4Objectives of Act

4 Objectives of Act

The following are the objectives of this Act—

(a) to establish a framework for the integrated and co-ordinated management of catchments which will—

(i) maintain and enhance long-term land productivity while also conserving the environment; and

(ii) aim to ensure that the quality of the State's land and water resources and their associated plant and animal life are maintained and enhanced;

(b) to establish processes that can be used to assess the condition of the State's land and water resources and the effectiveness of land protection measures;

S. 4(c) amended by No. 23/2019 s. 119.

(c) to establish processes to encourage and support participation of land holders, resource managers, specified Aboriginal parties and other members of the community in catchment management and land protection;

S. 4(ca) inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 110(1).

(ca) to provide for the establishment of advisory committees;

S. 4(d) substituted by No. 39/1998
s. 4, amended by No. 48/2021 s. 110(2).

(d) to establish and support the operation of the Catchment Management Authorities;

(e) to provide for the control of noxious weeds and pest animals.