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Case: Plant species that are weeds Effective 03 Sep 2020 to 07 Oct 2020

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.

nursery stock

Nursery stock is defined as all propagative plant material, other than seeds, imported for purposes of propagation.

It may include: budwood, bulbils, bulbs, corms, cuttings, grafting wood, leaves, pips, plants, rhizomes, roots, seedlings, slips, stems, tissue cultures, tubers and any other tissue imported for purposes of propagation.

It does not include propagative plant material imported for purposes other than propagation.

The only exception to the above are germinated palm seeds, other than coconuts. Provided they have been propagated in an inert medium and have sprouts no more than 2.5 cm long, and the leaves have not expanded, they may be treated as seeds and released after inspection.