Alerts
Addition of class 1 and class 2.2. Approved Arrangement (AA) sites for inspection of tissue cultures
Effective from 7 August 2017Who does this change effect?
Importers of tissue cultures that do not require post-entry quarantine growth.
What is the change?
The department has reviewed the inspection requirements for tissue culture and determined that tissue cultures that do not require post-entry quarantine growth may now be inspected at class 1 and class 2.2 Approved Arrangements (AA) sites.
What does this mean for my imports?
Existing permit holders wishing to have their eligible tissue cultures inspected at a class 1 and/or class 2.2 AA sites must apply to have their permits varied. Holders must apply for the variation through BICON noting in the variation reason that it is for tissue culture to be inspected at an AA site class 1 or class 2.2.
All new permits issued for tissue cultures that do not require post-entry quarantine growth will include these new inspection sites.
Further information
Please contact Plant Import Operations on 1800 900 090 or email imports@agriculture.gov.au
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Agathis spp. (kauri, dammar) for use as nursery stock
- Lavandula spp. for use as nursery stock
- Bromeliads for use as nursery stock
- Hibiscus spp for use as nursery stock
- Xylella fastidiosa and sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock
- Aquatic plants for use as nursery stock
- Orchids for use as nursery stock
- Methyl bromide sensitive nursery stock
- Aquatic plants that are hosts of Xylella fastidiosa for use as nursery stock
- Punica spp. for use as nursery stock
- Allium porrum for use as nursery stock
- Rosa spp. for use as nursery stock
- Camellia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Dracaena sanderiana for use as nursery stock
- Brassica oleracea for use as nursery stock
- Allium sativum for use as nursery stock
- Guava rust hosts for use as nursery stock
- Dianthus caryophyllus for use as nursery stock
- Hypericum x inodorum for use as nursery stock
- Eustoma, Lisianthius, Bilamista, Lobelia and Urananthus for use as nursery stock
- Saintpaulia spp. for use as nursery stock
- Sudden oak death hosts for use as nursery stock
- Cacti for use as nursery stock
- Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. for use as nursery stock