Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania 2021Edition Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Conditions and Restrictions in Relation to the Importation of Prescribed Matter Plant Quarantine Act 1997 Section 68 I, Rae Burrows, being and as the acting holder of the office of General Manager, Biosecurity Tasmania, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, as delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment under Section 7 of the Plant Quarantine Act 1997 (the Act) do hereby revoke the Notice made under Section 68 of the Act on 27 November 2019 and, pursuant to Section 68 of the Act do hereby impose, effective from 16 December 2020, the revised conditions and restrictions in relation to the importation of prescribed matter as specified in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania – 2021 Edition, available at www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au. Dated this 2 nd day of December 2020. Rae Burrows ACTING GENERAL MANAGER BIOSECURITY TASMANIA Explanatory Note: Suppliers and importers of plants, plant products and other prescribed matter, and other interested parties must comply with the conditions and restrictions on the import of prescribed matter as specified in the Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania – 2021 Edition. The Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania – 2021 Edition includes but is not limited to the following revisions: • Minor content and structural changes to Part 2 General Conditions and Restrictions for pre-entry conditions and post-entry inspection when an importer is importing prescribed matter into the State, including new conditions for entry of mushroom kits (Section 2.13.3), and minor amendments to Tables 2 -4 summary index such as new references to coir and sphagnum moss entry conditions; • Further clarification on requirements for produce handling in transit in non-secure conditions for fruit fly host prescribed matter re Schedule 1B; • Further amendments to Clause V & VI, Import Requirement 2 – Fruit Fly Host Produce – Disinfestation with Methyl Bromide, first published on 27 October 2020, including the addition of passionfruit as new host matter requiring pre-treatment inspection of fumigated matter; • Inclusion of major revisions to Import Requirement 22 - Lupin Anthracnose Disease - Hosts and Vectors , first published on 15 October 2020, after rapid pest risk analysis review; • Minor amendment to Import Requirement 27 - Chickpea Blight - Hosts and Vectors , correcting more recent scientific nomenclature changes for chickpea blight; • Minor amendments to host range citations for Import Requirement 28 - Blueberry Rust - Hosts and Vectors ; ii Section 68 Notice - Explanatory Note (cont.) • Removal of legacy references to maize, and modification to definition applied to Tasmanian Feed Grain Grade 1 (TF1) in Import Requirement 30 - Grain and Grain Products Intended for Animal Feed - Import Conditions ; • Modification to wording of Clause II(b)(iv) in Import Requirement 36 - Seeds for Sowing ; • Amendments to Import Requirement 46 – Tomato Potato Psyllid – Hosts and Vectors , accepting national changes to the exclusion of dormant nursery stock without green material from regulation against this pest (re definition of carrier host plant matter); • Changes in acceptance status of Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) 42 as currently under review by Biosecurity Tasmania (see Section 2.17); • Update of Tasmania’s Regulated Quarantine Pest List A & B Pests and Diseases (Appendix 1.1), and Unwanted Quarantine Pests (& Diseases) (Appendix 1.2), with amendment to naming nomenclature for chickpea blight, new List A pest declaration for Striga spp., further clarification on what forms of fennel matter do not require regulation under the listing of fennel as a List A plant pest, and new ‘Unwanted Quarantine Pest’ declaration for fall armyworm under Section 8 of the Plant Quarantine Act 1997 . 2021 Edition Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania iii PLANT BIOSECURITY MANUAL TASMANIA Conditions and restrictions prepared by Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment for the import and export of plants, plant products and other prescribed matter for the purpose of the Plant Quarantine Act 1997 (Tasmania) Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania 2021 Edition iv Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 2020 Information in this publication may be reproduced provided that any extracts are acknowledged Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania – 2021 Edition Online publication ISBN: 978-1-74380-074-4 Printed publication ISBN: 978-1-74380-073-7 1. Biosecurity. 2. Quarantine. 3. Plants. 4. Tasmania. About the Manual Parts 2 and 3 of this Manual sets out conditions and restrictions for the importation of prescribed matter pursuant to s68 of the Plant Quarantine Act 1997 , as determined by the Secretary or their designated delegates, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE). The Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania is prepared by DPIPWE for the use of businesses and individuals involved in importing and exporting plants, plant products and other prescribed matter The Manual is a managed document. The Manual’s subsequent revision(s) and re-issue are controlled and issued by the Plant Biosecurity & Diagnostics Branch, DPIPWE. For identification of amendments, each page contains an Edition number and a page number. Changes will only be issued as a complete replacement document. Recipients should remove superseded versions from circulation. Recipients are responsible for accurate citation when referring to this Manual. Cover Photography (from left to right): Cereal crop – DPIPWE Image Library; tropical orchid - courtesy of Andrew Bishop; potatoes – courtesy of John Farrow. Cover Design: Design Unit, Information and Land Services Division, DPIPWE This publication should be cited as: Tasmania. Dept. of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (2020) Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania - 2021 Edition . Hobart. For more information about this Manual, please contact: Biosecurity Operations Branch, 13 St Johns Avenue, New Town, TAS, 7008; Phone: + 61 (0)3 6165 3777 Fax: + 61 (0)3 6173 0225 Email: [email protected] Disclaimer The information provided in the Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania is provided in good faith. The Crown, its officers, employees and agents do not accept liability however arising, including liability for negligence, for any loss resulting from the use of or reliance upon the information in this manual and/or reliance on its availability at any time. 2021 Edition Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania 1 CONTENTS PAGE Part 1 - Background 5 1.1 Biosecurity Tasmania Contacts Page 5 1.2 Purpose 6 1.3 Authority and Range of Powers 6 1.4 Fees and Charges 7 1.5 Audits 7 1.6 Exemption 7 1.7 Public Duties to Report Pests and Diseases 7 1.8 Manual Publication and Updates 8 1.9 References 8 1.10 Tasmanian Plant Biosecurity Pest Categorisation System 9 1.11 Publication of Pests and Diseases 9 1.12 Tasmanian Biosecurity Fact Sheets 10 1.13 Interpretation 10 Part 2 - Conditions and Restrictions on Prescribed Matter (including Plants and Plant Products) 13 2.1 General Warnings 13 2.2 Pre-Entry Importation Requirements for Provision of Importation Notices and Certification with Imported Prescribed Matter 14 2.3 Permitted Points of Entry 16 2.4 General Hygiene Standards Required for Permitted Entry of Prescribed Matter 16 2.5 Secure Handling, Storage and Transport of Prescribed Matter (including plants or plant products) 17 2.6 Labelling & Packaging Requirements when Importing Prescribed Matter (including plants or plant products) into Tasmania 17 2.7 Post-Entry Importation Inspection Requirements 18 2.8 Alternative Fumigation & Treatment Standards 19 2.9 Semi-processed and Processed Plant Products 20 2.10 Tissue Culture 20 2.11 Raw Timber, Logs and Timber Products 21 2.12 Fodder 21 2.13 Potting media (including sphagnum moss/peat moss) 21 2.14 Agricultural Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles (New and Used) 22 2.15 Vehicles of any Description 22 2.16 Vessels 22 2.17 Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) Scheme 22 2.17.1 Cross-Index of Tasmanian IRs by ICA Equivalent 23 2.18 Plant and Plant Product Exports 30 2.19 Tasmanian Plant Biosecurity Import Requirements 31 2.19.1 Import Requirement (IR) Summary Tables 31 Plant Biosecurity Manual Tasmania 2021 Edition 2 2.19.2 Import Requirement Details 53 Schedules & Notes: Import Requirements for Fruit Fly Host Produce 54 SCHEDULE 1A: FRUIT FLY HOST FRUIT 55 SCHEDULE 1B: FRUIT FLY HOST SECURE FRUIT HANDLING, STORAGE & TRANSPORT 59 1 Fruit Fly Host Produce – Area Freedom 61 2 Fruit Fly Host Produce - Disinfestation with Methyl Bromide 62 3 Fruit Fly Host Produce - Disinfestation by Cold Storage 65 4 Fruit Fly Host Produce – Disinfestation of Mango and Papaya with Heat 66 5 Fruit Fly Host Produce – Hard Green or Similar Condition 67 6 Fruit Fly Host Produce – Irradiation 69 7 Fruit Fly Host Produce – Systems Approaches for Citrus and Strawberries70 8A Fruit Fly Host Produce – Post-harvest Treatment with Dimethoate 71 8B REVOKED (Fruit Fly Host Produce – Post-harvest Treatment with Fenthion) 73 9 Potatoes – Import Conditions 74 10 Grape Phylloxera – Hosts and Vectors 77 11 Onion Smut and Iris Yellow Spot Tospovirus (IYSV) - Hosts and Vectors 81 12 Pea Weevil - Hosts and Vectors 83 13 REVOKED (Boil Smut – Hosts) 85 14 REVOKED (Hosts of Chrysanthemum White Rust ( Puccinia horiana Henn.)) 86 15 Red Imported Fire Ant - Vectors 87 16 REVOKED (Hosts of