Part 3Importation of risk goods
Import health standards
22Meaning of import health standard
An import health standard specifies requirements to be met for the effective management of risks associated with importing risk goods, including risks arising because importing the goods involves or might involve an incidentally imported new organism.
An import health standard must include requirements that apply before 1 or more of the following actions may be taken:
- the risk goods are imported:
- the risk goods are moved from a biosecurity control area:
- the risk goods are moved from a transitional facility:
- the risk goods are given a biosecurity clearance.
An import health standard may also include post-clearance requirements.
An import health standard must do the following:
- specify the class or description of goods to which it applies; and
- specify that it applies to goods of a class or description imported from—
- a country or countries specified; or
- countries of a class or description specified; or
- a location or locations specified; or
- all countries.
- a country or countries specified; or
An import health standard may specify requirements in any appropriate manner, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following:
- measures to be applied to the goods before or after importation into New Zealand:
- evidence or information to be provided about the measures or the goods:
- a statement of the outcome to be achieved and the criteria to determine whether the outcome has been achieved.
An import health standard may specify—
- information that the importer of goods to which the standard applies must provide to the Director-General:
- the period before the goods' arrival in New Zealand by which the importer must provide the information:
- the form and manner in which the importer must provide the information.
Post-clearance requirements in an import health standard may also specify the following:
- the class or description of persons to whom the requirements apply:
- the use to which the goods must be put:
- the restrictions or conditions on the use of the goods:
- the duration of the requirements:
- any other matters reasonably necessary for the effective implementation of the requirements.
Notes
- Section 22: replaced, on , by section 20 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).