Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2012 (Vic)

Version No. 001

Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 90/2012

Version as at

1 September 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Revocation

5Definitions

6Prescribed particulars of measures taken to comply with notices

7Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of noxious weeds

8Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of the European Rabbit

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SCHEDULENoxious Weeds for which Measures are Prescribed

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ENDNOTES

1.  General Information

2.  Table of Amendments

3.  Explanatory Details

Version No. 001

Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 90/2012

Version as at

1 September 2012

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe, for the purposes of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994—

(a)the particulars that a land owner must provide when notifying the Secretary that he or she has taken measures to comply with a notice under the Act;

(b)the measures that the Secretary may direct a land owner to take for the eradication or control of a noxious weed or the European Rabbit.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 September 2012.

4Revocation

The following Regulations are revoked—

(a)Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2002[1];

(b)Catchment and Land Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2006[2];

(c)Catchment and Land Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2007[3];

(d)Catchment and Land Protection Amendment Regulations 2008[4].

5Definitions

In these Regulations—

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority means the body corporate continued in existence under section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;

European Rabbit means a rabbit of the species known by the scientific name of Oryctolagus cuniculus;

Note

Feral and wild populations of the European Rabbit are declared to be pest animals under the Act.

the Act means the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.

6Prescribed particulars of measures taken to comply with notices

For the purposes of sections 46, 47E and 70D of the Act, the prescribed particulars as to the measures that the land owner has taken are—

(a)a description of each measure; and

(b)the date on which each measure was taken; and

(c)the name of the persons engaged in taking each measure and, if any person so named is not the land owner, the telephone number or other information by which that person may be contacted; and

(d)if a measure taken was the application of a herbicide product registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the name of the herbicide product and the method and rate of application; and

(e)if a measure taken was the application of a pesticide product registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the name of the pesticide product and a statement as to whether or not the pesticide was applied in accordance with the product label and the directions for use.

7Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of noxious weeds

(1)For the purposes of sections 47B and 70B of the Act, the following is a prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 1 of the table in the Schedule—

the application, in accordance with the product label and directions for use, of a herbicide product that is registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the product label of which allows for the control of the relevant noxious weed, and if that herbicide is delivered through a hand held appliance, the incorporation of a compatible marker dye in the herbicide.

(2)For the purposes of sections 47B and 70B of the Act, the following is a prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 2 of the table in the Schedule—

the cultivation of the soil by means of turning over the soil in which the noxious weed is located to a depth of not less than 15 centimetres.

(3)For the purposes of sections 47B and 70B of the Act, the following is a prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 3 of the table in the Schedule—

the removal of the entire noxious weed, including its roots, from the soil.

(4)For the purposes of sections 47B and 70B of the Act, the following is a prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 4 of the table in the Schedule—

the reduction to mulch of as much of the noxious weed as appears above the soil.

Note

A direction under section 70B(1) or a declaration under section 47A(1) of the Act does not obviate the need to comply with any other laws of Victoria or the Commonwealth.

8Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of the European Rabbit

For the purposes of sections 47B and 70B of the Act, the following are prescribed measures for the eradication or control of the European Rabbit—

(a)twice ripping the earth in which a warren of the European Rabbit is located and the earth four metres beyond each warren entrance, where the individual rip lines are not more than 50 centimetres apart and not less than 50 centimetres deep and where the second rip is made at right angles to the first rip;

(b)the application to a warren, in accordance with the product label and directions for use, of a fumigant product that is registered for the fumigation of the European Rabbit by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and making the warren inaccessible to the European Rabbit by ensuring that all entrances to that warren are blocked, sealed and remain closed.

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SCHEDULE

Regulation 7

NOXIOUS WEEDS FOR WHICH MEASURES ARE PRESCRIBED

Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching
1	Acroptilon repens Hardheads/ Russian Knapweed	Acroptilon repens Hardheads/ Russian Knapweed
2	Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven
3	Allium vineale Wild Garlic	Allium vineale Wild Garlic	Allium vineale Wild Garlic
4	Alternanthera pungens Khaki Weed	Alternanthera pungens Khaki Weed	Alternanthera pungens Khaki Weed
5	Amsinckia spp. Amsinckia	Amsinckia spp. Amsinckia	Amsinckia spp. Amsinckia
6	Asphodelus fistulosus Onion Weed	Asphodelus fistulosus Onion Weed	Asphodelus fistulosus Onion Weed
7	Calicotome spinosa Spiny Broom	Calicotome spinosa Spiny Broom	Calicotome spinosa Spiny Broom
8	Carduus tenuiflorus/C. pycnocephalus Slender/Shore Thistle	Carduus tenuiflorus/C. pycnocephalus Slender/Shore Thistle
9	Carthamus lanatus Saffron Thistle	Carthamus lanatus Saffron Thistle	Carthamus lanatus Saffron Thistle
Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching

10	Cenchrus longispinus Spiny Burr Grass/Gentle Annie	Cenchrus longispinus Spiny Burr Grass/Gentle Annie	Cenchrus longispinus Spiny Burr Grass/Gentle Annie
11	Centaurea calcitrapa Star Thistle	Centaurea calcitrapa Star Thistle	Centaurea calcitrapa Star Thistle
12	Centaurea solstitialis St Barnaby's Thistle	Centaurea solstitialis St Barnaby's Thistle	Centaurea solstitialis St Barnaby's Thistle
13	Cestrum parqui Chilean Cestrum	Cestrum parqui Chilean Cestrum
14	Chondrilla juncea Skeleton Weed	Chondrilla juncea Skeleton Weed
15	Chrysanthe­moides monilifera Boneseed/ Bitou Bush	Chrysan­themoides monilifera Boneseed/ Bitou Bush
16	Cirsium arvense Californian/ Perennial Thistle	Cirsium arvense Californian/ Perennial Thistle
17	Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
18	Conium maculatum Hemlock	Conium maculatum Hemlock	Conium maculatum Hemlock
19	Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed
Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching
20	Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn	Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
21	Cuscuta spp. Dodder	Cuscuta spp. Dodder	Cuscuta spp. Dodder
22	Cynara cardunculus Artichoke Thistle	Cynara cardunculus Artichoke Thistle
23	Cytisus scoparius English Broom	Cytisus scoparius English Broom
24	Datura ferox Thorn Apple (Long-spine)	Datura ferox Thorn Apple (Long-spine)	Datura ferox Thorn Apple (Long-spine)
25	Datura inoxia Thorn Apple (Recurved)	Datura inoxia Thorn Apple (Recurved)	Datura inoxia Thorn Apple (Recurved)
26	Datura stramonium Thorn Apple (Common)	Datura stramonium Thorn Apple (Common)	Datura stramonium Thorn Apple (Common)
27	Diplotaxis tenuifolia Sand Rocket/Sand Mustard	Diplotaxis tenuifolia Sand Rocket/Sand Mustard	Diplotaxis tenuifolia Sand Rocket/Sand Mustard
28	Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel
29	Dittrichia graveolens Stinkwort	Dittrichia graveolens Stinkwort	Dittrichia graveolens Stinkwort
30	Echium plantagineum Paterson's Curse	Echium plantagineum Paterson's Curse
Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching
31	Echium vulgare Viper's Bugloss	Echium vulgare Viper's Bugloss
32	Emex australis Spiny Emex	Emex australis Spiny Emex
33	Eragrostis curvula African Love-grass	Eragrostis curvula African Love-grass	Eragrostis curvula African Love-grass
34	Foeniculum vulgare Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare Fennel
35	Genista linifolia Flax-leaved Broom	Genista linifolia Flax-leaved Broom
36	Genista monspessulana Cape Broom/ Montpellier Broom	Genista monspessulana Cape Broom/ Montpellier Broom
37	Hypericum androsaemum Tutsan	Hypericum androsaemum Tutsan
38	Hypericum perforatum St John's Wort	Hypericum perforatum St John's Wort
39	Hypericum tetrapterum St Peter's Wort	Hypericum tetrapterum St Peter's Wort	Hypericum tetrapterum St Peter's Wort
40	Juncus acutus Spiny Rush	Juncus acutus Spiny Rush
41	Lavandula stoechas Topped Lavender	Lavandula stoechas Topped Lavender	Lavandula stoechas Topped Lavender
Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching
42	Lepidium draba Hoary Cress	Lepidium draba Hoary Cress
43	Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy
44	Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn	Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn
45	Marrubium vulgare Horehound	Marrubium vulgare Horehound	Marrubium vulgare Horehound
46	Melianthus comosus Tufted Honeyflower	Melianthus comosus Tufted Honeyflower
47	Moraea flaccida Cape Tulip (One-leaf)	Moraea flaccida Cape Tulip (One-leaf)
48	Moraea miniata Cape Tulip (Two-leaf)	Moraea miniata Cape Tulip (Two-leaf)
49	Nassella trichotoma Serrated Tussock	Nassella trichotoma Serrated Tussock	Nassella trichotoma Serrated Tussock
50	Onopordum acanthium Scotch/ Heraldic Thistle	Onopordum acanthium Scotch/ Heraldic Thistle

Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching
51	Onopordum acaulon Stemless Thistle	Onopordum acaulon Stemless Thistle
52	Onopordum illyricum Illyrian Thistle	Onopordum illyricum Illyrian Thistle
53	Opuntia monacantha Prickly Pear (Drooping)	Opuntia monacantha Prickly Pear (Drooping)
54	Opuntia robusta Wheel Cactus	Opuntia robusta Wheel Cactus
55	Opuntia stricta Prickly Pear (Erect)	Opuntia stricta Prickly Pear (Erect)
56	Pennisetum macrourum African Feather-grass	Pennisetum macrourum African Feather-grass	Pennisetum macrourum African Feather-grass
57	Physalis viscosa Prairie Ground Cherry	Physalis viscosa Prairie Ground Cherry
58	Picnomon acarna Soldier Thistle	Picnomon acarna Soldier Thistle
59	Proboscidea louisianica Devil's Claw (Purple-flower)	Proboscidea louisianica Devil's Claw (Purple-flower)
60	Proboscidea lutea Devil's Claw (Yellow-flower)	Proboscidea lutea Devil's Claw (Yellow-flower)
Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching
61	Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar	Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar
62	Rubus fruticosus agg. Blackberry	Rubus fruticosus agg. Blackberry	Rubus fruticosus agg. Blackberry
63	Salpichroa origanifolia Pampas Lily-of-the-Valley	Salpichroa origanifolia Pampas Lily-of-the-Valley	Salpichroa origanifolia Pampas Lily-of-the-Valley
64	Scolymus hispanicus Golden Thistle	Scolymus hispanicus Golden Thistle
65	Senecio jacobaea Ragwort	Senecio jacobaea Ragwort	Senecio jacobaea Ragwort
66	Senecio pterophorus African Daisy	Senecio pterophorus African Daisy
67	Silybum marianum Variegated Thistle	Silybum marianum Variegated Thistle
68	Solanum elaeagnifolium Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium Silverleaf Nightshade
69	Solanum linnaeanum Apple of Sodom	Solanum linnaeanum Apple of Sodom
70	Solanum rostratum Buffalo Burr	Solanum rostratum Buffalo Burr

Item	Column 1 Application of herbicide	Column 2 Cultivation	Column 3 Removal	Column 4 Mulching
71	Tribulus terrestris Caltrop	Tribulus terrestris Caltrop
72	Ulex europaeus Gorse/Furze	Ulex europaeus Gorse/Furze	Ulex europaeus Gorse/Furze	Ulex europaeus Gorse/Furze
73	Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein	Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein
74	Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera Wild Watsonia	Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera Wild Watsonia
75	Xanthium spinosum Bathurst Burr	Xanthium spinosum Bathurst Burr	Xanthium spinosum Bathurst Burr
76	Xanthium strumarium (incl. X. occidentale and X. orientale) Noogoora Burr/ Californian Burr	Xanthium strumarium (incl. X. occidentale and X. orientale) Noogoora Burr/ Californian Burr	Xanthium strumarium (incl. X. occidentale and X. orientale) Noogoora Burr/ Californian Burr

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ENDNOTES

1.     General Information

The Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2012, S.R. No. 90/2012 were made on 28 August 2012 by the Governor in Council under section 95 of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, No. 52/1994 and came into operation on 1 September 2012: regulation 3.

The Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2012 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 28 August 2022 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).

2.     Table of Amendments

There are no amendments made to the Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2012 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.

3.     Explanatory Details

[1] Reg. 4(a): S.R. No. 83/2002 as amended by S.R. Nos 149/2006, 23/2007 and 91/2008.

[2] Reg. 4(b): S.R. No. 149/2006.

[3] Reg. 4(c): S.R. No. 23/2007.

[4] Reg. 4(d): S.R. No. 91/2008.