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Download Brochure on new Plant Health Act (.PDF~0.2Mb).

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Legislation & Standards

Plant Health Act

The Plant Health Act 2009 (.PDF~0.1Mb) and Plant Health Regulations 2009 (.DOC~0.14Mb) came into operation on 1st August 2009.  

The Plant Health Act repeals existing legislation – the Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992 and the Noxious Insects Act 1934. 

View Media Release (.PDF~0.09Mb) or view word version (.DOC~0.06Mb).

Download Plant Health Act brochure (.PDF~0.2Mb). 

Download 'The South Australian Government Gazette' (in full).(.PDF~0.21Mb).

Plant Quarantine Standard

On 21 October 2009, The Minister for Agriculture Food and Fisheries issued a Notice under Section 59 of the Plant Health Act 2009 providing the basis on which fruit, vegetables and plant material may be imported into the State (The Plant Quarantine Standard South Australia - SA Government Gazette Pages 4958 - 4961)

Under the Plant Health Act 2009 fruit, vegetables, plants, plant products, machinery, equipment and certain related items may:

  • be prohibited entry into South Australia
  • have specific conditions under which they can enter the state
  • be subject to prescribed measures to eradicate or control plant pests.

"The Plant Quarantine Standard (PQS) has been established under the Act to identify the relevant conditions of entry for a particular fruit, vegetable, plant, plant products, machinery or equipment used by a plant industry. It is available here as an interactive version or as a complete PDF file.

PDF version of the Plant Quarantine Standard which you can OPEN, PRINT or DOWNLOAD as the complete document.

Where such requirements apply, the fruit, vegetables, plants, plant products, machinery, equipment etc must be accompanied by a Plant Health Certificate (.PDF 9KB) or Plant Health Assurance Certificate (.PDF 39 KB).  The certificate must be completed in full by a 'recognised authority' to certify that the appropriate entry requirements have been met."

Transporters

Transporters carrying fruit, vegetables, plant material and related machinery must provide manifests to PIRSA indicating the impending arrival into SA;
by email to Pirsa.planthealthmanifest@sa.gov.au
OR
Fax: (08) 8124 1467.

View an example manifest and download the manifest for completion.

Download letter (.DOC~128 kb) to explain the obligations of transport companies under the new Act. 

Local Growers and Packers of Produce

Download Plant Health Program Compliance and Enforcement Policy (.DOC~116kb)

Download letter (.DOC~80kb) to Growers and Packers of Produce