Alternative Requirements for Intra-State Movement of Potential Carriers of Declared Pests

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Pursuant to section 44 of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (the Act) the A/Director General Agriculture and Food of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has approved requirements for the intra-state movement of certain potential carriers of declared pests. These requirements take effect as an alternative to the requirements currently imposed under regulation 20 and 21 of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013. The requirements will remain in place until 31 January 2018, by which time they will be made permanent by amendment of the regulations. Failure to comply with the requirements constitutes an offence under the Act and penalties apply. Of particular importance are the requirements relating to the movement of banana containers to Kununurra and Carnarvon. These have been introduced to combat the threat of introduction of Panama Disease, a devastating disease of bananas recently found in Queensland.