Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) After section 43(8) of the Principal Act insert —
"(8A) A municipal council does not commit an offence under subsection (7) if, at the time the interim land management notice was served, there was a declaration under section 22A in effect in respect of the municipal district of the municipal council and a roadside weed and pest animal management plan was being prepared by the municipal council.".
(2) After section 43(9) of the Principal Act insert —
"(10) The Secretary must not serve an interim land management notice on a municipal council if—
(a) the interim land management notice contains requirements to eradicate or prevent the spread of regionally prohibited weeds, regionally controlled weeds or established pest animals on the roadside of any municipal road in the municipal district of the municipal council; and
(b) there is an approved roadside weed and pest animal management plan operating in respect of the municipal district.".