Changes

Updates to species listings in the ‘Permitted seed for sowing’ case

Effective from 31 March 2022

The species listings in the ‘Permitted seed for sowing’ case has been updated to include the scientific names below.

The following scientific names have been added, as the department has assessed that these species pose a low weed risk or are already present in Australia and not under official control. As a result, these species may be permitted entry into Australian territory subject to the import conditions under the ‘Permitted seed for sowing’ BICON case.

Acaena adscendens	Acaena magellanica	Ageratina adenophora
Alocasia azlanii	Alocasia baginda	Alocasia 'Maharani'
Alocasia reginula	Alocasia reversa	Alocasia rugosa
Alocasia scalprum	Alocasia venusta	Anthurium cupulispathum
Anthurium forgetii	Anthurium jenmanii	Anthurium magnificum
Anthurium regale	Arundo donax	Brassica tardarae
Brighamia insignis	Caladium praetermissum	Celtis paniculata
Chirita yungfuensis	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum	Cremanthodium ellisii
Cyanella alba	Dracaena cantleyi	Euphorbia ammak
Euphorbia confinalis	Euphorbia cooperi	Euphorbia grandidens
Euphorbia kamerunica	Euphorbia teixeirae	Ferula assa-foetida
Geogenanthus ciliates	Geogenanthus poeppigii	Geranium canopurpureum
Geranium pylzowianum	Geranium regelii	Geranium subacutum
Gillenia trifoliata	Hylocereus costaricensis	Hylocereus megalanthus
Lepidosperma laterale	Lepidosperma longitudinale	Lepturus repens
Leucanthemum vulgare	Monstera siltepecana	Peperomia macrorhiza
Peperomia trinervis	Peperomia turboensis	Peperomia vestita
Philodendron acutifolium	Philodendron barrosoanum	Philodendron brandtianum
Philodendron fibrosum	Philodendron giganteum	Philodendron lehmannii
Philodendron levelii	Philodendron lupinum	Philodendron lynnhannoniae
Philodendron milleri	Philodendron pinnatilobum	Philodendron plowmanii
Philodendron roseospathum	Philodendron squamicaule	Philodendron subhastatum
Philodendron x joepii	Philodendron ‘Dark lord’	Philodendron ‘Joepii’
Philodendron ‘Paraiso Verde’	Piper argyrites	Piper crocatum
Piper magnificum	Polyphlebium endlicherianum	Primulina yungfuensis
Rhaphidophora pertusa	Scindapsus treubii	Selenicereus costaricensis
Senecio aconitifolius	Tetradium daniellii	Tetrapanax papyrifer
Utricularia cornigera	Xeranthemum squamosum	Zehneria mucronata

No other changes have been made to import conditions for Permitted seed for sowing.

Background:
These changes have been reflected in the published Permitted Seeds List (updated on 31 March 2022), which contains conditionally non-prohibited goods which are subject to specific conditions of import, as outlined in the Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-Prohibited Goods) Determination 2021.

The Weed Risk Assessment system is a science-based quarantine risk analysis tool for determining the weed potential of a plant. All plants proposed for importation into Australia and not currently permitted on BICON are assessed for their potential to become weeds in Australia. Further information on the Weed Risk Assessment is available on the department's webpage

Who does this notice affect?
Importers of seed for sowing, customs brokers and departmental staff.

Further information:
Contact Plant Import Operations at imports@agriculture.gov.au or phone 1800 900 090.

This Change applies to the following Cases:

Permitted seed for sowing