Noxious weed declarations
Primefact Number: 252 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed:
In New South Wales (NSW), the term ‘noxious weed’ is used to describe plants that have been declared as noxious weeds under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (the Act).
The Act and the declaration of noxious weeds is the Government’s response to the need to protect the economy, the environment and the community from the negative effects of serious weeds.
The Act provides the means by which the spread and establishment of serious weeds can be prevented.
When a plant is declared a noxious weed, land owners/occupiers have a legal responsibility to control that plant on their land.
The sale and movement of noxious weeds may also be restricted to prevent their spread.
This Primefact covers the following topics:
- Bearing the cost of weeds
- Why aren’t all weeds noxious?
- Control classes of noxious weeds
- Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee
- What weeds are declared?
- Further reading
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