Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"access permit" means an access permit granted under section 22.
"approved" means approved by the Minister in writing.
"authorised person" means an authorised person appointed under section 25.
"cleaning area" means land declared to be a cleaning area under section 23.
"declared weed" means a plant declared to be a declared weed under section 7.
"designated weed disposal area" means an area declared under section 8.
"fodder" includes hay, chaff, meal, grain, silage and other plant-based animal feed preparations.
"land" includes buildings and water on land.
"officer" means a weed management officer appointed under section 24.
"permit" means a permit granted under section 30.
"plant" means vegetation, whether living or dead, and includes:
(a) trees, shrubs, bushes, grasses, sedges, herbs, ferns, algae and fungi; and
(b) a part or product of a plant including flowers, fruit, seed, spore, cuttings, roots and rhizomes.
"potential weed" means a plant declared to be a potential weed under section 7.
"quarantine area" means land declared to be a quarantine area under section 21.
"remedial weed management plan" means a remedial weed management plan approved under section 14.
"soil" includes sand, gravel and rock.
"this Act" includes the Regulations.
"vehicle" means:
(a) a conveyance or other device designed to be propelled or drawn by any means; or
(b) a device that runs on wheels or tracks whether or not with motive power including agricultural machinery, equipment and implements, trailers and caravans.
"weed management plan" means a weed management plan approved under section 10.