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Plant Diseases Act 1924 No. 38

An Act to make further provision to prevent the introduction into New South Wales of diseases and pests affecting plants or fruit; to provide for the eradication of such diseases and pests, and to prevent the spread thereof; to make certain provisions with regard to the sale and grading of fruit and vegetables; to make certain provisions as to cotton plants; to repeal the Vine and Vegetation Diseases and Fruit Pests Act 1912; to amend the Fruit Cases Act 1912 and certain other Acts; and for purposes connected therewith.

Act

Plant Diseases Act 1924 No. 38

Regulations

List of Regulations for this Act

Delegations

Notifications

Notification N14R 19.3 KB
Revocation of Notification N14.
Notification N15 91.8 KB
Declares the Counties of Cumberland and Northumberland to be a quarantine area on account of the pest, citrus red mite.
Revocation of Notification - Myrtle Rust 13.7 KB

Orders under Section 5A

Order OR101 33.6 KB
For the purpose of minimising the risk of the disease Orange Stem Pitting strain of Tristeza virus.
Order OR102 122.0 KB
Treatment and eradication of banana diseases and pests within the NSW Banana Protected Area.
Director's Approval OR102/09/01
Director's Approval OR102/09/02
Order OR112 30.1 KB
For treating the pest Queensland fruit fly and preventing its spread, and for the purpose of eradicating or lessening the risk of Queensland fruit fly being harboured in the Riverina.

Orders under Section 13A

Order OR113 19.6 KB
Order authorising an inspector to enter all land or premises described to carry out survey work to control the pests Australian plague locust, Spur-throated locust and Migratory locust.
Order OR114 26.0 KB
The work authorised by this Order is necessary in order to avoid an adverse effect on trade in fruit (Order 2011 No. 2).

Orders & Proclamations under Section 3

O-385R Fruit Fly Outbreak Revocation Order 2011 71.4 KB
O-390R Fruit Fly Outbreak Revocation Order 2012 74.6 KB
Proclamation P135R 27.7 KB
Proclamation to revoke P135, P142, P145 and P161 that regulated the importation, introduction or bringing into specified parts of New South Wales of certain fruit on account of outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
Proclamation P141R 131.8 KB
Proclamation to revoke P141 that prohibited the importation, introduction or bringing into New South Wales of any brassica planting material originating from Victoria if that material was likely to introduce the disease white blister of brassica (Albugo candida (Pers.) Kuntze).
Proclamation P146R 30.6 KB
Proclamation to revoke P146 that regulated the importation, introduction or bringing into specified parts of New South Wales of certain fruit on account of an outbreak of Queensland fruit fly.
Proclamation P152R 114.7 KB
Proclamation to revoke P152 that prohibited the importation, introduction or bringing into New South Wales of any host plants or other things likely to introduce the pest Currant-lettuce Aphid [Nasonovia ribisnigri (Mosley)].
Proclamation P155R 19.1 KB
Proclamation to revoke Proclamation P155 which regulated the importation into NSW of plants, parts of plants including fruit of plants of the family Rutaceae, certain agricultural equipment and other things from Queensland that are likely to introduce the disease Citrus Canker and Orange Stem Pitting strain of Tristeza virus.
Proclamation P164R 46.9 KB
Proclamation to revoke P138, P139, P140, P149 and P150 that regulated the importation, introduction and bringing into specified parts of New South Wales of certain fruit, which had originated from or moved through other specified parts of New South Wales, on account of outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
Proclamation P171R 26.7 KB
Proclamation to revoke P148 and P159 that regulated the importation, introduction or bringing into specified parts of New South Wales of certain fruit on account of outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
Proclamation P192R 16.9 KB
Proclamation to revoke P175, P179, P180 and P182 that regulated the importation, introduction and bringing into specified parts of New South Wales of certain fruit, which had originated from or moved through other specified parts of New South Wales, on account of outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
Proclamation P208R 19.1 KB
Proclamation to revoke Proclamations P131, P181, P185, P186, P189 and P190 that regulated the importation, introduction and bringing into specified parts of NSW of certain fruit which had originated from or moved through other specified parts of NSW on account of outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
Proclamation P209R 25.9 KB
Proclamation to revoke P166, P187, P188, P193, P194, P195, P196, P200, P201 and P206 that regulated the importation, introduction and bringing into specified parts of NSW of certain fruit, which had originated from or moved through other specified parts of NSW, on account of outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly.
Proclamation P210R 18.8 KB
Proclamation to revoke P177 that regulated the importation, introduction and bringing into part of NSW, of certain things on account of the disease sugarcane smut.
Proclamation P217R 16.4 KB
Proclamation to revoke P217 that made the disease Myrtle Rust a notifiable disease for the purposes of the Plant Diseases Act 1924.
Proclamation P59R 185.1 KB
Proclamation to revoke P59 that declared the fruit fly (bactrocera philippinensis) to be a pest for the purposes of the Plant Diseases Act 1924.
Proclamation P71R 185.5 KB
Proclamation to revoke P71 that prohibited the importation, introduction or bringing into New South Wales of certain fruit originating from, or having moved through, a specified part of the Northern Territory on account of the fruit fly (bactrocera philippinensis).
Revocation of Proclamations P209 and P211 15.5 KB

Orders & Proclamations under Section 4

Order O-371 51.9 KB
This Order is the Plant Diseases (European House Borer) Order 2012.
Order O-408 153.2 KB
This Order is the Plant Diseases (NSW Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone and Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area) Order 2012.
Order O-409 32.8 KB
This Order is the Plant Diseases (Fruit Fly Outbreaks Amendment) Order 2012.
Plant diseases (fruit fly outbreak) Orders

Orders regulating the importation, introduction or bringing of host fruit into specified portions of New South Wales.
Plant Diseases (NSW Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone and Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area) Order 2011 189.4 KB
The importation, introduction or bringing of host fruit into specified portions of New South Wales.
Plant Diseases (Red Imported Fire Ant) Order 2012 234.6 KB
Proclamation P128 362.4 KB
Regulate the importation, introduction and bringing of seed potatoes, soil and other things into the NSW Seed Potato Protected Areas on account of the diseases powdery scab and bacterial wilt and the pest potato cyst nematode.
Proclamation P129 131.9 KB
Restricts the entry into NSW of Lupin plants and plant products etc on account of the disease Lupin anthracnose.
Proclamation P144 366.4 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation, introduction and bringing of potatoes, soil and other things into NSW on account of the pest potato cyst nematode .
Director's Approval No. P144/08/02
Director's Approval No. P144/09/01
Proclamation P168 70.2 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation, introduction and bringing into New South Wales of plants from certain States or Territories on account of the pest spiraling whitefly (Aleurodicas dispersus).
Proclamation P169 141.2 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation, introduction and bringing into New South Wales of plants from certain States or Territories on account of the disease Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus.
Director's Approval No. P169/06/01.
Proclamation P174 119.0 KB
Conditions of entry of rice plants and products, restricted machinery, and covering and goods into the NSW Rice Pest and Disease Exclusion Zone.
Director's Approval No. P174/09/01
Proclamation P176 32.1 KB
Proclamation to regulate the bringing into the State, or specified portions of the State, of certain plants, machinery and equipment on account of the pest Phylloxera
Summary of Phylloxera movement conditions
Director's Approval No. P176/09/02
Proclamation P199 30.7 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation into NSW of regulated items that are likely to introduce Orange Stem Pitting Strain of Tristeza Virus.
Proclamation P202 30.7 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation into NSW of the pest and regulated items that are likely to introduce the pest green snail (Cantareus apertus).
Director's Approval No. P202/09/01
Proclamation P203 53.7 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation, introduction or bringing into New South Wales of regulated items that are likely to introduce the disease onion smut.
Proclamation P204 48.3 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation, introduction or bringing into New South Wales of regulated items that are likely to introduce the Tropical race 4 of Panama disease.
Proclamation P207 31.2 KB
Proclamation to regulate the importation into NSW of the pest and regulated items that are likely to introduce the pest Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata).
Director's Approval No. P207/09/01

Permits under Section 16A

O408-PER01 1.1 MB
Permit authorising the movement of permissions into NSW Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone.
P184-PER01 43.3 KB
Permit authorising the movement of eggplant into the NSW Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone.
P184-PER02 741.0 KB
Permit authorising the movement of host fruit from properties located within an officially recognised Queensland fruit fly Suspension Area into the NSW Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone.

Proclamations under Sections 28B and 10

Proclamation P117 31.5 KB
Proclamation to Declare Red Imported Fire Ant to be a Pest for the Purposes of the Act.
Proclamation P172 31.7 KB
Proclamation to declare pests and to proclaim certain diseases and pests as notifiable for the purposes of the Plant Diseases Act 1924.
Proclamation P64 195.6 KB
Declares banana aphid to be a pest for the purposes of the Act.
Proclamation P80 140.4 KB
Declares Queensland fruit fly to be a pest for the purposes of the Act.

Revocations

Revocations

Approvals and Conditions of Entry

Director's Approval No. P174/09/01 42.7 KB
Conditions of entry of rice plants and products, restricted machinery, and covering and goods into the NSW Rice Pest and Disease Exclusion Zone.
Director's Approval No. P202/09/01 57.3 KB
Conditions of movement to prevent the introduction of green snail (Cantareus apertus) into New South Wales.
Director's Approval No. P207/09/01 50.9 KB
Conditions of movement of host fruit to prevent the introduction of Mediterranean fruit fly into New South Wales.
Director's Approval OR102/09/01 29.2 KB
Treatment and eradication of banana diseases and pests within the NSW banana protected area in accordance with Order OR102.
Director's Approval OR102/09/02 23.6 KB
Treatment and eradication of banana diseases and pests within the NSW banana protected area in accordance with Order OR102.
Director�s Approval No. P144/09/01 51.3 KB
Conditions of movement for plants and plant products other than potatoes (nursery stock) on account of the pest potato cyst nematode.
Director�s Approval No. P169/06/01 21.8 KB
Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus treatment and inspection conditions of entry into New South Wales.
Director�s Approval No. P176/09/02 131.2 KB
Conditions of movement into New South Wales or into a specified portion of New South Wales on account of the pest Phylloxera.
Executive Director's Approval No. P144/07/01 32.6 KB
Conditions of movement of ware potatoes from Victoria into New South Wales on account of the pest Potato Cyst Nematode.
P184-PER01 43.3 KB
Permit authorising the movement of eggplant into the NSW Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone.