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Case: Bee products Effective 07 Jan 2021 to 24 Feb 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.
bee products

Bee product means a product produced by bees.
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.
human therapeutic

Under Section 3 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, therapeutic use means use in or in connection with:

  1. preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease, ailment, defect or injury in persons, or
  2. influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process in persons, or
  3. testing the susceptibility of persons to a disease or ailment, or
  4. influencing, controlling or preventing conception in persons, or
  5. testing for pregnancy in persons, or
  6. the replacement or modification of parts of the anatomy in persons.
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.
imported food

The Imported Food Control legislation does not apply to food that has been taken to be imported for private consumption:

  1. Up to 10 kilograms of solid food, or

  2. Up to 10 litres of liquid food, or

  3. Up to 2 litres of concentrated liquid food, or

  4. Up to 2 kilograms of dried food, or

  5. Up to 1 kilogram of spices
ionising radiation

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

The TGA is part of the Department of Health. The TGA is responsible regulating the supply, import, export, manufacturing and advertising of therapeutic goods.
Note: The import of therapeutic goods containing or derived from biological or human material is also regulated by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.