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Case: Water chestnuts for human consumption Effective 14 Sep 2021 to 01 Oct 2021

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. A sample or specimen of a disease agent
  4. A pest
  5. Mail; and
  6. Any other article substance or thing.

Goods does not include ballast water or human remains. It also does not include a conveyance, except in certain circumstances.
hermetically sealed

Hermetically-sealed container means a container that is airtight when sealed.
hermetically sealed

A package is hermetically sealed if it is “airtight” e.g. heat sealed retort pouch, sealed can or glass jar with screw cap. Hermetically sealed goods may also be heat treated but ‘hermetically sealed’ is not the same as ‘canned’ or ‘retorted’. Many foods are packed in hermetically sealed containers, but do not undergo heat treatments in that package. These foods cannot be treated as retorted foods as they may not be sterile.