Weeds Management Act 2001

(1) Before approving a weed management plan, the Minister must give public notice of the proposed weed management plan.

(1A) The Minister may determine the manner in which the public notice under subsection (1) is to be given.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) is to specify the place where copies of the proposed plan may be inspected and a period, not less than 4 weeks, during which comment on the proposed weed management plan may be sent to the Minister.

(a) must consider any comments received during the period specified in the notice; and

(b) after considering the comments, may approve the proposed weed management plan with or without amendment.

(4) A weed management plan remains in force for a period, not longer than 10 years, as specified by the Minister.

(5) A weed management plan is to be published in a form approved by the Minister.