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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 8 Hansard (27 June) . . Page.. 2541 ..

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I am pleased to present today legislation that will assist the strategic control of pest plants and pest animals in the ACT. The Amendment will replaces legislation which dates back to 1919 and 1921 and which has little relevance to current approaches to the management of our natural environment.

Lease holders, Government Agencies and community groups in rural and urban areas face the enormous task of protecting the natural environment from introduced pest plants and animals. Existing legislation gives no direction to land managers in controlling pests. By requiring the blanket but unachievable control of all species nominated in noxious pest lists covering the whole Territory, land managers are left in breach of the legislation.

The Parks and Conservation Service will be coordinating information from Government agencies and organisations with an interest in pest control to determine priorities for controlling particular species in particular locations.

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