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Post Entry Import Requirements for Quarantine Materials
Dated 21 June 2006
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Work must be limited to in-vitro laboratory studies or in-vivo use in laboratory animals which are contained under laboratory or animal house conditions (or equivalent): guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rabbits, rats, rodents or micro-organisms only, unless approved by AQIS for specific in-vivo use in non-laboratory animals.
Work in all other animals and plants is not permitted.
For in vivo use in non-laboratory animals (e.g. chickens, sheep, cattle etc.) a separate in vivo application must be lodged with and approved by AQIS. This also applies if the product is to be used in vaccine or therapeutic manufacture.
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It is the end user’s responsibility to ensure that all laboratory products are used in accordance with the current AS/NZS 2243 Safety in Laboratory standards.
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On completion of work, all materials and derivatives thereof must be disposed of by incineration, deep burial or other AQIS approved method.
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