Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

WEEDS MANAGEMENT ACT 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Purpose  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Act binds Crown  
   5A.     Application of Criminal Code  
   6.      Delegation  

   PART 2--DECLARED AND POTENTIAL WEEDS

   7.      Declared weeds and potential weeds  
   8.      Designated weed disposal areas  

   PART 3--MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS

           Division 1--General duties

   9.      General duties for potential weeds  
   9A.     Offence to fail to comply with duty in respect of transport of potential weeds  
   9B.     Offence to fail to comply with duty in respect of equipment containing potential weeds  
   9C.     General duties of owner or occupier of land for potential weeds  
   9D.     Offence to fail to comply with duty in respect of potential weeds on land  
   9E.     General duties for declared weeds  
   9F.     Offence to fail to comply with duty in respect of use of declared weeds  
   9G.     Offence to fail to comply with duty in respect of transport of declared weeds  
   9H.     Offence to spread declared weeds by animals or vehicles  
   9J.     Offence to supply product containing declared weeds  
   9K.     General duties of owner or occupier of land for declared weeds  
   9L.     Offence to fail to comply with duty in respect of declared weeds on land  

           Division 2--Weed management plans

   10.     Weed management plans  
   11.     Approval of weed management plans  
   12.     Review of weed management plans  
   13.     Revocation or amendment of weed management plans  

           Division 3--Enforcement

   14.     Contravention of weed management plan  
   14A.    Remedial weed management plan  
   14B.    Offences related to weed management plans and remedial weed management plans  

           Division 4--Emergency weed management plans

   15.     Emergency weed management plans  
   15A.    Offences related to emergency weed management plans  

           Division 5--Weed control notice

   15B.    Weed control notice  
   15C.    Offence to contravene weed control notice  

           Division 6--Weed management works

   15D.    Power to carry out works  
   15E.    Engaging persons to carry out works  
   15F.    Cost of weed management works  

   PART 4--WEED ADVISORY COMMITTEES

   16.     Weed advisory committees  
   17.     Functions of weed advisory committees  
   18.     Meetings of weed advisory committees  
   19.     Disclosure of interest  
   20.     Offence for weed advisory committee member to disclose certain information  

   PART 5--QUARANTINE AND CLEANING AREAS

   21.     Quarantine areas  
   21A.    Restrictions attached to land in quarantine areas  
   21B.    Offence related to quarantine areas  
   22.     Access permit  
   22A.    Offence related to access permits  
   23.     Cleaning areas  
   23A.    Restrictions attached to land in cleaning areas  
   23B.    Offence to contravene cleaning area rules  

   PART 6--WEED MANAGEMENT OFFICERS AND AUTHORISED PERSONS

   24.     Weed management officers  
   25.     Authorised persons  
   25A.    Return of identity card  
   26.     Obstruction of officers and authorised persons  
   27.     Misleading information  
   28.     Powers of officers  
   28A.    Powers of officers to enter land  
   28B.    Reasonable assistance to be given to officers  
   28C.    Duty of officer in relation to seized thing  
   28D.    Forfeiture of seized thing  
   28E.    Offence to contravene order or requirement  

   PART 6A--PERMITS TO USE WEEDS

   28F.    Permits to use declared weed or potential weed  
   28G.    Minister may require bond for permit to use declared weed  
   28H.    Holder to carry permit  
   28J.    Variation, revocation and renewal of permit on application  
   28K.    Variation and revocation by Minister  
   28L.    Offence to contravene permit  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   29.     Notification of presence of plants or weeds  
   30.     Offence to contravene notification requirement  
   33.     Owner liable for costs incurred  
   34.     Fees  
   35.     Protection of officers and members  
   36.     Appeals to Local Court  
   37.     Service of documents  
   38.     Continuing offences  
   39.     Commencement of prosecutions  
   39A.    Time for commencing prosecution  
   39B.    Statements of fact in complaint  
   39C.    Evidentiary certificates  
   40.     Regulations  
   41.      Repeal  
   42.     Savings  

   PART 8--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR WEEDS MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022

   43.     Definition  
   44.     Continuation of declarations  
   45.     Continuation of plans  
   46.     Continuation of orders  
   47.     Offence provisions – before and after commencement  
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