Condition 51J - Tomato Potato Psyllid: Agricultural equipment and packages
The information within this Import Condition was current as of the date of printing: Wednesday, 3 July 2024.
New entry conditions or amendments may be implemented from time to time and are uploaded into the Plant Quarantine Manual.
It is recommended that you regularly check the http://www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/pqm website for the most up to date import conditions.
Any equipment or package originating from an area covered by an Area Freedom Certificate declaring that the area from which the host material originated is known to be free of tomato potato psyllid, may enter Victoria without restriction, otherwise‐
the entry of any agricultural equipment or package used in the cultivation, processing, packaging or transport of host plants is prohibited unless it has been:
- cleaned free of soil and organic matter by:
- brushing; or
- high pressure hot water heated to a temperature of at least 70°C; or
- steam; or
- enters Victoria in accordance with a permit issued by Agriculture Victoria. To apply for a permit visit the Plant biosecurity permit page
'host plant' means any plant or plant product of such plants belonging to the plant families Convolvulaceae or Solanaceae, including fruit and vegetables for consumption and cut flowers, but excluding:
- dried or processed plant products (such as chaff, dried herbs, grain, hay, mulch, seed or timber); or
- tubers (including dormant seed, ware and processing potatoes), bulbs, corms and rhizomes without attached green material (e.g. leaves, stem, etc.); or
- fresh fruit/vegetables without leaves, calyx or other attached green material
Documentation requirement: PHC, PHAC under ICA-66, Plant Health Declaration or Permit.