Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision South Australia Document type Legislation Date 1992 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the protection of fruit and plants from disease; to repeal the Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1968, the Fruit and Vegetables (Prevention of Injury) Act 1927, the Fruit Fly Act 1947 and the Sale of Fruit Act 1915; to make consequential amendments to the Phylloxera Act 1936; and for other purposes. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant protection Fruits/edible nuts Pests/diseases Quarantine Crops/grasses Inspection Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides for the protection of plants from disease. The Act defines the powers and duties of inspections (Part 2) and regulates disease control, in particular by providing for reporting requirements, control, preventive actions, quarantine areas and compensation for damages suffered in consequence of the application of the Act. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implemented by Fruit and Plant Protection Regulations 1996. Legislation | Australia | 1996 Keyword: Plant production, Offences/penalties, Fruits/edible nuts Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Plant Health Act 2009. Legislation | Australia | 2009 (2017) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant production, Plant protection, Fruits/edible nuts, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Crops/grasses, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX