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Importing Plants - Bringing orchids into (or back into) Tasmania

As an island state, Tasmania has always had a biosecurity advantage over the rest of the country, which in practice means lower pest, disease and weed pressures on our lifestyle, our environment and our primary industries. We are capitalising on this advantage by developing a rigorous and specifically Tasmanian biosecurity system that identifies and minimises the risk of a pest, disease or weed coming across Bass Strait.

Orchids are one of the many items upon which Tasmania has placed import restrictions that are in addition to those that apply to Australia generally. Anyone who wants to bring orchids into Tasmania needs to be aware of the legal restrictions that they will need to comply with.

Bringing Orchids into Tasmania
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This page - http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/PCOX-7AX8G8?open - was last published on 13 August 2009 by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Questions concerning its content can be sent to BPI Enquiries by using the feedback form, by mail to GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001, or by telephone to 03 6233 6634.

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