General duties of owner or occupier of land for potential weeds
9C General duties of owner or occupier of land for potential weeds
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)).
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