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85-2021: Upcoming changes in nursery stock hosts requiring emergency measures for the bacterial pathogen Xylella

3 May 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers and their customs brokers of nursery stock, including tissue cultures, budwood, cuttings and rooted plants.

What has changed?

The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) is taking further actions to manage the risk of the bacterial pathogen, Xylella in imported nursery stock.