Australia, Sept. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Aug. 8:
1. In 2015, in the context of the International Plant Protection Convention, the Queensland Court of Appeal said:
"The Commonwealth legislative regime as to export inspection and certification was aimed at maintaining Australia's highly favourable plant health status and wide access to overseas markets. Australia was a signatory to the IPPC [International Plant Protection Convention] with the purpose of protecting plants internationally by preventing the introduction and spread of pests. [...] The applicant's actions risked compromising the integrity of Australia's export inspection and certification system and exposed Austra...