New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER MANAGEMENT (WATER SUPPLY AUTHORITIES) REGULATION 2004 - REG 71

71 Pesticides and pest control

(1) A person must not:

(a) bring into, or use or keep in, the rural portion of a special area any pesticide, herbicide or other toxic material, or

(b) take steps to control or eradicate by the use of pesticides, herbicides or other toxic materials any feral animal, animal pest or noxious weed in the rural portion of a special area, without the consent of Country Energy.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) In this clause:
"herbicide" means any substance that is capable of destroying plants or preventing the spread of plants.
"noxious weed" has the same meaning as it has in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 .
"pesticide" has the same meaning as it has in the Pesticides Act 1999 .