Victorian Accreditations

Overview

Interstate authorities may place restrictions on the movement of plants, plant products or related materials into their state.

Entry into another jurisdiction may not occur unless the material is certified as having been treated or inspected in line with the quarantine conditions specified by that jurisdiction.

Businesses are advised to check these conditions and any additional fees or charges via the websites below:New South Wales/ACT

Accreditations

As an alternative to an Authorised Inspector issuing a Plant Health Certificate (PHC) a business may be accredited under an:

  • Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA)
  • a bilateral agreement.
This allows the business to treat and or inspect then self-certify the plant or plant materials. These arrangements allow clients to respond quickly to market demands while still meeting interstate quarantine conditions.

When a Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC) is issued by an accredited business, it is accepted as evidence of complying with the quarantine requirements for interstate and intrastate trade.

The accreditation is an agreement between a business and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA). The accredited business assumes responsibility for treating and or inspecting produce and then issuing a PHAC.

These accreditations are routinely audited by Agriculture Victoria to ensure they are working effectively.

The table below provides summary information on produce types and available market access arrangements. For more detailed information about product classifications for tomato potato psyllid (TPP),  industry is encouraged to check the TPP information page regularly as Agriculture Victoria develops new arrangements or updates those already in place. Please email biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au to request an application form and a full copy of the required procedure or procedures.

Table 1: Arrangement requirements, product/host types

The following table defines host type requirements, key elements of each procedure and the jurisdictions that accept each arrangement.

Arrangement

Arrangement requirements

Jurisdictions

ICA–04 – Fumigation with Methyl Bromide

Host type: TPP host and carrier

  1. methyl bromide fumigation

All

ICA–55 – Irradiation Treatment

Host type: TPP host and carrier

  1. Minimum absorbed dose of 400 Gy for Tomato-potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

NSW, QLD, SA, TAS

ICA–60 – Inspection of Strawberry Fruit for Tomato-Potato Psyllid

Host type: TPP carrier

  1. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; and
  2. Packed in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP.

QLD

ICA–61 – Pack-House Washing and Inspection of Tomato-Potato Psyllid Carrier Produce

Host type: TPP carrier

  1. Post-harvest wash; and
  2. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; and
  3. Packed in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP

NSW, QLD, TAS

ICA–62 – Treatment and Inspection of Carrier Nursery Stock for Tomato-Potato Psyllid

Host type: TPP carrier

  1. Pre-harvest treatment within 72 hours of dispatch; and
  2. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; and
  3. Packed in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP

NSW, SA, QLD, TAS

PS–57 – Treatment and Inspection of Nursery Stock for Tomato-Potato Psyllid

Host type: TPP host and carrier (carrier Qld only)

  1. Pre-harvest treatment; and
  2. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; and
  1. Packed   in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP

All

PS–58 – Pre-Harvest Treatment and Post-Harvest Inspection of Tomato-Potato Psyllid Host and Carrier Produce

Host type: TPP host and carrier

  1. Pre-harvest treatment; and
  2. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; and
  3. Packed in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP

NSW, NT, SA, QLD

PS–59 – Treatment or Inspection or Secure Packing of Carrier Nursery Stock of Tomato-Potato Psyllid

Host type: TPP carrier

  1. Pre-harvest treatment (NSW); OR
  2. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to consignment (NSW and SA); OR
  3. Packed in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP (NSW and SA)

NSW, SA

PS–60 – Inspection of Carrier Produce for Tomato-Potato Psyllid

Host type: TPP carrier

  1. For consignments to QLD, 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; or
  2. For consignments to Tasmania, 2% or 600-unit, whichever is greater, inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; and
  3. Packed in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP

QLD, TAS

PS–61 – Pack-house Washing and Inspection of Tomato-Potato Psyllid Host Produce

Host type: TPP host

  1. Washed
  2. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of TPP; and
  3. Packed in secure conditions that prevent infestation with TPP

NSW, QLD, SA

PS-62 - Inspection of Tomato-Potato Psyllid Host Tubers, Carrier Produce and Dormant Nursery Stock for Freedom of Green material

Host type: TPP host and carrier

  1. Free of leaves and green material; and
  2. 2% or 600-unit inspection prior to dispatch and found to be free of green material

QLD

PS–66 Pest Free Production Site for Tomato Potato Psyllid

Host type: TPP host and carrier

  1. Management and monitoring of products grown under protected cropping systems; and
  2. Inspection, secure packaging, dispatch, certification
  3. Includes operational activities such as surveillance, scouting, trap installation, monitoring, phytosanitary measures, record-keeping, compliance audits

SA, QLD

Page last updated: 16 Jan 2026