Quarantine within Australia

Quarantine has never been more important to the Australian sugarcane industry. Fiji leaf gall, leaf scald and mosaic disease are three potentially devastating diseases that  are present in Australia but are under active control.  Quarantine between sugarcane districts in Australia has helped the industry restrict the spread of these serious diseases. While Fiji leaf gall caused massive losses in the Bundaberg district in the 1970s, it has never been found north of Proserpine, and this is because of strict internal quarantine regulations. 

Queensland's Plant Protection Act 1989 and Plant Protection Regulations 2002 provide legislative powers that control movement of sugarcane and sugarcane machinery between Queensland's pest quarantine areas, and to control pests and diseases within pest quarantine areas. 

                                

 

For more information please contact please email info@bses.com.au.