Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999

Queensland Plant Protection Act 1989 PLANT PROTECTION (BANANA PEST QUARANTINE) REGULATION 1999 Reprinted as in force on 1 September 2002 (includes amendments up to SL No. 228 of 2000) This is the reprint current on the repeal date Reprint No. 1B This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 1 September 2002. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints. Dates shown on reprints Reprints dated at last amendment All reprints produced on or after 1 July 2002, hard copy and electronic, are dated as at the last date of amendment. Previously reprints were dated as at the date of publication. If a hard copy reprint is dated earlier than an electronic version published before 1 July 2002, it means the legislation was not further amended and the reprint date is the commencement of the last amendment. If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown for an electronic version previously published, it merely means that the electronic version was published before the hard copy version. Also, any revised edition of the previously published electronic version will have the same date as that version. Replacement reprint date If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown on another hard copy reprint it means that one is the replacement of the other.

Queensland PLANT PROTECTION (BANANA PEST QUARANTINE) REGULATION 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 2—BANANA PEST QUARANTINE AREAS 3 Declaration of pest quarantine areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Objects of quarantine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PART 3—DECLARATION OF NOTIFIABLE PESTS 5 Notifiable pests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PART 4—GENERAL PEST CONTROL MEASURES Division 1—Preliminary 6 Definition for pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Division 2—Introduction of banana plants 7 Restriction on introducing banana plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Division 3—Movement of banana plants, soil, appliances and other things 8 Restriction on moving banana plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 Restriction on moving soil, appliances and other things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Division 4—Planting and cultivating banana plants 10 Restriction on planting and cultivating banana plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PART 4A—PEST CONTROL MEASURES FOR MOVEMENT OF FRUIT 10A Restriction on moving fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 PART 5—OTHER PEST CONTROL MEASURES Division 1—Treatment methods for banana plants 11 Treatment methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Division 2—Notifiable pests 12 Banana bacterial wilt, blood disease, bugtok disease and moko disease . . . 10 13 Banana black Sigatoka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 14 Banana bract mosaic and banana bunchy top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 15 Banana Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 16 Pest banana plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Division 3—Other pests 17 Banana yellow Sigatoka and leaf speckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Division 4—Volunteer plants 18 Treating volunteer plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Division 5—Regrowth and weeds 19 Treating regrowth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 20 Keeping land weed-free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PEST QUARANTINE AREAS 1 Far northern pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2 Northern buffer pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 Northern pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4 Southern buffer pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5 Special pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 Southern pest quarantine area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 NOTIFIABLE PESTS SCHEDULE 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 CULTIVARS FOR RESIDENTIAL PLANTATIONS SCHEDULE 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 TREATMENT METHODS 1 Treatment method A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2 Treatment method B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 3 Treatment method C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 4 Treatment method D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 SCHEDULE 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 BANANA BLACK SIGATOKA RESISTANT CULTIVARS SCHEDULE 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 DICTIONARY ATTACHMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

s1 5 s3 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 PLANT PROTECTION (BANANA PEST QUARANTINE) REGULATION 1999 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 September 2002] PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 . 2 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 6 defines particular words used in this regulation. PART 2—BANANA PEST QUARANTINE AREAS 3 Declaration of pest quarantine areas (1) Each area described in schedule 1 is declared to be a pest quarantine area for section 11(1) of the Act. 1 (2) The attachment to this regulation shows the approximate location of each pest quarantine area. 1 Maps of the quarantine areas are available for inspection during office hours on business days at the department’s head office at 80 Ann Street, Brisbane and at the following places— (a) Maroochy Horticultural Research Station at Mayers Road, Nambour; (b) Centre for Wet Tropics Research at South Johnstone Road, South Johnstone; (c) the department’s regional office at 21 Redden Street, Cairns.

s4 6 s6 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 (3) The attachment— (a) does not form part of this regulation; and (b) must be revised if the area of a pest quarantine area is amended. (4) The revision must be made when the pest quarantine area is amended. 4 Objects of quarantine The objects of the quarantine for each pest quarantine area are— (a) to prevent the introduction into the State of pests that infest banana plants; and (b) to prevent the spread of the pests in the State; and (c) to prevent, control or remove pest infestation of banana plants in the pest quarantine area. PART 3—DECLARATION OF NOTIFIABLE PESTS 5 Notifiable pests Each pest mentioned in schedule 2 is declared to be a notifiable pest for section 12(1) of the Act. PART 4—GENERAL PEST CONTROL MEASURES Division 1—Preliminary 6 Definition for pt 4 In this part— “banana plant” does not include the fruit of the plant.

s7 7 s7 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 Division 2—Introduction of banana plants 7 Restriction on introducing banana plants (1) A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, introduce a banana plant into the State unless the plant— (a) is a banana plantlet; and (b) is in a sealed pest-proof container; and (c) is accompanied by— (i) a QBAN certificate for the plant; or (ii) an inspector’s certificate stating the plant may be introduced; and (d) is transported in a way that prevents infestation by a pest. (2) In this section— “banana plantlet” means a banana plant that— (a) has been grown in a QBAN facility; and (b) is in a tissue culture medium in a closed container. “QBAN certificate” means a document that— (a) is given by a QBAN facility for a plant; and (b) states the plant has been tested and found to be free of each of the following viruses— (i) banana bunchy top; (ii) banana streak; (iii) cucumber mosaic. “QBAN facility” means a banana plant nursery or other place approved by the Banana Industry Protection Board under the Banana Industry Protection Act 1989 to give a QBAN certificate.

s 8 8 s 10 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 Division 3—Movement of banana plants, soil, appliances and other things 8 Restriction on moving banana plants A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, move a banana plant— (a) into a pest quarantine area; or (b) from a parcel of land in a pest quarantine area to another parcel of land in the area; or (c) out of a pest quarantine area. 9 Restriction on moving soil, appliances and other things (1) A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, move soil on which a banana plant has been growing or an appliance or other thing that has been in contact with an infested plant or soil on which an infested plant has been growing— (a) into a pest quarantine area; or (b) from a parcel of land in a pest quarantine area to another parcel of land in the area; or (c) out of a pest quarantine area. (2) In this section— “infested plant” means a banana plant infested with a notifiable pest mentioned in schedule 2, part 1. “other thing” includes clothing, footwear, packaging material and banana bunch covers, but does not include fruit of a banana plant. Division 4—Planting and cultivating banana plants 10 Restriction on planting and cultivating banana plants (1) A person must not, without an inspector’s approval— (a) plant a banana plant in a pest quarantine area; or

s 10A 9 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 s 10A (b) cultivate a banana plant in a pest quarantine area. (2) However, a person may plant or cultivate a banana cultivar mentioned in schedule 3, parts 1 or 2, if the cultivar is planted and cultivated in— (a) a pest quarantine area for the part of the schedule in which the cultivar is in; and (b) a residential plantation. (3) An inspector may give an approval to plant or cultivate a pest banana plant only if satisfied the planting and cultivation are to be carried out— (a) for research or educational purposes; and (b) in a way that is not likely to spread the plant’s seed. (4) In this section— “residential plantation” means a group of no more than 10 banana plants or 30 pseudostems that are not cultivated for sale. PART 4A—PEST CONTROL MEASURES FOR MOVEMENT OF FRUIT 10A Restriction on moving fruit (1) This section applies to fruit of a banana plant growing within 50 km of a place (the “restricted area” ) where any of the following pests have been found— (a) banana bacterial wilt; (b) banana black Sigatoka; (c) banana blood disease; (d) banana bugtok disease; (e) banana moko disease. (2) A person must not, without an inspector’s approval, move the fruit— (a) out of the restricted area; or

s 11 10 s 12 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 (b) from a parcel of land in the restricted area to another parcel of land in the area. PART 5—OTHER PEST CONTROL MEASURES Division 1—Treatment methods for banana plants 11 Treatment methods Treatment methods A, B, C and D for treating banana plants under this part are described in schedule 4, items 1 to 4. Division 2—Notifiable pests 12 Banana bacterial wilt, blood disease, bugtok disease and moko disease (1) This section applies to an owner of land in a pest quarantine area who grows a banana plant on the land within 20 m of a place (the “pest site” ) where any of the following pests have been found— (a) banana bacterial wilt; (b) banana blood disease; (c) banana bugtok disease; (d) banana moko disease. (2) Unless the owner has an inspector’s approval stating the plant does not have to be treated under this section, the owner must— (a) treat the plant using treatment method B or C; and (b) fence off the pest site from other banana plants. (3) The owner must— (a) treat the plant and fence off the pest site within 1 day after becoming aware the pest has been found; and

s 13 11 s 14 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 (b) as soon as practicable after the day the plant is treated, plant and grow ground cover vegetation on the pest site. (4) The owner must not, without an inspector’s approval, plant a banana plant on the pest site. (5) The owner must grow the ground cover vegetation on the pest site unless the owner has an inspector’s approval stating the vegetation need not be grown on the site. 13 Banana black Sigatoka (1) This section applies to an owner of land in a pest quarantine area who grows a banana plant on the land within 500 m of a place where the banana black Sigatoka pest has been found. (2) Unless the owner has an inspector’s approval stating the plant does not have to be treated under this section, the owner must— (a) treat the plant’s leaf tissue that is dead or not green in colour by— (i) burning it; or (ii) burying it under at least 60 cm of soil; and (b) treat the plant using treatment method B, C or D. (3) The owner must— (a) treat the leaf tissue mentioned in subsection (2)(a) within 1 day after becoming aware the pest has been found; and (b) treat the plant within 3 days after becoming aware the pest has been found. (4) In this section— “banana plant” does not include a banana black Sigatoka resistant cultivar mentioned in schedule 5. 14 Banana bract mosaic and banana bunchy top (1) This section applies to an owner of land in a pest quarantine area who grows a banana plant on the land within 20 m of a place where any of the following viruses have been found— (a) banana bract mosaic;

s 15 12 s 15 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 (b) banana bunchy top. (2) Unless the owner has an inspector’s approval stating the plant does not have to be treated under this section, the owner must— (a) spray the plant with dieseline or kerosene; and (b) treat it using treatment method A or B. (3) The owner must spray and treat the plant within 1 day after becoming aware the virus has been found. 15 Banana Panama (1) This section applies to an owner of land in a pest quarantine area if— (a) the owner is growing a banana plant on the land; and (b) the plant is infested with banana Panama. (2) Unless the owner has an inspector’s approval stating the plant does not have to be treated under this section, the owner must— (a) treat the plant using treatment method B or C; and (b) fence off the pest site from other banana plants. (3) The owner must— (a) treat the plant and fence off the pest site within 7 days after becoming aware the plant is infested; and (b) as soon as practicable after treating the plant, plant and grow ground cover vegetation on the pest site. (4) The owner must not, without an inspector’s approval, plant a banana plant on the pest site for at least 5 years after the day the plant is treated. (5) The owner must grow the ground cover vegetation for at least 5 years after the day the plant is treated unless the owner has an inspector’s approval to plant a banana plant on the pest site. (6) In this section— “pest site” means the area within 5 m of a plant infested with banana Panama.

s 16 13 s 17 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 16 Pest banana plants (1) This section applies to an owner of land in a pest quarantine area if a pest banana plant is growing on the land. (2) Unless the owner has an inspector’s approval to grow the plant, the owner must, within 1 day after becoming aware the plant is on the land— (a) collect and burn the fruit and seeds of the plant; and (b) inject the plant’s pseudostem at a height of 30 cm above the ground with— (i) 15 ml of a 1% solution of 2,4-D; or (ii) 15 ml of a 3.6% solution of glyphosate. Division 3—Other pests 17 Banana yellow Sigatoka and leaf speckle (1) This section applies to an owner of land in a pest quarantine area if— (a) the owner grows a banana plant on the land; and (b) there is an infested leaf on the plant. (2) Unless the owner has an inspector’s approval stating the plant does not have to be treated under this section, the owner must treat each infested leaf by— (a) removing it from the plant; and (b) leaving it to rot on the surface of the soil. (3) The owner must treat each infested leaf within 7 days after the owner becomes aware it is an infested leaf. (4) In this section— “infested leaf” means a banana plant leaf that is infested with the banana yellow Sigatoka pest or banana leaf speckle pest and the visible symptoms of the infestation of either or both of the pests are showing— (a) at any time between 1 November and 31 May—on more than 15% of the leaf; or

s 18 14 s 19 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 (b) at any time between 1 June and 31 October—on more than 30% of the leaf. Division 4—Volunteer plants 18 Treating volunteer plants (1) This section applies to an owner of land in a pest quarantine area if a volunteer plant that is a banana plant is growing on the land. (2) The owner must, within 5 days after becoming aware the plant is on the land, treat it using treatment method A, B or C. Division 5—Regrowth and weeds 19 Treating regrowth (1) If a person treats a banana plant under section 12, 15 or 16, 2 the person must treat any regrowth of the plant by spraying it with a 0.2% solution of 2,4-D. (2) If a person treats a banana plant under section 13, 14 or 18, 3 the person must treat any regrowth of the plant by— (a) removing the regrowth from the soil and cutting it into pieces no more than 5 cm in diameter; or (b) spraying it with a 0.2% solution of 2,4-D. (3) The person must treat the regrowth as soon as practicable after becoming aware of it. 2 Sections 12 (Banana bacterial wilt, blood disease, bugtok disease and moko disease), 15 (Banana Panama) and 16 (Pest banana plants) 3 Sections 13 (Banana black Sigatoka), 14 (Banana bract mosaic and banana bunchy top) and 18 (Treating volunteer plants)

s 20 15 s 20 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 20 Keeping land weed-free An owner of land in a pest quarantine area who grows a banana plant on the land must keep the land within 2 m of the plant free from weeds or other plants that are— (a) more than 60 cm high; and (b) growing in numbers likely to hinder— (i) symptom expression of a pest infestation on the banana plant; or (ii) inspection of the banana plant by an inspector or other person.

16 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 1 PEST QUARANTINE AREAS section 3(1) 1 Far northern pest quarantine area The far northern pest quarantine area consists of— (a) the part of the Torres local government area north of latitude 10º41' south; and (b) the area within the following boundary— • from latitude 11º20' south, longitude 145º east to the eastern bank of the Jardine River where it intersects latitude 11º20' south • along the bank to where it intersects the mainland shore at latitude 10º55'29" south, longitude 142º12'49" east • to latitude 10º55' south, longitude 141º east • to latitude 10º41' south, longitude 141º east • to latitude 10º41' south, longitude 145º east • to latitude 11º20' south, longitude 145º east. 2 Northern buffer pest quarantine area The northern buffer pest quarantine area is the area within the following boundary— • from latitude 15º55' south where it intersects the eastern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Region to the boundary of the Cook and Douglas local government areas where it intersects the mainland shore at latitude 15º55'25" south • then along the southern boundary of the Cook local government area through latitude 16º south to where the boundary next intersects latitude 16º south • to latitude 16º south, longitude 141º east

17 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) • to latitude 10º55' south, longitude 141º east • to the eastern bank of the Jardine River where it intersects the mainland shore at latitude 10º55'29" south, longitude 142º12'49" east • along the bank to latitude 11º20' south • to latitude 11º20' south, longitude 145º east • then along the eastern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Region to where it intersects latitude 15º55' south. 3 Northern pest quarantine area The northern pest quarantine area is the area within the following boundary— • from latitude 22º south where it intersects the eastern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Region to the eastern bank of the Isaac River where it intersects latitude 22º south • along the bank through longitude 148º east to where the bank next intersects longitude 148º east • along longitude 148º east to the top of the Denham Range • then north-easterly along the top of the Denham Range to where it intersects the top of the Leichardt Range at latitude 21º23'21" south, longitude 148º19'23" east • then north-westerly along the top of the Leichardt Range to where it intersects the northern bank of the Burdekin River • along the bank through longitude 145º east to where the bank next intersects longitude 145º east • along longitude 145º east to where it first intersects the boundary of the Douglas local government area • along the boundary of the Douglas local government area to the mainland shore at latitude 15º55'25" south • to latitude 15º55' south where it intersects the eastern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Region

18 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 1 (continued) • then along the eastern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Region to where it intersects latitude 22º south. 4 Southern buffer pest quarantine area The southern buffer pest quarantine area consists of— (a) the Banana, Calliope, Duaringa, Eidsvold, Fitzroy, Gladstone, Livingstone, Monto, Mt Morgan and Rockhampton local government areas; and (b) the part of the Broadsound local government area south of latitude 22º south. 5 Special pest quarantine area The special pest quarantine area consists of the Biggenden, Bundaberg, Burnett, Cooloola, Hervey Bay, Isis, Kolan, Maryborough, Miriam Vale, Perry, Tiaro and Woocoo local government areas. 6 Southern pest quarantine area The southern pest quarantine area consists of— (a) the Beaudesert, Boonah, Brisbane, Caboolture, Caloundra, Crows Nest, Esk, Gatton, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Kilcoy, Laidley, Logan, Maroochy, Noosa, Pine Rivers, Redcliffe and Redland local government areas; and (b) the area of the City of Brisbane.

19 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 2 NOTIFIABLE PESTS PART 1—MICRO–ORGANISMS Bacteria section 5 Common name banana bacterial wilt banana blood disease banana bugtok disease banana moko disease Scientific name Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi et al Ralstonia spp. Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi et al Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi et al Common name banana black Sigatoka banana Panama Fungi Scientific name Mycosphaerella fijiensis Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense

20 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 2 (continued) Viruses Symptoms banana bract mosaic banana bunchy top Cause of symptoms banana bract mosaic virus banana bunchy top virus PART 2—PLANTS A plant of the genera Musa or Ensete other than— (a) a plant that produces edible fruit; or (b) indigenous plant that is not a volunteer plant.

21 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 3 CULTIVARS FOR RESIDENTIAL PLANTATIONS section 10(2) PART 1—FAR NORTHERN, NORTHERN BUFFER, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BUFFER PEST QUARANTINE AREAS Blue Java Bluggoe Ducasse FHIA 01 (Goldfinger) FHIA 02 Goly Goly Pot Pot Kluai Namwa Khom (Dwarf Ducasse) Pisang Ceylan (Mysore type) Sh 3436 Simoi Tu–8 War War Yangambi Km5 PART 2—SPECIAL AND SOUTHERN PEST QUARANTINE AREAS Blue Java Bluggoe Ducasse

22 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 3 (continued) FHIA 01 (Goldfinger) Kluai Namwa Khom Lady Finger Pisang Ceylan (Mysore type)

23 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 4 TREATMENT METHODS section 11 1 Treatment method A • remove the plant, including the corm, suckers and pseudostem from the soil • cut each pseudostem into pieces no more than 60 cm long and split each piece lengthwise • cut the corm into pieces no more than 5 cm in diameter. 2 Treatment method B • remove the fruit from the plant or spray the fruit with a permanent marker dye to make it unsuitable for human or animal consumption • inject each pseudostem at a height of 30 cm above the ground with 15 ml of a 1% solution of 2,4-D. 3 Treatment method C • remove the fruit from the plant or spray the fruit with a permanent marker dye to make it unsuitable for human or animal consumption • inject each pseudostem at a height of 30 cm above the ground with 15 ml of a 3.6% solution of glyphosate. 4 Treatment method D • remove the plant, including the corm, suckers and pseudostem from the soil • cut the pseudostem and leaf tissue, other than leaf tissue that is dead or not green in colour, into pieces no more than 60 cm long

24 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 4 (continued) • cut the corm, suckers and butt of each pseudostem into pieces no more than 5 cm in diameter • leave the pseudostem and leaf tissue pieces to rot on the surface of the soil or bury them under at least 60 cm of soil • leave the pieces of the corm, suckers and butt of each pseudostem to rot on the surface of the soil or bury them under at least 1 m of soil.

25 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 5 BANANA BLACK SIGATOKA RESISTANT CULTIVARS section 13(4) Blue Java Bluggoe Ducasse FHIA 01 (Goldfinger) FHIA 02 FHIA 25 Kluai Namwa Khom (Dwarf Ducasse) Pisang Ceylan (Mysore type) SH 3436 Simoi Tu–8 Yangambi Km5

26 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 6 DICTIONARY section 2 “banana plant” — (a) generally, means a plant of the genera Musa or Ensete ; and (b) for part 4, see also section 6. “far northern pest quarantine area” see schedule 1, section 1. “Great Barrier Reef Region” means the Great Barrier Reef Region under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cwlth). “ground cover vegetation” means any low spreading plant that covers the soil and retards movement of soil. “local government area” means a part of the State established as a local government area under the Local Government Act 1993 . “northern buffer pest quarantine area” see schedule 1, section 2. “northern pest quarantine area” see schedule 1, section 3. “notifiable pest” see section 5. “pest banana plant” means a plant of the genera Musa or Ensete other than— (a) a plant that produces edible fruit; or (b) an indigenous plant that is not a volunteer plant. “pest quarantine area” means a pest quarantine area mentioned in schedule 1. “restricted area” see section 10A. “southern buffer pest quarantine area” see schedule 1, section 4. “southern pest quarantine area” see schedule 1, section 6. “special pest quarantine area” see schedule 1, section 5. “treatment method A” see schedule 4, item 1.

27 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 6 (continued) “treatment method B” see schedule 4, item 2. “treatment method C” see schedule 4, item 3. “treatment method D” see schedule 4, item 4.

28 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 ATTACHMENT section 3(2) and (3) Map 1—Far northern and northern buffer pest quarantine areas Map 2—Northern pest quarantine area Map 3—Southern buffer and special pest quarantine areas Map 4—Southern pest quarantine area

29 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 ATTACHMENT (continued) Map 1

30 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 ATTACHMENT (continued) Map 2

31 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 ATTACHMENT (continued) Map 3

32 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 ATTACHMENT (continued) Map 4

33 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 September 2002. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present Key prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previous = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 1992 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

34 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. 1 1A Amendments included none to SL No. 228 of 2000 Reprint date 14 January 2000 4 September 2000 5 List of legislation Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SL No. 310 made by the Governor in Council on 2 December 1999 notfd gaz 3 December 1999 pp 1348–50 commenced on date of notification rep 1 September 2002 (2002 SL No. 205 s 132(1)) amending legislation— Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 SL No. 228 notfd gaz 1 September 2000 pp 58–60 commenced on date of notification 6 List of annotations PART 4—GENERAL PEST CONTROL MEASURES Division 3—Movement of banana plants, soil, appliances and other things div hdg sub 2000 SL No. 228 s 3 Restriction on moving soil, appliances and other things s 9 sub 2000 SL No. 228 s 4 PART 4A—PEST CONTROL MEASURES FOR MOVEMENT OF FRUIT pt 4 (s 10A) ins 2000 SL No. 228 s 5 PART 6—AMENDMENT AND REPEAL PROVISIONS pt 6 (ss 21–23) exp 4 December 1999 SCHEDULE 6—DICTIONARY def “restricted area” ins 2000 SL No. 228 s 6

35 Plant Protection (Banana Pest Quarantine) Regulation 1999 SCHEDULE 7—AMENDMENTS om R1 (see RA s 40) © State of Queensland 2002