Offences related to weed management plans and remedial weed management plans
14B Offences related to weed management plans and remedial weed management plans
A person commits an offence if:
the person is an owner or occupier of land; and
a weed management plan applies to the land; and
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(d) the conduct results in a contravention of the weed management plan and the person is reckless in relation to that result.
Penalty: environmental offence level 3.
A person commits an offence if:
the person is an owner or occupier of land; and
a remedial weed management plan applies to the land; and
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(d) the conduct results in a contravention of the remedial weed management plan and the person is reckless in relation to that result.
Penalty: environmental offence level 3.
(3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (b) and (2)(a) and (b).
A person commits an offence if:
the person is an owner or occupier of land; and
the person is subject to a direction under section 14(1)(a); and
the person contravenes the direction.
Penalty: environmental offence level 4.
A person commits an offence if:
the person is an owner or occupier of land; and
(b) the person is subject to a direction under section 14(1)(b); and
the person contravenes the direction.
Penalty: environmental offence level 4.
(6) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a remedial weed management plan.
Penalty: environmental offence level 4.
(7) An offence against subsection (4), (5) or (6) is an offence of strict liability.
(8) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), (2), (4), (5) or (6) if the defendant took reasonable steps and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.
Note for subsection (8)
The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (8) (see section 43BU of the Criminal Code).
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