Case Glossary

Antisera is a blood product containing antibodies.

Disease agent includes but is not limited to:

• Microorganism
  

• Parasite
  

• Virus
  

• Prion
  

• Plasmid
  

• Viroid
  

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.

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.

Infectious agent includes any of the following:

1. a virus;

2. a prion;

3. a plasmid;

4. a viroid;

5. a thing that is a part of an infectious agent.

Examples: For the purposes of point 5, capsids, envelopes, enzymes, genetic material coding for an infectious agent, proteins.

See infectious agent

Ionising radiation treatments are cumulative and any combination of treatments that total 50kGy can be permitted (e.g. two consecutive treatments at 25kGy).

Laboratory animals are guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, rabbits contained under laboratory or animal house conditions.

Microorganism includes any of the following (whether naturally occurring or synthetically created):

1. a single-celled organism (whether an animal or plant);

2. a bacterium;

3. a protozoan;

4. a fungus;

5. a plant pathogen;

6. a thing that is a part of a microorganism.

Examples: For the purposes of point 6, envelopes, enzymes, genetic material coding for a microorganism, proteins.

Animal reproductive material means any part of an animal from which another animal can be produced, and includes an embryo, an egg or ovum, or semen.

See Salmonidae (salmon)

Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish. It includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings, which collectively are known as the salmonids.

Specific-pathogen-free (SPF) is a term used for laboratory animals that are guaranteed to be free of specific pathogens.

SPF animals are used in research to ensure that they are free of microorganism and infectious agents that are pathogenic and/or capable of interfering with research objectives.