Northern Territory Numbered Acts

WEEDS MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 7 OF 2022) - SECT 9C

    (1)     An owner or occupier of land has a duty to:

    (a)     take all reasonable measures to prevent the spread of a potential weed on the land; and

    (b)     take all reasonable measures to prevent a potential weed on the land spreading to other land.

    (2)     If an owner or occupier of land destroys or disposes of a potential weed, the owner or occupier has a duty to destroy or dispose of the potential weed on the land or at a designated weed disposal area.

Note for section 9C

If there is a potential weed present on land, the owner or occupier of the land must comply with any weed management plan for the potential weed (see section 9(1)(a)).