Annex

All imported plant material must be clearly labelled.

All imported plant material must be clearly segregated within the facility by date of importation.

Benches and plants must be separated to allow access for quarantine inspection. Plants are not to be over-crowded so as to impede their inspection.

The approved arrangement site must have an integrated pest management and weed management program effective for controlling insect pests and weeds. The integrated pest management program must include the following:

4.1 The approved arrangement site operator must inspect the imported plants at regular intervals (e.g. at least weekly) for any insects and disease symptoms. A logbook must be maintained, detailing the date and nature of these inspections. If any pest or disease symptoms are detected, the department must be contacted immediately and the plants must be retained for inspection by a biosecurity officer.

Monitoring of imported material for insects using sticky traps (yellow), one trap must be used for every 15 m² of growing area in closed quarantine. Sticky traps must be hung just above the plants.

One trap must be placed by vents and by doors to detect populations migrating into the quarantine facility.

Traps must be replaced if they get dirty or crowded with insects.

Weeds within, and surrounding the quarantine facility must be managed.

Detailed records of all plant material held in the quarantine facility must be maintained to the extent that the department is able to accurately trace the fate of the consignment. These records must be presented to the biosecurity officer at the time of inspection. Records must include:

9.1 Import Permit number
9.2 Entry number
9.3 Date of arrival
9.4 Number and species/variety of plants imported
9.5 Number of deaths in post entry quarantine
9.6 Number of plants disposed, with reason for their disposal
9.7 Number of single setts derived from original plant material
9.8 Number of plants released from biosecurity control by the biosecurity officer.

All spent and unwanted plant material must be disposed of by a department approved method.

The quarantine facility must be maintained in a hygienic condition e.g. leaf litter, plant debris, algae, moss, etc must not be allowed to build up to an extent whereby it impedes inspection of plants or creates an environment conducive for pest or disease establishment and spread.

Fungicides are not to be used on plants without prior approval from a biosecurity officer.

If further imports are expected or there are other plants still undergoing growth in quarantine, all plants that have been released from biosecurity control shall be removed from the quarantine facility

A release request report must be submitted to the department stating that all testing and screening procedures have been completed and the material has been found free of quarantine pathogens.

Once the department has endorsed the release request form and provided this back to the quarantine facility, the material may be released from biosecurity control.