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Plant Health Laws in South Australia (PDF 641.6 KB)

Queensland Fruit Fly - Host Check List (PDF 1.1 MB)

Latest News

Biosecurity SA has produced a new information poster for commercial growers and the public on signs to look out for in detecting Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid disease (PSTVd). More information or view poster ( PDF 1.3 MB).

Sterile flies to 'wing it' in Salisbury fruit fly purge

Fruit fly outbreak declared in Adelaide's north-west - 23 February 2012

APVMA – suspension of use of dimethoate - 6 October 2011 (external site)

Locusts

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Plant material to SA summary chart

PIRSA Biosecurity - Plant Health
Summary of import requirements for plant material into SA
Plants

NSW

Vic

Qld

WA

Tas

NT
Grapevines PHC Δ PHC Δ X PHC PHC PHC
Date Palms PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC
Fruit Trees (with fruit) PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC
Citrus Trees (with or without fruit) PHC PHC X PHC PHC PHC
Pinus Plants PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC
Tomato Plants √ √ # & PHC X PHC √ √
Allium Plants (onion/spring onion/leek/chives) PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC
Plants/General Nursery stock (in soil) PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC PHC
General Nursery stock (Bare rooted) √ ◊ √ # &◊ √ ◊ ∑ PHC √ √
General Nursery stock (in potting mix) √ ◊ √ # &◊ PHC∑ PHC √ √

PHC Plant health Certificate or Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC) issued by a departmental inspector or accredited business in the state of origin. The original certificate must accompany plants during transport. A transport manifest, detailing all plant consignments, must be sent to PIRSA (fax 08 8124 1467) or email to Pirsa.PlantHealthManifest@sa.gov.au) prior to plants arriving in South Australia.
Δ Grapevines from Phylloxera Infested Zones (PIZ) and Phylloxera Risk Zones (PRZ) of NSW and Victoria are prohibited.
X Citrus plants and grapevines from Queensland are prohibited, as are tomato plants from some areas of Qld.
√ Entry into South Australia is generally unrestricted, but see # note below.
# Plants from Victoria in potting mix or bare-rooted from with a 20 km radius of a potato cyst nematode (PCN) infestation must have been grown in an accredited nursery and be accompanied by a PHC or PHAC.
◊ Plants of the Myrtaceae family and hosts of Myrtle Rust must meet condition 26 (certified from property inspected and found free of Myrtle Rust and the plants having been treated) and be accompanied by a PHC or PHAC.
∑ Seedling Plugs are exempt from RIFA - Condition 2
& Certification required if within 25km of a Green Snail detection

A PDF version of the Plant Quarantine Standard (PDF 1.2 MB) and information of the Plant Health Act 2009 and Plant Health Regulations 2009 and manifests is available at: www.pir.sa.gov.au/legislation

Please telephone PIRSA Biosecurity - Plant Health on (08) 8207 7814 should you have any queries or email PIRSA.PlantHealth@sa.gov.au

Summary of requirements for bringing plant material into SA (PDF 56KB)