2015-04-28 Attachment 2 to item 5 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda - Pest Management Plan 2015-2019

7. Pest management planning


7.1. The pest management planning                 7.2.   Principles of pest management
framework
                                                  The eight principles of pest management as
The Land Protection Act charges all Queensland    stated in the Land Protection Act are:
councils with the development of a pest
management plan for their local government        Integration               Planning
area, the purpose of which is to bring together   Pest management           Pest management
all sectors of the community to provide for the   is an integral part of    planning must be
integrated management of pest plants and          managing natural          consistent at local,
animals.                                          resources and             regional, State and
                                                  agricultural systems.     national levels to
It establishes a framework for pest management                              ensure resources
planning and requires that the local government                             target priorities for pest
area pest management plan be consistent with                                management at each
the principles of pest management, the state                                level.
government pest management strategies and the     Public awareness          Prevention
guidelines for pest management.                   Public awareness and      Preventative pest
                                                  knowledge of pests        management is
                                                  must be raised to         achieved by preventing
                                                  increase the capacity     the spread of pests
                                                  and willingness of        and viable parts of
                                                  individuals to manage     pests, especially by
                                                  pests.                    human activity, and
                                                                            early detection and
                                                                            intervention to control
                                                                            pests.
                                                  Commitment                Best practice
                                                  Effective pest            Pest management must
                                                  management requires a     be based on ecologically
                                                  long-term commitment      and socially responsible
                                                  to pest management by     pest management
                                                  the community, industry   practices that protect
                                                  groups and government     the environment and the
                                                  entities.                 productive capacity of
                                                                            natural resources.
                                                  Consultation and          Improvement
                                                  partnership
                                                  Consultation              Research about pests,
                                                  and partnership           and regular monitoring
                                                  arrangements between      and evaluation of pest
                                                  local communities,        control activities, is
                                                  industry groups, State    necessary to improve
                                                  government agencies       pest management
                                                  and local governments     practices.
                                                  must be established to
                                                  achieve a collaborative
                                                  approach to pest
                                                  management.


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