2015-01-12 General Committee Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 7 Pest Management Plan 2015-2019

    A number of pest management guidelines for declared pests and pest animal species
    strategies have been developed to establish a collaborative approach to the management of
    these pests.

    The Biosecurity Act 2014 was enacted by Queensland Parliament in March 2014. It is
    planned to commence in 2016 when the regulations are finalised. Under the new act, local
    governments are required to have a biosecurity plan for invasive biosecurity matter. The
    biosecurity plan will be developed after the expiration of the Noosa Council Pest
    Management Plan in 2019.


    6. Declared Pests
    Some animal and plant species have been declared as pest species under the Land
    Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 and are categorised into Class 1,
    2, and 3 species.

   Class 1 Pests: Not commonly present or established in Queensland and has the potential to
    cause impacts to whole or part of the State. Introduction, keeping, releasing and supplying
    (including supplying things containing reproductive material of this pest) is not possible
    without a permit, for special purposes, issued by Biosecurity Queensland. Landholders must
    take reasonable steps to keep land free of Class 1 pests.

   Class 2 Pests: Taking for commercial use, introduction, keeping, releasing and supplying
    (including supplying things containing reproductive material of this pest) is prohibited without
    a permit issued by Biosecurity Queensland. Landholders are required to control declared
    pests on their properties.
   Class 3 Pests: Supply or sale is prohibited. A landowner may be given a pest control notice
    if this pest is or could impact an environmentally significant area.

    In addition Council may identify other species of pests that are locally significant, but not
    declared under the Act.

    A listing of declared and other pest species is provided Section 15.


    7. Pest Management Planning
           7.1.The pest management planning framework
    The Land Protection Act charges all Queensland councils with the development of a pest
    management plan for their local government area, the purpose of which is to bring together
    all sectors of the community to provide for the integrated management of pest plants and
    animals. It establishes a framework for pest management planning and requires that the
    local government area pest management plan be consistent with the principles of pest
    management, the state government pest management strategies and the guidelines for pest
    management.




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