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Form 1 Import for Release Or Release from Containment ER-AF-NO1-4 3/99 FORM 1 Application for approval to IMPORT FOR RELEASE OR RELEASE FROM CONTAINMENT ANY NEW ORGANISM under Section 34 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 Office use only Fees $ Date received / / Verified date / / Job manager ER-AF-NO1-4 3/99 Application for approval to import for release or FORM 1 release from containment any new organism under Section 34 of the Hazardous Substances Page 1 and New Organisms Act 1996 IMPORTANT Before you fill in this application form please talk to ERMA New Zealand. We can help you scope and prepare your application. The scale of information we need should match the potential significance of the application. For example, applications which may pose a significant risk to the environment or to human health need to be supported with more substantial information than applications which clearly pose a more minor risk. We need all relevant information early on in the application process. Quality information up front will speed up the process. Any extra material that does not fit in the application form must be clearly labelled and cross-referenced in the application form. Commercially sensitive information should be collated in a separate document. This form is in three parts. If you think your application may qualify for rapid assessment please check with us first and then complete only Parts A and B. Non rapid assessment applicants should complete Parts A and C only. All applicants must sign the form at the end of Part A and enclose the correct application fee. The standard notified application fee is $2,500 (excl GST). The fee for rapid assessment applications is $500. Please check with ERMA New Zealand staff. We are unable to process applications that do not contain the correct fee. All references to regulations in this form, unless otherwise noted, refer to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (New Organisms Forms and Information Requirements) Regulations 1998. Copies of all our application forms will soon also be available on our website: www.ermanz.govt.nz, and also in electronic form (MS Word format). If you have any suggestions for improvements to this form, please contact our operations staff at the address below. You can get more information at any time by telephoning, writing to, or calling in at our Wellington office. One of our staff members will be able to help you. List of application forms for new organisms: These are all our application forms related to new organisms. Please check you have the right one. Form 1 Application for approval under section 34 of the Act to import for release, or release from containment, any new organism – including rapid assessment (this form). Form 2 application for approval under section (40)(1)(a) of the Act to import into containment any new organism. Form 3 application for approval under section 40(1)(b) of the Act to develop in containment any genetically modified organism – including rapid assessment. Form 4 application for approval under section 40(1)(c) to field test (including large scale fermentation) in containment new organism. Form 5 application for approval under section 47 to use a new organism in an emergency. Form 6 application for approval under section 62 for grounds for reassessment of a new organism in containment. 20 Customhouse Quay, Cnr Waring Taylor & Customhouse Quay PO Box 131, Wellington Phone: 04-473 8426 Fax: 04-473 8433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ermanz.govt.nz ER-AF-NO4-2 7/98 Application for approval to import for release or release from containment any new organism Page 2 under Section 34 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 Applicant details 1. Name and address in New Zealand of the applicant: This should be the organisation or person formally responsible for this application. Name: Auckland Regional Council Address: Private Bag 92012, Auckland Phone: (09) 373 9962 Fax: (09) 373 9961 2. The applicant’s address for service in New Zealand (if different from above): Address: N/A 3. Name of the contact person for the application (if different from applicant): This person should have sufficient knowledge to respond to queries and have the authority to make decisions on behalf of the applicant that relate to processing the application. Name: Mr Lance Vervoort Position: Manager Biosecurity Phone: (09) 373 9962 or (025) 222 9073 Fax: (09) 373 9961 Email: [email protected] This application has been prepared for the Auckland Regional Council by Landcare Research and Richard Hill & Associates. 20 Customhouse Quay, Cnr Waring Taylor & Customhouse Quay PO Box 131, Wellington Phone: 04-473 8426 Fax: 04-473 8433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ermanz.govt.nz ER-AF-NO4-2 7/98 Application for approval to import for release or release from containment any new organism Page 3 under Section 34 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 4. Summary Provide a summary of the information contained in this application relating to the identification of the organism. The information should include summaries of: - the identity of the organism; - if it is a genetically modified organism, the source of the donor nucleic acid material and the purpose of the modification; - what the organism will be used for and why it has been selected. Provide a summary of the information contained in this application relating to the assessment of the effects of the organism. The information should include summaries of: - the risks, costs and benefits of releasing the organism and the assessment of these. This summary will be used to provide information for those people and agencies (eg, Minister for the Environment, Department of Conservation, Regional Councils, etc.), who shall be notified of the application, and for potential submittors who request information. This information will also be used to prepare the public notice of the application. For these reasons, applicants should ensure that this summary information does not contain any commercially sensitive material. [Yes] further information Summary In 1994 the Auckland Regional Council, together with the Northland Regional Council, Environment Waikato, and the Department of Conservation, contracted Landcare Research to investigate the feasibility of establishing biological control agents of the weed mist flower in New Zealand. Landcare Research recommended that two agents, the fungus Entyloma ageratinae, and the mist flower gall fly Procecidochares alani, be considered for introduction. Introduction of a third agent, the leaf-feeding moth Oidaematophorus beneficus, was recommended only if the fungus did not establish well in dry sites, as both agents attack the leaves of mist flower. The fungus Entyloma ageratinae was released into New Zealand in November 1998 following approval by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry under the Biosecurity Act 1993. The Auckland Regional Council now seeks approval through this application to release from containment the mist flower gall fly, Procecidochares alani Steyskal (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae). Mist flower (Ageratina riparia) is a serious plant pest of conservation areas, especially in Northland, 20 Customhouse Quay, Cnr Waring Taylor & Customhouse Quay PO Box 131, Wellington Phone: 04-473 8426 Fax: 04-473 8433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ermanz.govt.nz ER-AF-NO4-2 7/98 Application for approval to import for release or release from containment any new organism Page 4 under Section 34 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 and is invading steadily in Auckland. It grows densely on stream margins, and in the semi-shade under healthy forest. There it forms dense, permanent mats of semi-woody twigs. It can suppress seedling growth, limiting forest regeneration, and is a real threat to the survival of the rare plant communities that live on stream banks in forests. Gall fly larvae feed within the plant, producing galls that slow stem growth and cause dieback. Galls reduce the ability of mist flower to compete with more desirable vegetation. All of the potential risks associated with this proposal have been systematically identified and assessed, and are discussed in the application. The most important risk identified was the potential for the gall fly to damage non-target plants. However, the evidence presented in the application indicates that this risk is negligible or low. Extensive host specificity testing of the mist flower gall fly was carried out by the State Department of Agriculture (Hawai’i) and the Queensland Department of Lands (Australia) prior to the release of this insect in Hawai’i and Australia (Hapai 1977, Wild 1985,1986). These studies showed that the gall fly was highly specific to Ageratina riparia. There have been no adverse effects voiced or recorded in Hawaii or Queensland since these introductions were made. The results of further tests are presented. Using standard techniques, the risk of attack on 25 more plant species was assessed experimentally. The species selected were New Zealand natives, or species with ornamental or economic importance in New Zealand. Sixteen of these plant species were tested in Hawai’i, the remainder in secure containment in New Zealand (ERMA application code NOC98002). As with previous studies, there was no evidence that the gall fly was capable of attacking any plant other than mist flower. Eighty one plant species have now been tested in Hawai’i, Australia and New Zealand. 20 Customhouse Quay, Cnr Waring Taylor & Customhouse Quay PO Box 131, Wellington Phone: 04-473 8426 Fax: 04-473 8433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ermanz.govt.nz ER-AF-NO4-2 7/98 Application for approval to import for release or release from containment any new organism Page 5 under Section 34 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 Organism details 5. The identification of the organism: This should include all information necessary to identify the organism and should include: - the taxonomic classification and name of the organism; - the essential characteristics that identify the organism and its behaviour in the environment; - sufficient information to enable the Authority to uniquely identify the organism in the register as required by section 20(2)(b) of the Act.
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