Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00762:reg:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00762
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2
Character Range: 171552–175593

2                                                                        Herbarium specimens, including of the following:                                                                                                                                 The goods:
                                                                         (a) vascular plants;                                                                                                                                                             (a) are in clean and new packaging; and
                                                                         (b) non‑vascular plants and fungi (including algae, lichens, mosses, liverworts and hornworts)                                                                                   (b) are clearly labelled, and identifiable, as herbarium specimens; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (c) are intended to be formally incorporated into a reference collection, or housed temporarily (on loan) for research, at one or more herbariums listed in the Index Herbariorum; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (d) are to be treated immediately when received by the first herbarium to which they are delivered, and before the inner wrappings are opened, at minus 18°C for 7 consecutive days; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          either:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (e) the goods are accompanied by a declaration that is clearly marked as being from the sending institution, stating the following:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (i) a list of the specimens in the consignment (including the classification of the specimens to at least family level), linked to either the herbarium accession numbers or collectors' details or identifiers (for example, the accompanying loan listing);
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (ii) that the specimens have been processed to their final state by a method other than freezing;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (iii) that the specimens were free from live insects and excess soil at the time of packaging, and are not known to be infected with pathogenic micro‑organisms; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (f) the goods are delivered directly to a herbarium covered by an approved arrangement that provides for the containment of herbarium specimens