Earth materials

Certain earth materials that have been present in the QLD or NSW fire ant infested area or the Murwillumbah or Wardell movement control areas, must not be moved into NSW unless the following requirements have been met under the Biosecurity Emergency Order and the Group Biosecurity Permit.

Quick reference guide

Read the sections below for specific carrier requirements.

Carrier	Premises Check	Premises Treat	Carrier Treat	Preventative Conditions	PHC*	PHAC*	BioSecure HACCP*	RoM
Sand, rocks, stones, recycled concrete aggregate (all <20 mm diameter), coal fines and chitters from FAIA
Sand, rocks, stones, recycled concrete aggregate (all <20 mm diameter), coal fines and chitters from MCA
Rocks, stones, recycled concrete aggregate (all >20 mm diameter) from FAIA
Rocks, stones, recycled concrete aggregate (all >20 mm diameter) from MCA

FAIA - Fire ant infested areas | MCA - Movement control areas | * Only ONE biosecurity certificate is required.

Carrier requirements:

Sand, rocks and stones (under 20 mm diameter), recycled concrete aggregate (under 20 mm diameter), coal fines and chitters

This includes sand, rocks and stones (including gravel, decomposed granite and coal stones), by-products of the processing of coal including tailings, and aggregate made from recycled concrete.

To move this carrier into NSW from the QLD or NSW fire ant infested area or the Murwillumbah or Wardell movement control areas, you must consider the following:

To move sand, rocks, stones, recycled concrete aggregate, coal fines and chitters from the QLD or NSW fire ant infested areas you must:	To move sand, rocks, stones, recycled concrete aggregate, coal fines and chitters from the Murwillumbah or Wardell movement control areas you must:
Check the premises every 12 weeks and keep records (Clause 14). Treat the premises if fire ants have been found within 12 months and keep records (Clause 15). Treat the material by either: Vigorously disturb it by crushing, cutting, hammering, chipping, shredding, screening, mechanised turning (by a machine that creates disturbance, including by rotary hoe, trommel or windrow turner) OR washing. Move or turn the sand, rocks, stones, recycled concrete aggregate, coal fines and chitters at least once every 21 days while in a fire ant infested area. Place it in preventative conditions immediately after treatment until it arrives in NSW. Obtain a Plant Health Certificate, OR Issue a Plant Health Assurance Certificate Make a Record of Movement (RoM) declaration (Clause 12).	Treat it either by: agitating it by spreading it on a hard surface by hand or machine until the layer is no more than 15 cm deep and then forming it into a pile (the process of loading it onto a truck or trailer does not meet the requirement to be agitated); OR heat it to a minimum temperature of 65.5° Celsius; OR vigorously disturb it by crushing, cutting, hammering, chipping, shredding, screening (by passing all the fire ant carrier through a screen bucket, grate or other sieve), mechanised turning (by a machine that creates disturbance, including by rotary hoe, trommel or windrow turner) OR washing. Place it in preventative conditions immediately after treatment until it arrives at its destination. Make a Record of Movement (RoM) declaration if you are acting on behalf of a business, organisation or council.
See the Order (Clause 32)	See the Order (Clause 12, 32) and the Group Biosecurity Emergency Permit (Conditions 1, 11)

Rocks and stones (over 20 mm diameter) and recycled concrete aggregate (over 20 mm diameter)

New definition

This includes rocks and stones (including gravel, decomposed granite and coal stones), and aggregate made from recycled concrete with a diameter greater than 20mm.

To move this carrier into NSW from the QLD or NSW fire ant infested area or the Murwillumbah or Wardell movement control areas, you must consider the following:

To move Rocks and stones (over 20 mm diameter) and recycled concrete aggregate (over 20 mm diameter) from the QLD or NSW (Cobaki/Piggabeen) fire ant infested areas you must:	To move Rocks and stones (over 20 mm diameter) and recycled concrete aggregate (over 20 mm diameter) from the Murwillumbah or Wardell movement control areas you must:
Treat the materials ensuring they is clean, so they are free of soil.	Treat the materials ensuring they is clean, so they are free of soil.
See the Order (Clause 33)	See the Order (Clause 33)