3946GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 November 2019

3946 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 November 2019 PART 4—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 4.1 Offences (1) Any person who— (a) fails to comply with a notice under clause 2.2(2); (b) fails to do anything required or directed to be done under this local law; or (c) does anything which under this local law that person is prohibited from doing, commits an offence. (2) Any person who commits an offence under this local law is liable, on conviction, to a penalty not less than $500 and not exceeding $5,000 and if the offence is of a continuing nature, to an additional penalty not exceeding $500 for each day or part of a day during which the offence has continued. 4.2 Failure to comply with a notice Where a person fails to comply with a notice under clause 2.2 of this local law served upon him, the local government may— (a) without payment of any compensation in respect thereof, destroy, eradicate or control, as the case may be, any pest plant the destruction, eradication or control of which was required by the notice; and (b) recover in a court of competent jurisdiction from the person to whom the notice is directed, the amount of the expense of such destruction, eradication or control. ———— SCHEDULE 1—PEST PLANTS Clause 2.1 (1) (2) (3) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DISTRICT FOR WHICH DESCRIBED Afghan Thistle Solanum hystrix, R. Ba. Solanum hoplopetalum Whole of District Mossman River Grass Cenchrus Echinatus Whole of District Spiny Burrgrass Cenchrus Incertus Whole of District Golden Crownbeard Verbesina encelioides Whole of District African Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum Whole of District Doublegee Emex australis Steinh Townsites of Dandaragan, Badgingarra, Jurien Bay and Cervantes, and land which is zoned for rural development and special rural purposes under a local planning scheme ———— SCHEDULE 2—PEST PLANT NOTICE Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 Shire of Dandaragan Pest Plant Local Law 2019 No. TO: ................................................................................................................................................ Full Name OF: .................................................................................................................................................... Address You are hereby given notice under the Shire of Dandaragan Pest Plant Local Law 2019 that you are required to ....................................................................................................................................................................... (specify whether required to destroy, eradicate or otherwise control) the pest plant ................................ ............................................................. (common name) .................................................... (scientific name) on ...................................................................................................................................... (specify the land) of which you are the owner or occupier. This notice may be complied with by .......................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... (specify manner of achieving destruction, eradication or control). Such measures shall be commenced not later than ........................................................................... (date) and shall be completed by .................................................................................................................. (date). Upon failure to comply with this notice within the times specified the local government may destroy, eradicate or control, as the case may be, any specified plant at your expense, and if necessary recover the expense in a court of competent jurisdiction. Date of service of notice ............................................................... ................................................................................................. Signature of person authorised by the Shire of Dandaragan ————