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Case: Veterinary therapeutics and medicines Effective 30 Jan 2016 to 24 Feb 2016

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.
ingredients	See list of Approved Ingredients for Veterinary Therapeutics
list of Approved Ingredients for Veterinary Therapeutics	Ingredients approved by the Department of Agriculture for use in commercially prepared and packaged products: Alcohols Purified amino acids (excluding those derived from neural material) Highly processed biochemicals derived from wool grease (including cholesterol, cholecalciferol vitamin D3, lanolin and lanolin alcohols) Essential oils Esters Fish oil (other than salmon oil) Commercially prepared gelatin derived from animal tissues (other than ruminant tissues) Homeopathic preparations Pectins Plant acids Plant extracts (other than flours or powders) Plant gums Plant juices Plant oils Plant waxes Resins Starches Sugars Tinctures Vinegars Vitamins or provitamins Water Glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan of aquatic animal origin (unless derived from fish of the family Salmonidae or intended for veterinary therapeutic use in aquatic animals) Purified avermectin compounds (e.g. ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, selamectin, eprinomectin) manufactured without the use of materials of animal origin Purified antibiotics or antimycotics manufactured without the use of materials of animal origin
veterinary therapeutics and medicines for therapeutic use	Veterinary therapeutic use means the product is used in or in connection with: preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease or condition in animals, or preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating the infestation of animals by a pest, or curing or alleviating an injury suffered by animals, or influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process associated with a disease or condition in animals.