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Case: Cotton Effective 01 Aug 2015 to 02 Aug 2015

Glossary

The following provides a definition of words or phrases that are found within the text. Some of these have a special meaning in relation to the importation or treatment of goods entering Australia and may be important to understand in meeting the requirements for import.

Term	Definition
Approved Arrangement Site (AA Site)	An arrangement approved under Section 406 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cwlth) which permits a biosecurity industry participant to carry out specified activities to manage biosecurity risks associated with particular goods, premises or other things.
goods	Goods include: 1. An animal. 2. A plant. 3. Any other article, substance or thing (including, but not limited to, any kind of moveable property); and, to avoid doubt, includes mail of any kind and ballast water.
import permit application	The department will assess the application and on the basis of that assessment may decide to grant an import permit subject to any conditions deemed necessary for safe importation, use and disposal of those products. It should be noted that applying for an import permit does not automatically result in an import permit being issued. The Director of biosecurity or their delegate issues the import permit. You should ensure that an application is submitted for each product type and that the prescribed fee accompanies the import permit application.
lint	Cotton lint is the long cotton fibres removed from the cotton seed after the first gin. Even high grade lint will contain cotton trash until it is subject to further processing.
Linters	Cotton linters are whole and broken lint fibres and fuzz fibres, which are removed from ginned cotton seed by further ginning or a chemical process.
Raw	Raw cotton is the cotton removed by the first ginning. Raw cotton includes lint and linters.
Seed	Seed cotton is the cotton picked from the field before any further processing has been done. Cotton which has been harvested but not ginned, so that the fibre is still attached to the seed.
Waste	Waste cotton is everything that remains after the usable raw cotton is removed at ginning. This product may include cotton trash in large quantities.