For commercial treatment and certification of susceptible fruit:
Map of 15km suspension zone

More information about the Daw Park outbreak...  

Draft Plant Health Bill
Proposals to update and replace the current Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992  to minimise the potential for declared plant pests and diseases to be introduced. Read more about the draft Bill...

Languages Other Than English
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Legislation & Standards

The Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992 provides for the protection of fruit and plants in South Australia from pest and disease.

Plant Health Inspectors are employed by PIRSA to help protect our plant industries. They have a wide range of powers to enforce the rules and regulations made under the Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992.

The Fruit and Plant Protection Regulations 1996 provide a scale of expiation fees for offences under the Act.

Draft Plant Health Bill 2008

The draft Bill proposes changes to the existing Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992. Proposed changes include:

  • enhanced reporting requirements for quarantinable plant pests and disease
  • increased penalties to deter plant security breaches
  • provision of a more flexible and cost-effective import verification system for importers of plants and plant produce
  • regulation of wholesale labelling requirements for packaging to provide improved traceability in the event of an outbreak of a declared plant pest or disease
  • streamlined management of locusts within the State.

More information about the proposed changes

Plant Quarantine Standard

Under the Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992 fruit, vegetables, plants, plant products, machinery, equipment and certain related items may:

  • be prohibited entry into South Australia
  • have specific conditions under which they can enter the state
  • be subject to prescribed measures to eradicate or control plant pests.

The Plant Quarantine Standard has been established under the Act to identify the relevant conditions of entry for a particular fruit, vegetable, plant, plant products, machinery or equipment used by a plant industry. This copy is interactive.

You can also download and print the complete Plant Quarantine Standard (.PDF)

Where such requirements apply, the fruit, vegetables, plants, plant products, machinery, equipment etc must be accompanied by a Plant Health Certificate (.PDF 9KB) or Plant Health Assurance Certificate (.PDF 39 KB).  The certificate must be completed in full by a 'recognised authority' to certify that the appropriate entry requirements have been met.