Weed Management (Declared Weeds) Order 2017
I make the following order under section 9 of the Weed Management Act 1999 .
2 May 2017Jeremy Rockliff
Minister for Primary Industries and Water
This order may be cited as the Weed Management (Declared Weeds) Order 2017 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
The plants specified in Schedule 1 to this order are declared weeds for the whole of the State for the purposes of the Weed Management Act 1999 .
SCHEDULE 1 - Declared weeds
Item no. | Botanical name | Common name | 1. | Andropogon gayanus | Gamba grass | 2. | Anredera cordifolia | Madeira vine | 3. | Asparagus aethiopicus | Ground asparagus | 4. | Asparagus africanus | Climbing asparagus | 5. | Asparagus asparagoides Western Cape form | Western Cape bridal creeper | 6. | Asparagus declinatus | Bridal veil | 7. | Asparagus plumosus | Climbing asparagus fern | 8. | Austrocylindropuntia spp. | Opuntioid cacti | 9. | Cylindropuntia spp. | Opuntioid cacti | 10. | Dolichandra unguis-cati | Cat’s claw creeper | 11. | Erica arborea | Tree heath | 12. | Erica baccans | Berry heath | 13. | Erica caffra | Water heath | 14. | Erica carnea | Winter heath | 15. | Erica ciliaris | Dorset heath | 16. | Erica cinerea | Bell heather | 17. | Erica discolor | Bicoloured heath | 18. | Erica erigena | Irish heath | 19. | Erica glandulosa | - | 20. | Erica holosericea | - | 21. | Erica melanthera | - | 22. | Erica quadrangularis | Angled heath | 23. | Erica scoparia | Besom heath | 24. | Erica terminalis | Corsican heath | 25. | Erica tetralix | Cross-leaved heath | 26. | Erica vagans | Cornish heath | 27. | Genista linifolia | Flax-leaf broom | 28. | Hymenachne x calamitosa | Hymenachne | 29. | Ilex aquifolium | Holly | 30. | Jatropha gossypiifolia | Bellyache bush | 31. | Opuntia spp.(excluding Opuntia ficus-indica) | Opuntioid cacti | 32. | Senecio madagascariensis | Fireweed |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 17 May 2017
This order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order)
This order declares certain plants to be declared weeds for the whole of the State for the purposes of the Weed Management Act 1999 .