Onshore Outcomes
Case: Ricinus communis seed for sowing Effective 04 May 2018 to 18 Jul 2018
— If goods arrive as air freight (exceeds dutiable Customs value)
Onshore Outcomes
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Present all documentation
The importer or nominated agent must present all required documentation to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of the import procedure.
AA Site: 20.0 - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Regional Office
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Inspection
The seed is subject to an inspection by a biosecurity officer.
AA Site: 20.0 - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Regional Office
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Movement
The goods are to be moved directly to nominated post entry quarantine facility for disease screening until released from biosecurity control.
AA Sites: 6.1 - Closed biosecurity facilities for medium risk Nursery Stock
20.0 - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Regional Office
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Treatment
The seed must be:
immersed in a 1% sodium hypochlorite solution (1% available chlorine) for 10 minutes then rinsed and dried.
treated with Thiram® seed fungicide (see safety precautions).
AA Sites: 6.1 - Closed biosecurity facilities for medium risk Nursery Stock
20.0 - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Regional Office
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Post entry quarantine
The treated seed must be grown in closed quarantine for disease screening. Inspection is required at the following stages of growth:
seedling emergence
halfway through the growing period
heading and flowering
a final inspection of the harvested seed.
AA Sites: 6.1 - Closed biosecurity facilities for medium risk Nursery Stock
20.0 - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Regional Office
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Release
The department will release the goods once all of the biosecurity requirements have been met.
All treatments must be performed at an approved arrangement site (AA site) by a biosecurity officer, by an authorised person under an approved arrangement with the department, or under the supervision of a biosecurity officer.