listed in table 5A, or that contains ingredients that are biological material listed in table 5A and no other biological material; and

 (d) that is not otherwise prohibited by this Proclamation.

16  Introduction or importation of disease or pest (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

 (1) The introduction or importation into Christmas Island of a substance or article (other than a substance or article to which subsection (2) applies) containing, or likely to contain, a disease or pest is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted a permit to introduce or import the substance or article into Christmas Island.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to a substance or article that is a starter culture, or a derivative of a starter culture (including an enzyme) listed in table 6, and:

 (a) the substance or article is intended for human food, beverage, or cosmetic use; or

 (b) the substance or article is:

 (i) intended for human therapeutic use; and

 (ii) is commercially prepared and packaged in a form that requires no further processing or repackaging before retail sale.

Part 5—Articles and things likely to introduce a disease or pest

Division 1—Introductory

17  Meaning of article or thing likely to introduce a disease or pest

  In this Part:

article or thing likely to introduce a disease or pest means an article or thing mentioned or described in table 7.

Table 7—Article or thing likely to introduce a disease or pest

Division 2—Importation of articles and things likely to introduce diseases or pests

18  Importation of certain articles or things likely to introduce diseases or pests (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

  The importation by a person into Christmas Island of an article or thing specified in any of items 1 to 4, or item 7, 12 or 13, of table 7 is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

19  Importation of certain articles or things from Australia or the Cocos Islands

  The importation by a person into Christmas Island from Australia or from the Cocos Islands of an article or thing specified in item 5 or 6, in any of items 8 to 11, in any of items 14 to 16 or in any of items 18 to 24, of table 7 is prohibited unless the article or thing is:

 (a) accompanied by evidence that satisfies a Director of Quarantine that the article or thing is not likely to introduce a pest or disease; or

 (b) carried in a person’s accompanied passenger baggage, or imported by post, and is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination.

20  Importation of certain articles or things from other countries (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d) and (e))

 (1) The importation by a person into Christmas Island:

 (a) from a country other than Australia; or

 (b) from the Cocos Islands;

of an article or thing specified in item 5 or 6, in any of items 8 to 11, or in any of items 14 to 24, of table 7 (other than an article or thing to which subsection (2) applies) is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

 (2) This subsection applies to an article or thing that is:

 (a) accompanied by evidence that satisfies a Director of Quarantine that the article or thing is not likely to introduce a pest or disease; or

 (b) carried in a person’s accompanied passenger baggage, or imported by post, and is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination.

Part 6—Animal quarantine

Division 1—General

21  Definitions for Part

  In this Part:

animal part means a part of an animal and (unless the contrary is stated) includes:

 (a) blood; and

 (b) tissue; and

 (c) animal reproductive material; and

 (d) skin (whether or not tanned); and

 (e) bone, tooth and horn; and

 (f) hair, bristles, feathers and wool; and

 (g) egg shells; and

 (h) scales; and

 (i) chitin.

Note: See subsection 5(1) of the Quarantine Act for definition of animal.

animal product means any of the following:

 (a) uncooked crab, uncooked crab meat or uncooked crab products;

 (b) uncooked avian meat or uncooked avian meat products;

 (c) uncooked eggs and uncooked egg products;

 (d) bee products;

 (e) fishing flies;

 (f) cosmetics of, or partly of, animal origin;

 (g) gelatine.

Note: See subsection 5(1) of the Quarantine Act for definition of animal.

animal reproductive material means a part of an animal from which another animal can be reproduced, and includes semen, ova, or an embryo.

Note: See subsection 5(1) of the Quarantine Act for definition of animal.

animal tissue product means a product that contains animal tissue, or of which animal tissue is an ingredient.

Note: See subsection 5(1) of the Quarantine Act for definition of animal.

avian meat means meat from a bird that is intended or able to be used as food by a human being or an animal (including blood, bone‑meal, meat meal, offal and fat).

avian meat product means a product that contains avian meat, or of which avian meat is an ingredient.

bee product means a product produced by bees.

crab means an animal of a species of the infraorder Brachyura or infraorder Anomura, and includes part of a crab.

crab meat means meat from a crab.

crab product means a product that contains crab or crab meat, or of which crab or crab meat is an ingredient.

egg means an egg of a bird.

egg product:

 (a) includes:

 (i) whole egg in any form; and

 (ii) egg albumen in any form; and

 (iii) egg yolk in any form; and

 (iv) goods produced from egg (including egg noodles and mooncakes); but

 (b) does not include egg shells and egg shell ornaments that are clean and free of adhering material (such as faeces, feathers and uncooked egg).

uncooked means not cooked throughout.

uncooked egg does not include a pickled egg or a salted egg.

22  Quarantinable diseases (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) (definition of quarantinable disease) and 13(1)(ca))

  Each disease mentioned in Schedule 1 is a quarantinable disease for Christmas Island.

Note: The Schedule includes many parasites of animals. Disease includes a parasite, see the definition of disease in the Quarantine Act, subsection 5(1).

Division 2—Importation of animals, animal parts and animal products

23  Importation of live animals (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d), (e) and (f))

  The importation by a person into Christmas Island of a live animal is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

24  Importation of dead animals, animal parts and animal products

 (1) The importation by a person into Christmas Island of a dead animal, an animal part or an animal product (except a dead animal, an animal part or an animal product to which subsection (2) applies) is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to a dead animal, an animal part or an animal product that:

 (a) is mentioned in an item in table 8; and

 (b) complies with any restriction or condition set out in the item.

Table 8 Dead animals, animal parts and animal products

Part 7—Plant quarantine

Division 1—General

25  Definitions for Part 7

  In this Part:

fruit or vegetable includes a fungus for human consumption, other than a fungus of Ganoderma spp. or of the genus Cordyceps.

plant product means a product, wholly or partly of plant origin, that has been processed to prevent:

 (a) the plant material from being infected or contaminated with a quarantinable disease; and

 (b) the plant material being capable of propagation.

processed fruit or vegetable means a fruit or vegetable that is deep‑frozen, dried, retorted, juiced, conserved, preserved or processed in some other way.

26  Quarantinable diseases of plants, and quarantinable pests (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) (definitions of quarantinable disease and quarantinable pest) and 13(1)(ca))

 (1) Each disease mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 2 is a quarantinable disease for Christmas Island.

Note: Part 1 of Schedule 2 lists plant diseases, including plant parasites. Disease includes a parasite, see the definition of disease in the Quarantine Act, subsection 5(1).

 (2) Each pest mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 2 is a quarantinable pest for Christmas Island.

Note: Part 2 of Schedule 2 lists pest plants.

Division 2—Importation of plants

27  Importation of plants (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(d), (e) and (f))

 (1) The importation by a person into Christmas Island of a plant (except a plant to which subsection (2) applies) is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note 1: See subsection 5(1) of the Quarantine Act for the definition of plant.

Note 2: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to a plant that is:

 (a) a processed fruit or vegetable; or

 (b) a fresh fruit or vegetable that:

 (i) is not intended for propagation; and

 (ii) is clean and free of pests and diseases; or

 (c) a plant product.

Part 8—Timber and wood quarantine

Division 1—General

28  Definitions for Part 8

  In this Part:

processed wood means wood:

 (a) that is comprised of thin veneers and wood fibres or pulp; and

 (b) that has undergone processing to make a composite product.

sawn timber means solid wood:

 (a) that has undergone a milling process, including squaring off; and

 (b) that is less than 200 mm in thickness at the smallest dimension.

wooden article means an article that is made wholly or partly of solid wood.

wooden packaging means packaging made wholly or partly of solid wood or processed wood.

Division 2—Importation of sawn timber, processed wood, wooden packaging and wooden articles (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

29  Importation of sawn timber (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

 (1) The importation by a person into Christmas Island:

 (a) from a country other than Australia; or

 (b) from the Cocos Islands;

of sawn timber (other than sawn timber to which subsection (2) applies) is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to sawn timber that is accompanied by evidence that satisfies a Director of Quarantine that it is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination.

30  Importation of processed wood (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

 (1) The importation by a person into Christmas Island:

 (a) from a country other than Australia; or

 (b) from the Cocos Islands;

of processed wood (other than processed wood to which subsection (2) applies) is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to processed wood that is:

 (a) accompanied by evidence that satisfies a Director of Quarantine that it is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination; or

 (b) carried in a person’s accompanied passenger baggage, or imported by post, and is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination.

31  Importation of wooden packaging (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

 (1) The importation by a person into Christmas Island of wooden packaging (other than wooden packaging to which subsection (2) applies) is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to wooden packaging that is:

 (a) accompanied by evidence that satisfies a Director of Quarantine that it is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination; or

 (b) carried in a person’s accompanied passenger baggage, or imported by post, and is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination.

32  Importation of wooden articles (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

 (1) The importation by a person into Christmas Island:

 (a) from a country other than Australia; or

 (b) from the Cocos Islands;

of a wooden article (other than a wooden article to which subsection (2) applies) is prohibited unless a Director of Quarantine has granted the person a permit for the importation.

Note: For what a Director of Quarantine must consider when deciding whether to grant such a permit, see Part 9.

 (2) This subsection applies to a wooden article that is:

 (a) accompanied by evidence that satisfies a Director of Quarantine that it is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination; or

 (b) carried in a person’s accompanied passenger baggage, or imported by post, and is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination.

33  Importation from Australia (Quarantine Act ss 5(1) and 13(1)(e))

  The importation by a person into Christmas Island from Australia of sawn timber, processed wood or a wooden article is prohibited unless it is:

 (a) clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination; or

 (b) carried in a person’s accompanied passenger baggage, or imported by post, and is clean, and free of pests, diseases, bark or other contamination.

Part 9—Administration

Note: A reference to a Director of Quarantine includes a delegate—see the Quarantine Act, section 10B.

34  Things a Director of Quarantine must take into account when deciding whether to grant a permit for importation

  In deciding whether to grant a permit to import a thing into Christmas Island, a Director of Quarantine:

 (a) must consider the level of quarantine risk if the permit were granted; and

 (b) must consider whether, if the permit were granted, the imposition of conditions on it would be necessary to limit the level of quarantine risk to one that is acceptably low; and

 (c) for a permit to import a seed of a kind of plant that was produced by genetic manipulation—must take into account any risk assessment prepared, and any decision made, in relation to the seed under the Gene Technology Act; and

 (d) may take into account anything else that he or she knows that is relevant.

Note: Level of quarantine risk is defined in section 5D of the Quarantine Act. The definition is as follows:

 5D  Level of quarantine risk

 A reference in this Act to a level of quarantine risk is a reference to:

(a) the probability of:

(i) a disease or pest being introduced, established or spread in Australia, the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island; and

(ii) the disease or pest causing harm to human beings, animals, plants, other aspects of the environment, or economic activities; and

(b) the probable extent of the harm.

Schedule 1—Quarantinable animal diseases

(section 22)

Absidia infection

acariasis of bees

actinobacillosis

actinomycosis

acute viral paralysis of bees

Aeromonas hydrophila infection

African horse sickness

African swine fever

Agmasoma sp. infection of crustaceans

aino disease

akabane disease

Aleutian disease

Amazon tracheitis virus disease

American foulbrood

Ameson sp. infection of crustaceans

amphibian chromomycosis

anaplasmosis

anthrax

apimyiasis

Aquabirnavirus infection

Arizona disease

Aspergillus flavus infection

Astacus astacus bacilliform virus infection

atrophic rhinitis

Aujeszky’s disease

avian encephalomyelitis

avian haemagglutinating adenovirus disease

avian infectious bronchitis

avian infectious laryngotracheitis

avian influenza

avian malaria

avian papovavirus infection

avian paramyxovirus type 3 infection

avian poxvirus infection

avian reovirus infection

babesiosis

bacterial kidney disease of fish

baculoviral midgut gland necrosis

Bartonella muris (haemobartonellosis)

Basidiobolus infection

bat lyssavirus infection

Beauveria infection

besnoitiosis

Bittner virus infection of mice

Black Queen cell virus infection

bluetongue

bonamiasis of molluscs

border (hairy shaker) disease

Borna disease

bovine ephemeral fever

bovine genital campylobacteriosis

bovine immunodeficiency‑like virus infection

bovine malignant catarrh

bovine papular stomatitis

bovine pestivirus infection (bovine viral diarrhoea and mucosal disease)

bovine pseudocowpox

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

branchiomycosis of fish

brucellosis

budgerigar fledgling disease

bunyamwera infection

caiman pox

Camallanus spp. infestation of fish

camelpox

candidiasis

canine distemper

canine ehrlichiosis (tropical canine pancytopaenia)

canine heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis)

canine parvovirus infection

canine transmissible venereal tumour

Capillaria spp. infestation of fish

caprine arthritis‑encephalitis syndrome

cardiomyopathy of rabbits

carp pox

caseous lymphadenitis

cavian leukaemia

cephalosporiosis

ceratomyxosis

cervical lymphadenitis

Chaco virus infection

chalkbrood

Channel catfish virus disease

chicken anaemia

chlamydiosis

chronic respiratory disease of rats

chronic viral paralysis of bees

chronic wasting disease of deer

chum salmon virus infection

Chrysosporium infection

cichlid rhabdovirus infection

circovirus infection

clostridial disease

coccidiodomycosis

coccidiosis

coenurosis

coital exanthema (equine herpes virus type 3)

columnaris disease

contagious agalactia of sheep

contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

contagious caprine pleuropneumonia

contagious ecthyma

contagious equine metritis

coronavirus enteritis of turkeys

Corynebacterium kutscheri infection

costiasis

Coxiella burnetii infection

crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci)

Crimean‑Congo haemorrhagic fever

cryptococcosis

cryptosporidiosis

cutaneous papillomatosis

cysticercosis

cytomegalovirus infection of mice

dermatophilosis (Dermatophilus spp. infection)

dourine

duck virus enteritis

duck virus hepatitis

dwarf cichlid iridovirus infection

Ebola virus disease

echinococcosis‑hydatidosis

ectromelia (mouse pox)

Edwardsiella tarda infection

eel papillomatosis

Elaphostrongylus cervi infestation

encephalitozoonosis (nosematosis)

encephalomyocarditis virus disease of pigs

entamoebiasis

Enterocytozoon salmonis infection

enteric redmouth disease

enteric septicaemia of catfish (edwardsiellosis)

enterocolitis of rabbits

enterotoxaemia

enterovirus encephalomyelitis

Entomophthora infection

enzootic abortion of ewes

enzootic bovine leukosis

enzootic pneumonia of pigs

enzootic pneumonia of sheep

eperythrozoonosis

epidemic diarrhoea of infant mice

Epizootic enterocolitis of rabbits

epizootic haematopoietic necrosis

epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer

epizootic lymphangitis

epizootic ulcerative syndrome of fish

equine encephalosis

equine encephalomyelitis

equine erhlichiosis

equine infectious anaemia

equine influenza (type A virus)

equine morbillivirus infection

equine piroplasmosis

equine rhinopneumonitis

equine viral abortion (equine herpes virus type 1)

equine viral arteritis

equine viral encephalomyelitis

erysipelas

erythrocytic inclusion body syndrome of salmonids

European brown hare syndrome

European eel virus infection

European foulbrood

fascioliasis

feline calicivirus disease

feline immunodeficiency virus infection

feline infectious enteritis

feline infectious peritonitis

feline spongiform encephalopathy

feline viral rhinotracheitis

foot abscess

foot and mouth disease

foot rot

fowl cholera

fowl plague (avian influenza type A)

fowl pox

fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum)

furunculosis

Fusarium infection

gaffkaemia

geotrichosis

Getah virus infection

giardiasis

gill disease virus infection

glanders

golden shiner virus infection

Goldfish haematopoietic necrosis

goldfish ulcer disease

goose virus hepatitis

grey patch disease of turtles

Gyrodactylus salaris infection

Hantavirus infection

haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus disease

haemorrhagic enteritis virus disease of turkeys

haemorrhagic septicaemia

haplosporidiosis (of molluscs and crustacea)

heartwater

helminthosis

Hendra virus

Henneguya spp. infestation

hepatitis A

hepatitis B

Hepatitis E of pigs

hepatopancreatic parvovirus infection of crustaceans

hepatozoonosis

herpes virus infection

hexamitiasis

histomoniasis

histoplasmosis

hitra disease

hog cholera (classical swine fever)

horse mange (Sarcoptes spp. infestation)

horse pox

Hyphomyces infection

Hypoderma bovis

Hypoderma lineatum

Ibaraki disease

Ichthyophonous hoferi infection

Ichthyophonous multifiliis infection

inclusion body conjunctivitis

inclusion body disease of birds

inclusion body rhinitis

infantile diarrhoea of mice

infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (infectious pustular vulvovaginitis)

infectious bronchitis

infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease)

infectious canine hepatitis

infectious coryza

infectious haematopoietic necrosis

infectious hypodermal and haematopoeitic necrosis (of crustaceans)

infectious pancreatic necrosis

infectious salmon anaemia

infectious stomatitis (mouthrot)

internal papillomatous disease (cloacal papillomatosis)

iridovirosis of fish

Japanese encephalitis

Jembrana disease

K virus infection of rodents

Kashmir bee virus infection

Kyashanur Forest disease

Korean haemorrhagic fever

lactic dehydrogenase virus infection

larval mycosis of crustaceans

leishmaniasis

leptospirosis

leucocytozoonosis

leucosis

lice infestation

listeriosis

Loma salmonae infection

Lucké tumor of frogs

lumpy skin disease

Lyme disease

lymphocystis

lymphocytic choriomeningitis

maedi‑visna

malignant catarrhal fever

mange

Marburg virus infection

Marco virus infection

Marek’s disease

marteiliosis (of molluscs)

melanosis of bees

melioidosis

mikrocytosis (of molluscs)

minute virus infection of mice

Moloney virus infection

monkey pox

Mortierella infection

mouse adenovirus infection

mucoid enteropathy of rabbits

Mucor infection

mud blisters of molluscs

murine colonic hyperplasia

murine hepatitis

mycobacteriosis

mycoplasmosis

mycotic dermatitis

mytilicoliasis

myxobolosis (whirling disease)

myxomatosis

Nagana

Nairobi sheep disease

Newcastle disease

New Japan virus infection of salmonids

nocardiosis of fish

nocardiosis of oysters

North American blastomycosis

nosematosis of bees

nuclear polyhedrosis baculoviroses of crustaceans (Penaeus monodon‑type baculovirus and Baculovirus penaei)

onchroconis infestation

Oncorhynchus masou virus disease

oral papillomatosis

Ornithobacterium rhinotracheal

ovine campylobacteriosis

ovine encephalomyelitis (louping ill)

oyster velar disease

Paecilomyces infection

pancreas disease of reptiles

paracoccidiodomycosis

Paraelaphostrongylus cervi infestation

paramoebiasis

paramyxovirus infection

paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease)

parvicapsula disease

parvovirus infection

Pacheco’s disease

pasteurellosis

penicilliosis

pentastomiasis

perkinsosis (of molluscs)

Peste des petits ruminants

pike fry rhabdovirosis

Pigeon herpesvirus encephalomyelitis

piroplasmosis

piscirickettsiosis

plasmacytoid leukaemia (of salmonids)

Platynosomum fastosum infection

Pleisthophora hyphessobryconis infection

pneumocystosis

pneumonia virus infection of mice

polyhedral cytoplasmic amphibian virus infection

polyoma virus infection

porcine epidemic coronavirus diarrhoea

porcine paramyxovirus disease

porcine parvovirus infection

porcine pleuropneumonia

porcine post weaning multi‑systemic wasting syndrome

porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

porcine respiratory coronavirus

Potomac horse fever

Powassan virus infection

proliferative ileitis of hamsters

proliferative ileitis of rabbits (wet tail)

proliferative kidney disease of fish

proventricular dilatation (macaw wasting disease)

pseudomoniasis

pseudotuberculosis

psittacosis‑ornithosis (Chlamydia psittaci)

Psoroptes ovis infestation

Psoroptes aucheniae infestation

pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum)

pulmonary adenomatosis (Jaagsiekte)

rabbit syphilis

rabbit calicivirus infection

rabies

redleg

reovirus type 3 infection

reticuloendotheliosis

rhabdovirus infection of fish

Rhizopus infection

Rift Valley fever

rinderpest

ringworm

rosette agent infection

rosy barb birnavirus infection

runting/stunting syndrome of chickens

sacbrood virus infection

salivary gland virus of guinea pigs

salmon blood spot

Salmon lice infestation (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

salmon pancreas disease

salmon pox

salmonellosis

San Miguel sea lion virus infection

scrapie

screw worm infestation (Cochliomya hominivorax/Chrysomya bezziana)

Sendai virus infection

septicaemic cutaneous ulcerative disease of turtles

Serratia marcescens infection

sheep pox and goat pox

shell disease

shigellosis

shope fibromatosis

sialodacryoadenitis

simian B virus infection

simian haemorrhagic fever

slow paralysis of bees

spirochaetosis

spongiform encephalopathy

sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis

spring viraemia of carp

Staphylococcus epidermis infection

stephanofilariasis

stonebrood

strangles

streptococcosis

surra

swine dysentery

swine erysipelas

swine influenza

swine vesicular disease

sylvatic plague

Syngamus trachea infestation

tadpole oedema virus infection

Taura syndrome (of crustaceans)

Teschen/Talfan disease

Theiler’s encephalomyelitis

theileriosis

Thelohonia infection

tick infestation

tiger prawn reovirus infection

Timbo virus infection

toxoplasmosis

tracheal mite infestation of bees

transmissible gastroenteritis

transmissible ileal hyperplasia

transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of mink

trepanematosis

trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis)

trichomoniasis

Trichosporon infection

tropilaelaps mite infestation

trypanosomiasis

tularaemia

tuberculosis

turkey coryza (Bordetella avium)

turkey lymphoproliferative disease

turkey meningoencephalitis

turkey viral rhinotracheitis

turkey virus hepatitis

Tyzzer’s disease

ulcer disease of fish

ulcerative dermal necrosis

ulcerative lymphangitis

ulcerative pododermatitis

ulcerative shell disease

ulcerative stomatitis

vaccinia infection

varroa mite infestation

venereal spirochaetosis of rabbits (Treponema cuniculi)

vesicular exanthema

vesicular stomatitis

vibriosis

viral arthritis of chickens

viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (of fish)

viral erythrocytic necrosis

viral haemorrhagic fever

viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (of fish)

warble fly infestation

Wesselsbron disease

white spot disease (of crustaceans)

Withering syndrome of abalone (Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis)

yellow fever

yellowhead disease (of crustaceans)

yersiniosis

Schedule 2—Quarantinable plant diseases and quarantinable pests

(section 26)

Part 1—Plant diseases that are quarantinable diseases

VIRUSES

Virus name Virus group

Alfamoviruses Bromoviridae

Bromoviruses Bromoviridae

Cucumoviruses Bromoviridae

Ilarviruses Bromoviridae

Tospoviruses Bunyaviridae

Comoviruses Comoviridae

Fabaviruses Comoviridae

Nepoviruses Comoviridae

Bigeminiviruses Geminiviridae

Hybrigeminiviruses Geminiviridae

Monogeminiviruses Geminiviridae

Alphacryptoviruses Partitiviridae

Betacryptoviruses Partitiviridae

Bymoviruses Potyviridae

Ipomoviruses Potyviridae

Potyviruses Potyviridae

Rymoviruses Potyviridae

Unassigned Potyviruses Potyviridae

Fijiviruses Reoviridae

Oryzaviruses Reoviridae

Phytoreoviruses Reoviridae

Cytorhabdoviruses Rhabdoviridae

Nucleorhabdoviruses Rhabdoviridae

Unassigned Rhabdoviruses Rhabdoviridae

Sequiviruses Sequiviridae

Waikaviruses Sequiviridae

Carmoviruses Tombusviridae

Tombusviruses Tombusviridae

Unclassified viruses

Badnaviruses

Capilloviruses

Carlaviruses

Caulimoviruses

Closteroviruses

Dianthoviruses

Enamoviruses

Furoviruses

Hordeiviruses

Idaeoviruses

Luteoviruses

Machlomoviruses

Macluraviruses

Marafiviruses

Nanaviruses

Necroviruses

Ourmaiviruses

Potexviruses

Satellite RNAs

Satelliviruses

Sobemoviruses

Tenuiviruses

Tobamoviruses

Tobraviruses

Trichoviruses

Tymoviruses

Umbraviruses

Varicosaviruses

VIROIDS

All viroids

PHYTOPLASMAS

All phytoplasmas