Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01065:reg:56
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01065
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 56
Character Range: 340960–342853

56  Goods posing hitchhiker pest biosecurity risks

Classes of goods to which this section applies
 (1) The class of goods to which this section applies is goods that are:
 (a) listed in relation to one or more specified listed hitchhiker pests in the List of Hitchhiker Pest Host Countries or Regions; and
 (b) produced, stored or loaded onto an aircraft or vessel:
 (i) in a country or region specified in that List for those goods and that pest; and
 (ii) during the risk period specified in that List for that country or region and those goods and that pest.

Conditions
 (2) Goods included in a class of goods to which this section applies must not be brought or imported into Australian territory unless:
 (a) the goods:
 (i) have been treated, using a treatment listed for the goods in the List of Hitchhiker Pest Host Countries or Regions, by a treatment provider listed for that treatment in the List of Treatment Providers; and
 (ii) are accompanied by a certificate stating that the goods have been treated in accordance with subparagraph (i); and
 (iia) comply with any post‑treatment requirements for the goods specified in the List of Hitchhiker Pest Host Countries or Regions; and
 (iib) are accompanied by written evidence stating the matter in subparagraph (iia); and
 (iii) are free from any live listed hitchhiker pests; or
 (b) all of the following apply:
 (i) the goods are contained in one or more sealed shipping containers;
 (ii) each shipping container remains sealed after its arrival in Australian territory until it is opened for the goods to be treated in accordance with subparagraph (iii);
 (iii) the goods are treated, in accordance with an approved arrangement and while subject to biosecurity control, using a treatment the Director of Biosecurity is satisfied is appropriate to manage the biosecurity risks associated with the goods to an acceptable level.