45Excluded biodiversity projects—planting of known weed species

45  Excluded biodiversity projects—planting of known weed species

 (1) A project that involves the planting of a species in an area where the species is a known weed species is an excluded biodiversity project.

 (2) A species is a known weed species if either or both of the following apply:

 (a) it is listed in document titled the Weeds of National Significance, published by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, as existing from time to time;

 (b) it is declared or described as a known weed species or pest (however described) under any of the following Acts:

 (i) the Biosecurity Act 2015 (NSW);

 (ii) the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 (Vic.);

 (iii) the Biosecurity Act 2014 (Qld);

 (iv) the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 (WA);

 (v) the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (WA);

 (vi) the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (SA);

 (vii) the Biosecurity Act 2019 (Tas.);

 (viii) the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005 (ACT);

 (ix) the Biosecurity Act 2023 (ACT);

 (x) the Weeds Management Act 2001 (NT).

Note: For paragraph (2)(a), the Weeds of National Significance could, in 2024, be viewed on the Weeds Australia website (https://www.weeds.org.au).