pure act-2014-007 Biosecurity Act 2014 sl-2026-0035 Department of Primary Industries 35 published 2026-04-17 website 1 reg Biosecurity (Prohibited and Restricted Matter) Amendment Regulation 2026 2026 2026 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Restricted Matter) Amendment Regulation 2026. 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 27 April 2026. 3 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Biosecurity Regulation 2016. 4 Replacement of ch 2, pt 1 (Prohibited and restricted matter regulations) Chapter 2, part 1— omit, insert— Part 1 Prohibited matter and restricted matter 4 Prohibited matter—Act s 19 (1) For section 19(1)(a) of the Act, the biosecurity matter mentioned in schedule 1 is prescribed as prohibited matter. (2) For section 19(3) of the Act, the prohibited matter mentioned in schedule 1, parts 3 and 4 is prescribed as invasive biosecurity matter. 5 Restricted matter and categories—Act s 21 (1) For section 21(1) of the Act, the biosecurity matter mentioned in schedule 1A is prescribed as restricted matter. (2) For section 21(3) of the Act, the restricted matter mentioned in schedule 1A, part 2 is prescribed as invasive biosecurity matter. (3) For section 21(4) of the Act, each number mentioned in schedule 1A, table 1 or 2, column 2 is a category number assigned to the restricted matter mentioned opposite the number in column 1 of the table. 5 Amendment of s 16 (Distributing category 3 restricted matter—tracking and destroying) (1) Section 16 (1) (a) and (b)— omit, insert—

(a) European fox (Vulpes vulpes);

(b) European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus);

(2) Section 16 (1) (c), ‘axis’, first mention— omit. (3) Section 16 (1) (e), ‘goats’— omit, insert— goat (4) Section 16 (1) (f), ‘pigs’— omit, insert— pig 6 Omission of ch 2, pt 8 (Non-native invasive ornamental fish) Chapter 2, part 8— omit. 7 Amendment of s 50 (Branched broomrape carrier) Section 50 (4), definition branched broomrape, note— omit. 8 Amendment of s 51 (Cucurbit virus carrier) Section 51 (3), definition cucurbit virus— omit, insert— cucurbit virus means cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (Tobamovirus viridimaculae) or melon necrotic spot virus (Gammacarmovirus melonis). Note— Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus and melon necrotic spot virus are prescribed as category 1 restricted matter in schedule 1A, part 1. See section 42 of the Act for particular reporting obligations relating to category 1 restricted matter. 9 Amendment of s 52 (European house borer carrier) Section 52 (4), definition European house borer, note— omit, insert— Note— European house borer is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. 10 Amendment of s 53 (Giant pine scale carrier) Section 53 (4), definition giant pine scale, note— omit, insert— Note— Giant pine scale is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. 11 Amendment of s 54 (Mango malformation disease carrier) Section 54 (4), definition mango malformation disease, note— omit, insert— Note— Mango malformation disease is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. 12 Amendment of s 55 (Mediterranean fruit fly carrier) Section 55 (4), definition Mediterranean fruit fly, note— omit, insert— Note— Mediterranean fruit fly is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. 13 Amendment of s 57 (Potato pest carrier) Section 57 (4), definition potato pest, note— omit, insert— Note— Each of the potato pests is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. 14 Amendment of s 57A (Tomato/potato psyllid carrier) Section 57A (3), definition ‘tomato/potato psyllid’— insert— Note— Tomato/potato psyllid is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. 15 Amendment of s 57B (Citrus canker carrier) Section 57B (4), definition ‘citrus canker’— omit, insert— citrus canker means Asiatic citrus canker/citrus canker (Xanthomonas citri pv. citri). Note— Asiatic citrus canker/citrus canker is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. 16 Amendment of s 63 (Moving particular far northern pests or carrier from a biosecurity zone) Section 63 (3), definition far northern pest carrier, paragraph (e), note, ‘schedule 5’— omit, insert— schedule 2 17 Amendment of s 93 (Establishing biosecurity zones—Act, s 128(1)(a)) (1) Section 93, ‘Fiji leaf gall virus (syn. Fiji disease virus)’— omit, insert— Fiji leaf gall virus (Fijivirus fijiense) (2) Section 93 (5), note— omit, insert— Note for subsections (1) to (5)— Fiji leaf gall virus is prescribed as category 1 restricted matter in schedule 1A, part 1. See section 42 of the Act for particular reporting obligations relating to category 1 restricted matter. 18 Amendment of s 115 (Prescribed restricted matter permits—Act, s 212) Section 115 (b), note, paragraphs (a) and (b), ‘schedule 2’— omit, insert— repealed schedule 2 19 Replacement of sch 1 (Biosecurity matter declared to be restricted matter) Schedule 1— omit, insert— Schedule 1 Prohibited matter section 4 Part 1 Aquatic diseases, parasites and viruses

abalone viral ganglioneuritis (abalone herpesvirus (Haliotid herpesvirus-1))

acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease

bacterial kidney disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum)

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (amphibian)

Bonamia exitiosa

Bonamia ostreae

crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci)

decapod iridescent virus 1

enteric redmouth disease (Hagerman strain of Yersinia ruckeri)

Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei

epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus)

furunculosis (Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida)

grouper iridoviral disease (Singapore grouper iridovirus (ranavirus))

gyrodactylosis (Gyrodactylus salaris)

infectious haematopoietic necrosis (infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus)

infectious myonecrosis (infectious myonecrosis virus)

infectious pancreatic necrosis (infectious pancreatic necrosis virus)

infectious salmon anaemia (infectious salmon anaemia virus)

infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus

koi herpesvirus disease (koi herpesvirus- cyprinid herpesvirus 3)

Laem-Singh virus

Marteilia refringens

Marteilioides chungmuensis

Mikrocytos mackini

necrotising hepatopancreatitis (Hepatobacter penaei)

oyster oedema disease

Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (ostreid herpesvirus-1)

Perkinsus marinus

red sea bream iridoviral disease (red sea bream iridovirus)

salmonid alphavirus

scale drop disease (scale drop disease virus)

spring viraemia of carp (spring viraemia of carp virus)

Taura syndrome (Taura syndrome virus)

tilapia lake virus disease (tilapia lake virus)

turbot reddish body iridovirus

viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus)

whirling disease (Myxobolus cerebralis)

white spot disease (white spot syndrome virus)

withering syndrome of abalone (Xenohaliotis californiensis)

yellowhead disease (yellowhead virus genotype 1)

Part 2 Animal diseases, parasites and viruses

acariasis tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi)

African horse sickness (African horse sickness virus)

African swine fever (African swine fever virus)

Aujeszky’s disease (suid herpesvirus 1)

avian influenza (influenza A, high pathogenicity viruses)

bluetongue, clinical disease

Borna disease (Borna disease virus 1)

bovine viral diarrhoea type 2 (bovine viral diarrhoea virus type 2)

brucellosis (Brucella abortus)

brucellosis (Brucella canis)

brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)

camelpox (camelpox virus)

Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)

classical swine fever (classical swine fever virus)

contagious agalactia, clinical disease

contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony type)

contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae)

contagious equine metritis (Taylorella equigenitalis)

Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever (Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus)

devil facial tumour disease, clinical disease

dourine (Trypanosoma equiperdum)

duck virus enteritis (anatid herpesvirus 1)

duck virus hepatitis (duck hepatitis A virus or duck astrovirus type 1 or 2)

east coast fever (Theileria parva)

eastern, western and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (eastern, western or Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis viruses)

Echinococcus multilocularis

enzootic abortion of ewes (Chlamydia abortus)

epizootic haemorrhagic disease (epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus), clinical disease

epizootic lymphangitis (Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum)

equine encephalosis (equine encephalosis virus)

equine influenza (influenza A viruses)

equine piroplasmosis (Babesia caballi)

equine piroplasmosis (Babesia equi)

equine piroplasmosis (Theileria equi)

foot-and-mouth disease (foot-and-mouth disease virus)

fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum)

Getah virus

glanders (Burkholderia mallei)

goat pox (goatpox virus)

haemorrhagic septicaemia (Pasteurella multocida serotypes 6:B and 6:E)

heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium)

infectious bursal disease (infectious bursal disease virus), very virulent and exotic antigenic variant forms

Jembrana disease (Jembrana disease virus)

louping ill (louping ill virus)

lumpy skin disease (lumpy skin disease virus)

Maedi-Visna (Maedi-Visna virus)

malignant catarrhal fever, wildebeest-associated (alcelaphine herpesvirus 1)

Mediterranean theileriosis (Theileria annulata)

Menangle virus

Middle East respiratory syndrome (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus)

Mycoplasma iowae

Nairobi sheep disease (Nairobi sheep disease virus)

New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax)

Newcastle disease, virulent (avian paramyxovirus serotype 1)

Nipah virus

Old World screwworm fly (Chrysomya bezziana)

ovine footrot (Dichelobacter nodosus)

ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus)

peste des petits ruminants (peste des petits ruminants virus)

porcine cysticercosis (Taenia solium)

porcine epidemic diarrhoea (porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus)

porcine myocarditis (Bungowannah virus)

porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus)

post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome, clinical disease

Potomac fever (Neorickettsia risticii)

pullorum disease (Salmonella Pullorum)

rabies (lyssaviruses, other than Australian bat lyssavirus)

Rift Valley fever (Rift Valley fever virus)

rinderpest (rinderpest virus)

salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus equi)

salmonellosis (Salmonella abortus ovis)

Seneca Valley virus (Senecavirus A)

sheep pox (sheeppox virus)

sheep scab (Psoroptes ovis)

surra (Trypanosoma evansi)

swine vesicular disease (swine vesicular disease virus)

teschovirus encephalomyelitis (porcine teschovirus serotype 1)

tick-borne encephalitis (tick-borne encephalitis virus)

transmissible gastroenteritis (transmissible gastroenteritis virus)

transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, chronic wasting disease of deer, feline spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie)

trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis)

tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps clareae and T. mercedesae)

trypanosomosis, tsetse fly–associated

tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)

tuberculosis (Mycobacterium caprae)

tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

tularaemia (Francisella tularensis)

turkey rhinotracheitis (avian metapneumovirus)

varroa mite (Varroa jacobsoni)

vesicular exanthema (vesicular exanthema of swine virus)

vesicular stomatitis (vesicular stomatitis virus)

warble fly myiasis (Hypoderma spp.)

Wesselsbron disease (Wesselsbron virus)

West Nile virus infection (West Nile virus, other than Kunjin strain)

white nose syndrome (Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats)

Part 3 Invasive biosecurity matter—invasive plants

Each of the following species including hybrids of the species—

acacias, non-indigenous to Australia (Acacia spp., Acaciella spp., Faidherbia spp., Mariosousa spp., Parasenegalia spp., Pseudosenegalia spp., Senegalia spp. and Vachellia spp., other than Acaciella angustissima, Acaciella glauca, Vachellia farnesiana and Vachellia nilotica)

anchored water hyacinth (Eichhornia azurea)

annual thunbergia (Thunbergia annua)

Austrocylindropuntia spp. (other than A. subulata)

candleberry myrtle (Morella faya)

cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia spp., other than C. fulgida, C. imbricata, C. pallida, C. prolifera, C. spinosior and C. tunicata)

Christ’s thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi)

Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)

fanworts (Cabomba spp., other than C. caroliniana)

floating water chestnuts (Trapa spp.)

frogbit (Hydrocharis spp. syn. Limnobium spp., other than H. laevigata syn. L. laevigata and H. dubia)

gorse (Ulex europaeus)

harrisia cactus (Harrisia spp. syn. Eriocereus spp., other than H. martinii, H. regelii and H. tortuosa)

honey locust (Gleditsia spp., other than G. triacanthos)

horsetails (Equisetum spp.)

kochia (Bassia scoparia syn. Kochia scoparia)

mesquites (all Neltuma spp. syn. Prosopis spp., other than N. glandulosa syn. P. glandulosa, N. pallida syn. P. pallida and N. velutina syn. P. velutina)

Mexican bean tree (all Cecropia spp., other than C. pachystachya, C. palmata and C. peltata)

Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima)

miconia (Miconia spp., other than M. calvescens, M. crenata syn. Clidemia hirta, M. nervosa, and M. racemosa)

mikania (Mikania spp., other than M. micrantha)

prickly pear (Opuntia spp., other than O. aurantiaca, O. bonariensis, O. cochenillifera, O. ficus-indica, O. microdasys, O. monacantha, O. rufida, O. streptacantha, O. stricta, O. sulphurea and O. tomentosa)

red sesbania (Sesbania punicea)

salvinias (Salvinia spp., other than S. molesta)

serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma)

Siam weed (Chromolaena spp., other than C. odorata and C. squalida)

spiked pepper (Piper aduncum)

water soldiers (Stratiotes aloides)

witch weeds (Striga spp., other than species indigenous to Australia)

Part 4 Invasive biosecurity matter—invasive animals

All amphibians, mammals and reptiles that are non-indigenous to Australia, other than the following—

amphibians, mammals and reptiles that are restricted matter

alpaca (Lama pacos)

Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

bison or American buffalo (Bison bison)

black rat (Rattus rattus)

camel (Camelus dromedarius)

cane toad (Rhinella marina syn. Bufo marinus)

cattle (Bos spp.)

chital deer (Axis axis)

domestic cat (Felis catus and Prionailurus bengalensis x Felis catus)

domestic dog (Canis familiaris)

donkey (Equus asinus)

European hare (Lepus europaeus)

fallow deer (Dama dama)

goat (Capra hircus)

guanicoe (Lama guanicoe)

guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

horse (Equus caballus)

house mouse (Mus musculus)

llama (Lama glama)

mule (Equus caballus x Equus asinus)

pig (Sus scrofa)

red deer (Cervus elaphus)

rusa deer (Rusa timorensis syn. Cervus timorensis)

sewer rat (Rattus norvegicus)

sheep (Ovis aries)

water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Part 5 Marine animals and plants

Each of the following species including hybrids of the species—

American slipper limpet (Crepidula fornicata)

Asian bag mussel, Asian date mussel (Arcuatula senhousia)

Asian clam, brackish-water corbula (Potamocorbula amurensis)

Asian green mussel (Perna viridis)

Asian paddle crab, lady crab (Charybdis japonica)

Atlantic jack-knife clam (Ensis leei)

bay barnacle (Amphibalanus improvisus)

black-striped false mussel (Mytilopsis sallei)

brown mussel (Perna perna)

centric diatoms (Chaetoceros concavicornis, C. convolutes)

Charru mussel (Mytella strigata)

Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

colonial sea squirt (Didemnum spp.)—non-indigenous to Australia, other than Didemnum perlucidum

comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

European clam (Varicorbula gibba)

European fan worm (Sabella spallanzanii)

European green crab (Carcinus maenas)

green macroalga (Caulerpa taxifolia)—all strains non-indigenous to Australia

green macroalga (Codium fragile)

Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii)

Japanese/Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)

Japanese seaweed, Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)

Japanese wireweed, Asian seaweed (Sargassum muticum)

marbled spinefoot, rivulated rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus)

New Zealand screwshell (Maoricolpus roseus)

northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)

Pacific crab (Hemigrapsustakanoi and H. penicillatus)

Pacific oyster (Magallanagigas)

pennate diatom (Pseudo-nitzschia seriata)

rapa whelk (Rapana venosa syn. Rapana thomasiana)

red gilled mudworm (Marenzellerianeglecta)

red macroalga (Grateloupia turuturu syn. Grateloupia doryphora)

round goby (Neogobius melanostomus)

soft shell clam (Mya arenaria)

toxic dinoflagellates (Dinophysis norvegica, Alexandrium monilatum and Pfiesteria piseicida)

Part 6 Noxious fish

Each of the following species including hybrids of the species—

aba aba (Gymnarchus niloticus)

African pike (Hepsetus odoe)–all species of the genus Hepsetus non-indigenous to Australia

African tigerfish–all species of the genus Hydrocynus non-indigenous to Australia

airbreathing catfish–all species of the family Clariidae

airsac catfish–all species of the genus Heteropneustes non-indigenous to Australia

all species of the genus Astyanax non-indigenous to Australia, other than Astyanax jordani (blind cave fish–albino form)

all species of the genus Labeo non-indigenous to Australia, other than L. chrysophekian and L. cyclorhynchus

American freshwater catfish–all species of the genus Ictalurus non-indigenous to Australia

angler catfish–all species of the genus Chaca non-indigenous to Australia

Asian goby–all species of the genus Acanthogobius non-indigenous to Australia

banded sunfish, spotted sunfish–all species of the family Centrachidae

bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis)

black bass–all species of the genus Micropterus non-indigenous to Australia

bluegill sunfish–all species of the genus Lepomis non-indigenous to Australia

bottlenose, cornish jack (Mormyrops anguilloides)

bottle toothcarp (Tomeurus gracilis)

bowfin–all species of the genus Amia non-indigenous to Australia

brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans)

bullhead catfish–all species of the genus Ameiurus non-indigenous to Australia

butter catfish (Schilbe mystus)–all species of the genus Schilbe non-indigenous to Australia

chameleon goby, striped goby (Tridentiger trigonocephalus)

climbing gouramis–all species of the genus Ctenopoma non-indigenous to Australia

discus ray–all species of the genus Paratrygon non-indigenous to Australia

electric catfish–all species of the genus Malapterurus non-indigenous to Australia

electric eel–all species of the genus Electrophorus non-indigenous to Australia

Eurasian minnow–all species of the genus Phoxinus non-indigenous to Australia

European catfish, wels catfish (Silurus spp.)

fat sleeper–all species of the genus Dormitator non-indigenous to Australia

flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)

flatnose catfish–all species of the genus Notogladium non-indigenous to Australia

fourspine stickleback (Apeltes quadracus)

freshwater minnow (Zacco platypus)

gambusia, mosquito fish (Gambusia spp.) all species of genus Gambusia, other than Gambusia holbrooki

gangetic climbing perch (Anabas cobojius)

gar–all species of the genus Atractosteus and Lepisosteus non-indigenous to Australia, other than spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)

giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis)

giant bully–all species of the genus Gobiomorphus non-indigenous to Australia

giant cichlid, yellow belly cichlid (Boulengerochromismicrolepis)

grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Guinea gudgeon–all species of the genus Allomogurndra non-indigenous to Australia

happies–all species of the genus Sargochromis non-indigenous to Australia

heterandria livebearers–all species of the genus Heterandria non-indigenous to Australia

hubers knife live bearer (Alfaro huberi)

jewel cichlids–all species of the genus Hemichromis non-indigenous to Australia

knife-edged livebearer (Alfaro cultratus)

largemouths–all species of the genus Serranochromis non-indigenous to Australia

lebiasina–all species of the genus Lebiasina non-indigenous to Australia

lungfish–all species of the genus Protopterus and Lepidosiren non-indigenous to Australia

madtom catfish–all species of the genus Noturus non-indigenous to Australia

mahseer–all species of the genus Neolissochilus, Tor, Naziritor and Parator non-indigenous to Australia

Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas)

Mississippi paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)

mrigal carp–all species of the genus Cirrhinus non-indigenous to Australia

Nile perch–all species of the genus Lates non-indigenous to Australia

ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)

parasitic catfish, pencil catfish and candiru catfish–all species of the family Trichomycteridae

Patin Muncung catfish–all species of the genus Helicophagus non-indigenous to Australia

pearlfish–all species of the genus Leptolebias non-indigenous to Australia

pike–all species of the genus Esox non-indigenous to Australia

pike characin–all species of the genus Acestrohynchus non-indigenous to Australia

pike cichlids–all species of the genus Crenicichla non-indigenous to Australia

pike minnow, pike killifish (Belonesox belizanus)

piranhas, pacus–all species of the subfamily Serrasalminae, other than Metynnis spp., Myloplus asterias, Myloplus planquettei and Myloplus rubripinnis’

pygmy sunfish–all species of the genus Elassoma non-indigenous to Australia

red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus)

roach–all species of the genus Rutilus non-indigenous to Australia

shark catfish–all species of the genus Pangasius non-indigenous to Australia

shiners–all species of the genus Notropis non-indigenous to Australia

silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

sleeper goby–all species of genus Gobiomorus and Oxyeleotris non-indigenous to Australia

sleepers–all species of the genus Eleotis non-indigenous to Australia

snakehead–all species of the genus Channa non-indigenous to Australia

snooks–all species of the genus Centropomus non-indigenous to Australia

sturgeons–all species of the genus Acipenser and Huso non-indigenous to Australia

tench–all species of the genus Tinca non-indigenous to Australia

thorny catfish–all species of the genus Oxydora non-indigenous to Australia

tiger shovelnosed catfish–all species of the genus Pseudoplatystoma non-indigenous to Australia

tilapia (Oreochromis spp. Sarotherodon spp., and Tilapia spp., other than Oreochromis mossambicus and Tilapia mariae)

trahira–all species of the genus Hoplias and Erythrinus non-indigenous to Australia

tropical carp gudgeon–all species of the genus Hypseleotris non-indigenous to Australia

Ubangi shovelnose catfish (Bagrus ubangensis)

Valencia toothcarp (Valencia hispanica)

whip rays–all species of the genus Himantura non-indigenous to Australia

zebra mussel–all species of the genus Dreissena non-indigenous to Australia

Part 7 Prohibited matter affecting plants

Africanised bee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

ampelopsis rust (Phakopsoraampelopsidis)

angular leaf spot of strawberry (Xanthomonas fragariae)

apple leaf curling midge (Dasyneura mali)

armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta)

Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri)

Asian honey bee (Apis dorsata, A. florea, A. cerana, other than A. cerana javana)

Asiatic citrus canker/citrus canker (Xanthomonas citri pv. citri)

bacterial blight, angular leaf spot (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. malvacearum)—resistant strains

bacterial heart and fruit rot of pineapple (Dickeya species complex)

bacterial leaf blight of maize (Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii)

banana blood disease (Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesensis)

banana bract mosaic virus (Banana bract mosaic virus)

banana skipper (Erionota thrax)

banana stem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis)

black knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

blackline (Cherry leaf roll virus)

black rot of grape (Phyllosticta ampelicida)

blood disease bacterium of banana

breadfruit fruit fly (Bactrocera umbrosa)

brown rot of stonefruit (Monilinia fructigena)

bumblebee (Bombus spp.)

camellia petal blight (Ciborinia camelliae)

chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)

Chinese fruit fly (Bactrocera minax)

citrus black fly (Aleurocanthus woglumi)

citrus fruit borer (Citripestis sagittiferella)

citrus greening, Huanglongbing (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus)

coconut cadang-cadang viroid (Coconut cadang-cadang viroid)

coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix)

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

common garden snail (Cornu aspersum)

Cook Islands fruit fly (Bactrocera melanotus)

cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis)

cotton leaf curl disease (Cotton leaf curl virus)

cutworm (Agrotis interjectionis)

downy mildew of sugarcane (Peronosclerospora sacchari)

drywood longicorn beetle (Stromatium barbatum)

Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma novo-ulmi)

eucalyptus canker (Cryphonectria cubensis)

eucalyptus/guava rust (exotic strains of Puccinia psidii)

eumusae leaf spot (Mycosphaerella eumusae)

European house borer (Hylotrupes bajulus)

European stone fruit yellows phytoplasma

exotic longhorn beetle (Monochamus spp.)

false codling moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta)

Fijian fruit fly (Bactrocera passiflorae)

fire blight (Erwinia amylovora)

freckle disease of banana (Phyllosticta and Guignardia species pathogenic on banana, other than P. maculata)

fruit fly (Zeugodacus atrisetosus, Z. decipiens, Bactrocera kirki, B. occipitalis, Z. tau, B. trilineola, B. trivialis and B. xanthodes)

giant African snail (Achatina fulica)

giant pine scale (Marchalina hellenica)

glassy winged sharpshooter (Homalodiscavitripennis)

golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata)

golden potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis)

grape leaf-folder (Desmia funeralis)

grape phylloxera (Viteusvitifoliae)

grape root rot (Roesleria subterranea)

grapevine leaf rust (Phakopsora euvitis)

guava fruit fly (Bactrocera correcta)

hazelnut blight (Anisogramma anomala)

hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor)

Indian cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula biguttula)

Indian fruit fly (Bactrocera caryeae)

Japanese orange fruit fly (Bactrocera tsuneonis)

karnal bunt of wheat (Tilletia indica)

khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)

lime gall wasp (Bruchophagus muli)

mal secco (Plenodermus tracheiphilus)

mango malformation disease (MMD)

mango pulp weevil (Cryptorhynchus frigidus)

Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata)

melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae)

moko and bugtok (moko and bugtok strains of Ralstonia solanacearum)

navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella)

Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis syn. B. papayae, B. invadens and B. philippinensis)

peach fruit fly (Bactrocera zonata)

peach X phytoplasma (including peach eastern X phytoplasma)

peanut stripe virus (Potyvirus phaseovulgaris)

pear fruit moth (Acrobasis pyrivorella)

Philippine downy mildew (Peronosclerospora philippinensis)

Pierce’s disease (Xylella fastidiosa)

pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)

pink sugarcane borer (Sesamia grisescens)

pitch canker (Fusarium circinatum)

plum curculiol (Conotrachelus nenuphar)

potato ring rot (Clavibacter sepedonicus)

powder post beetle (Lyctus africanus)

pyriform scale (Protopulvinaria pyriformis)

Pyrilla perpusilla for Asian sugarcane planthopper

red stele (Phytophthora fragariae var. fragariae)

rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus)

rough strawberry weevil (Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus)

sharka (Potyvirus plumpoxi)

solanum fruit fly (Bactrocera latifrons)

sorghum mosaic virus (Sorghum mosaic virus)

spongy moth complex (Lymantria dispar)

Sri Lankan fruit fly (Bactrocera kandiensis)

strawberry bud weevil (Anthonomus bisignifer)

strawberry tortrix (Acleris comariana)

subterranean termites, exotic (Coptotermes spp.)

sudden oak death (Phytophthora ramorum)

sugarcane leafhopper (Pyrilla perpusilla)

sugarcane Ramu stunt virus (sugarcane Ramu stunt virus)

sugarcane scorch (Stagonospora sacchari)

sugarcane streak mosaic virus (Poecevirus sacchari)

sugarcane white leaf phytoplasma (sugarcane white leaf phytoplasma)

sugarcane whitefly (Aleurolobus barodensis)

sugarcane woolly aphid (Ceratovacuna lanigera)

summer fruit tortrix (Adoxophyes orana)

Texas root rot (Phymatotrichopsis omnivora)

tomato/potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

Tongan fruit fly (Bactrocera facialis)

variegated cutworm (Peridroma saucia)

verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae)—defoliating strain

western gall rust (Cronartium harknessii)

western plant bug (Lygus hesperus)

wheat spindle streak mosaic virus (Bymovirus tritici)

white potato cyst nematode (Globodera pallida)

zebra chip (Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum)

Part 8 Invasive ants

African black sugar ant (Lepisiota incisa)

Argentine ant (Linepithema humile)

Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis)

black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)

black imported fire ant (Solenopsis richteri)

browsing ant (Lepisiota frauenfeldi)

European fire ant (Myrmica rubra)

invasive garden ant (Lasius neglectus)

Lepisiota canescens

odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile)

pallid-footed ant (Technomyrmex pallipes)

Rasberry ant, tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva syn. Paratrechina fulva)

Tetramorium caespitum complex

tropical fire ant or ginger ant (Solenopsis geminata)

Schedule 1A Restricted matter and categories section 5 Part 1 Restricted matter—other than invasive biosecurity matter Table 1 Column 1 Restricted matter Column 2 Category Aquatic pathogens and diseases Aeromonas salmonicida—atypical strains 1 Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian) 1 enteric septicaemia of catfish (Edwardsiella ictaluri) 1 epizootic ulcerative syndrome (Aphanomyces invadans) 1 infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus’ 1 Perkinsus olseni 1 QX disease (Marteilia sydneyi) 1 ranavirus (amphibian) 1 viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (betanodavirus) 1 white tail disease (Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus) 1 Restricted matter affecting animals American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) 1 anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) 1 Australian bat lyssavirus 1 avian influenza (influenza A, low pathogenicity viruses) 1 avian paramyxovirus (avian paramyxovirus, all serotypes) 1 avian tuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium) 1 bluetongue virus 1 bovine cysticercosis (Taenia saginata) 1 brucellosis (Brucella suis) 1 enzootic bovine leucosis (bovine leukaemia virus) 1 equine herpesvirus encephalomyelitis (equine herpesvirus 1), clinical disease 1 equine herpesvirus abortion (equine herpesvirus 1), clinical disease 1 equine infectious anaemia (equine infectious anaemia virus) 1 equine viral arteritis (equine arteritis virus) 1 Hendra virus 1 influenza A virus in swine 1 Japanese encephalitis (Japanese encephalitis virus) 1 Johne’s disease (paratuberculosis), clinical disease 1 leishmaniosis (Leishmania spp.) 1 Salmonella Enteritidis infection in poultry 1 varroa mite (Varroa destructor) 2 West Nile virus infection (West Nile virus, Kunjin strain), clinical disease 1 Noxious fish Each of the following species including hybrids of the species— carp (Cyprinus carpio) 3,5,6,7 Chinese weatherfish, weatherloach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) 3,4,5,6,7 climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) 3,4,5,6,7 freshwater gold clam (Corbicula fluminea) 2,3,4,5 gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki) 3,5,6,7 spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) 2,3,4,5 tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus and Tilapia mariae) 3,5,6,7 Marine animals and plants Each of the following species including hybrids of the species— black scar oyster (Magallana bilineata) 2,3,4,5 Suminoe oyster (Magallana ariakensis) 2,3,4,5 white colonial sea squirt (Didemnum perlucidum) 2,3,4 Restricted matter affecting plants Asian honey bee (Apis cerana javana) 1 banana bunchy top virus (Babuvirusmusae) 1 black Sigatoka of banana (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) 1 cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (Tobamovirus viridimaculae) 1 Fiji leaf gall virus (Fijivirus fijiense) 1 fusarium wilt of banana (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4) 1 island sugarcane planthopper (Eumetopina flavipes) 1 Jack Beardsley mealybug (Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi) 1 melon necrotic spot virus (Gammacarmovirus melonis) 1 red banded mango caterpillar (Deanolis sublimbalis (RBMC)) 1 sugarcane stem borer (Chilo spp.) 1 Invasive ants electric ant or little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) 1,3 red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) 1 Technomyrmex albipes complex 3

Part 2 Restricted matter—invasive biosecurity matter Table 2 Column 1—Restricted matter Column 2 Invasive plants Each of the following species including hybrids of the species— African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum) 3 African fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus) 3 African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) 3 alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) 3 Amazon frogbit (Hydrocharis laevigata syn. Limnobium laevigatum) 3,5 annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 3 asparagus fern (Asparagus aethiopicus, A. africanus, A. declinatus, A. plumosus, and A. scandens) 3 athel pine (Tamarix aphylla) 3 badhara bush (Gmelina elliptica) 3 balloon vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum) 3 belly-ache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) 3 bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata syn. Osteospermum moniliferum ssp. rotundata) 2,3,4,5 bitterweed (Helenium amarum) 2,3,4,5 blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus aggregate) 3 bog moss (Mayaca fluviatilis) 3,5 boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera syn. Osteospermum moniliferum ssp. moniliferum) 2,3,4,5 Brazilian jurema (Mimosa tenuiflora) 3,5 bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) 2,3,4,5 broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) 3 cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana) 3 camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) 3 candyleaf (Stevia ovata) 3 cat’s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati) 3 Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) 3 chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana) 3 Chinese celtis (Celtis sinensis) 3 cholla cacti with the following names—

• coral cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida)

• devil’s rope pear (C. imbricata)

• Hudson pear (C. pallida and C. tunicata)

2,3,4,5

• jumping cholla (C. prolifera)

2,3,4,5

• snake cactus (C. spinosior)

3 coastal silver-oak (Brachylaena discolor) 3,5 Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia spp., other than species indigenous to Australia) 3 elephant ear vine (Argyreia nervosa) 3 Eve’s pin cactus (Austrocylindropuntia subulata) 2,3,4,5 fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) 3 flax-leaf broom (Genista linifolia) 3 frogbit (Hydrocharis dubia) 3,5 gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus) 3 giant sensitive plant (Mimosa diplotricha) 3 glory bower (Clerodendrum chinense) 3,5 groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia) 3 hairy water hyssop (Bacopa lanigera) 3,5 harrisia cactus (Harrisia martinii, H. tortuosa and H. regelii) 3 harungana (Harungana madagascariensis) 3 hiptage (Hiptage benghalensis) 3 honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) 3 hygrophila (Hygrophila costata) 3 hymenachne or olive hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis) 3 ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis) 3,5 kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) 3 kidneyleaf mudplantain (Heteranthera reniformis) 3,5 Koster’s curse (Miconia crenata syn. Clidemia hirta) 2,3,4,5 kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata syn. P. lobata and P. triloba, other than in the Torres Strait Islands) 3 lantanas—

• creeping lantana (Lantana montevidensis)

• lantana, common lantana (L. camara)

3 limnocharis, yellow burrhead (Limnocharis flava) 2,3,4,5 Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia) 3 Madras thorn (Pithecellobium dulce) 2,3,4,5 mesquites—

• honey mesquite (Neltuma glandulosa syn. Prosopis glandulosa)

• mesquite or algarroba (N. pallida syn. P. pallida)

• Quilpie mesquite (N. velutina syn. P. velutina)

3 Mexican bean tree (Cecropia pachystachya, C. palmata and C. peltata) 2,3,4,5 miconia with the following names—

• Miconia calvescens

2,3,4,5

• M. nervosa

2,3,4,5

• M. racemosa

2,3,4,5 mikania vine (Mikania micrantha) 2,3,4,5 mimosa pigra (Mimosa pigra) 2,3,4,5 Montpellier broom (Genista monspessulana) 3 mother of millions (Bryophyllum delagoense and Bryophyllum x houghtonii) 3 paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) 3,5 parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) 3 parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) 3 Peruvian primrose (Ludwigia peruviana) 2,3,4,5 pond apple (Annona glabra) 3 prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica) 3 prickly pears—

• blind cactus (Opuntia rufida)

2,3,4,5

• bunny ears (O. microdasys)

2,3,4,5

• cochineal nopal cactus (O. cochenillifera)

2,3,4,5

• common prickly pear (O. stricta)

• drooping tree pear (O. monacantha syn. O. vulgaris)

• Riverina pear (O. bonariensis)

• sulphur cactus (O. sulphurea)

2,3,4,5

• tiger pear (O. aurantiaca)

• velvety tree pear (O. tomentosa)

• Westwood pear (O. streptacantha)

3 privets—

• broad-leaf privet, tree privet (Ligustrum lucidum)

• small-leaf privet, Chinese privet (L. sinense)

3 rat’s tail grasses—

• American rat’s tail grass (Sporobolus jacquemontii)

• giant Parramatta grass (S. fertilis)

• giant rat’s tail grass (S. pyramidalis and S. natalensis)

• Parramatta grass (S. africanus)

3 redwood (Acaciella glauca) 2,3,4,5 rubber vines—

• ornamental rubber vine (Cryptostegia madagascariensis)

• rubber vine (C. grandiflora)

3 sagittaria (Sagittaria platyphylla) 3 salvinia (Salvinia molesta) 3 Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) 3 Senegal tea (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides) 3 Siam weed with the following names—

• Chromolaena odorata

• C. squalida

3 sicklebush (Dichrostachys cinerea) 3 sicklepods—

• foetid cassia (Senna tora)

• hairy cassia (S. hirsuta)

• sicklepod (S. obtusifolia)

3 silver-leaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) 3 Singapore daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata) 3 telegraph weed (Heterotheca grandiflora) 3 thunbergia (Thunbergia grandiflora) 3 tobacco weed (Elephantopus mollis) 3 tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum) 2,3,4,5 water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) 3 water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) 3 water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea and N. plena) 2,3,4,5 white ball acacia (Acaciella angustissima) 2,3,4,5 willows (all Salix spp., other than S. babylonica, S. x calodendron and S. x reichardtii) 3 yellow bells (Tecoma stans) 3 yellow oleander, Captain Cook tree (Cascabela thevetia syn. Thevetia peruviana) 3 Invasive animals Each of the following species including hybrids of the species— Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) 2,3,4,5,6 blackbuck antelope (Antilope cervicapra) 2,3,4,5,6 cat (Felis catus and Prionailurus bengalensis x Felis catus), other than a domestic cat 3,4,6 dingo (Canis familiaris) 3,4,5,6 dog (Canis familiaris), other than a domestic dog 3,4,6 European fox (Vulpes vulpes) 3,4,5,6 European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 3,4,5,6 feral chital deer (Axis axis) 3,4,6 feral fallow deer (Dama dama) 3,4,6 feral goat (Capra hircus) 3,4,6 feral pig (Sus scrofa) 3,4,6 feral red deer (Cervus elaphus) 3,4,6 feral rusa deer (Rusa timorensis syn. Cervus timorensis) 3,4,6 hog deer (Axis porcinus) 2,3,4,5,6 red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) 2,3,4,5,6 sambar deer (Rusa unicolor syn. Cervus unicolor) 2,3,4,5,6 Invasive ants yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) 3

20 Amendment of sch 4 (Category 3 restricted matter) (1) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for belly-ache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolio and hybrids), column 1, ‘and hybrids’— omit. (2) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundifolia), column 1, ‘bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundifolia)’— omit, insert— bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata syn. Osteospermum moniliferum ssp. rotundata) (3) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus agg.), column 1, ‘blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus agg.)’— omit, insert— blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus aggregate) (4) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera), column 1, ‘boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera)’— omit, insert— boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera syn. Osteospermum moniliferum ssp. moniliferum) (5) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for harrisia cactus (Harrisia martini, Harrisia pomanensis, Harrisia tortuosa), column 1, ‘harrisia cactus (Harrisia martini, Harrisia pomanensis, Harrisia tortuosa)’— omit, insert— harrisia cactus (Harrisia martinii, H. regelii and H. tortuosa) (6) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for gorse (Ulex europaeus)— omit. (7) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia), column 1, ‘madeira’— omit, insert— Madeira (8) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for mesquites (Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis pallida, Prosopis velutina), column 1, ‘mesquites (Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis pallida, Prosopis velutina)’— omit, insert— mesquites (Neltuma glandulosa syn., Prosopis glandulosa, N. pallida syn. P. pallida and N. velutina syn. P. velutina) (9) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for prickly pear—drooping tree pear (Opuntia monacantha), column 1, ‘prickly pear—drooping tree pear (Opuntia monacantha)’— omit, insert— prickly pear—drooping tree pear (Opuntia monacantha syn. Opuntia vulgaris) (10) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for prickly pear—westwood pear (Opuntia streptacantha), column 1, ‘westwood’— omit, insert— Westwood (11) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for prickly pear—common (Opuntia stricta), column 1, ‘prickly pear—common (Opuntia stricta)’— omit, insert— prickly pear—common prickly pear (Opuntia stricta) (12) Schedule 4, part 1, entry for siam weed (Chromolaena odorata), column 1, ‘siam’— omit, insert— Siam (13) Schedule 4, part 2, entry for european rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), column 1, ‘european’— omit, insert— European 21 Omission of schedule 5 (Non-native invasive ornamental fish) Schedule 5— omit. 22 Amendment of sch 11 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 11, definitions bunchy top, freckle disease, grape phylloxeraand non-native invasive ornamental fish— omit. (2) Schedule 11 — insert— bunchy top means the banana bunchy top virus (Babuvirusmusae). Note— Bunchy top is prescribed as category 1 restricted matter in schedule 1A, part 1. See section 42 of the Act for particular reporting obligations relating to category 1 restricted matter. freckle disease means the freckle disease of banana (Phyllosticta and Guignardia species pathogenic on banana other than P. maculata). Note— Freckle disease is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. grape phylloxera means grape phylloxera (Viteusvitifoliae). Note— Grape phylloxera is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter. (3) Schedule 11, definition black Sigatoka, note— omit, insert— Note— Black Sigatoka is prescribed as category 1 restricted matter in schedule 1A, part 1. See section 42 of the Act for particular reporting obligations relating to category 1 restricted matter. (4) Schedule 11, definition electric ant, note— omit, insert— Note— The electric ant or little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) is prescribed as category 1 and 3 restricted matter in schedule 1A, part 1. See section 42 of the Act for particular reporting obligations relating to category 1 restricted matter. (5) Schedule 11, definition fire ant, note— omit, insert— Note— The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) is prescribed as category 1 restricted matter in schedule 1A, part 1. See section 42 of the Act for particular reporting obligations relating to category 1 restricted matter. (6) Schedule 11, definition Panama disease tropical race 4, note— omit. (7) Schedule 11, definition pyriform scale— insert— Note— Pyriform scale is prescribed as prohibited matter in schedule 1, part 7. See chapter 2, part 2, division 2 of the Act for particular obligations relating to prohibited matter.