Tomato potato psyllid (TPP)
17 March 2026
What’s new
From 1 April 2026, Agriculture Victoria is changing the way that it processes applications for accreditations relating to tomato potato psyllid (TPP). From this date, the regional Agriculture Victoria plant biosecurity team will take over:
- new applications for accreditation for TPP arrangements
- sending out accreditation procedures
- sending out plant health assurance certificate (PHAC) books.
Apply or request procedures (from 1 April 2026)
Email your regional plant biosecurity team to request an application for accreditation, procedures, PHAC books, plant health certificates (PHCs) or advice about certification and entry conditions.
Email addresses
- Northern Region: plant.quarantine@agriculture.vic.gov.au
- South East Region: plant.standards@agriculture.vic.gov.au
- South West Region: plant.southwest@agriculture.vic.gov.au
For other market access questions email market.access@agriculture.vic.gov.au
Current TPP situation
TPP is established in Victoria and Western Australia. Other states and territories have importation requirements to reduce the risk of TPP spreading into their jurisdictions.
These importation requirements apply to TPP host and carrier plants and plant products.
Agriculture Victoria offers arrangements that let accredited businesses self-certify consignments to meet interstate quarantine requirements for TPP.
This can help you move plants and plant products sooner while still meeting import requirements.
Certification options (PHC or PHAC)
Interstate import requirements differ for TPP host and carrier material across jurisdictions.
Where an import condition requires plants or plant products to be inspected or treated prior to being sent interstate, it will also include a requirement to provide proof that the inspection or treatment has been done (‘certification’). This proof can be in the form of either of the following:
- A plant health certificate (PHC) issued by an Agriculture Victoria plant biosecurity inspector
- A plant health assurance certificate (PHAC) issued by a business that is accredited for the relevant plant biosecurity procedure
However, in some cases, an import condition may specify that a consignment may only be certified via PHC. Some jurisdictions also use a different term to describe PHCs and PHACs, such as ‘biosecurity certificate’.
You are responsible for meeting all import requirements, including certification, when you send plants or plant products interstate. You can check the current import conditions for TPP in each state via the links on our website .
Who to contact (destination state or territory)
Please check the destination jurisdiction’s published import conditions first and only use the contact emails listed below if you need clarification or written confirmation.
You can check each jurisdiction’s published import conditions for TPP via the links on our website .
These contact details are provided to help you confirm the current import conditions and certification requirements with the destination jurisdiction, as requirements can change, are sometimes complex, and will vary depending on the type of plant or plant product being consigned.
- South Australia – pirsa.planthealthmarketaccess@sa.gov.au
- Tasmania – biosecurity.marketaccess@nre.tas.gov.au
- Northern Territory – Plantbiosecurity@nt.gov.au
- New South Wales – quarantine@dpird.nsw.gov.au
- Queensland – info@daf.qld.gov.au
Prior notification
You must send prior notification of a PHC or PHAC for consignments going to:
- Northern Territory (Plantbiosecurity@nt.gov.au)
- Tasmania (biosecurity.marketaccess@nre.tas.gov.au)
Prior notification is not required for other jurisdictions. Nonetheless, in all cases, the PHC or PHAC must travel with the consignment.
More information
For details about accreditation, visit Tomato potato psyllid information for businesses.