Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this part, have separate State pest management strategies for animals and plants to direct and coordinate pest management activities in the State.
(2) A State pest management strategy may include provision for the following--
(a) establishing priorities for managing declared pests;
(b) preventing declared pests entering the State;
(c) restricting the spread of declared pests in the State;
(d) detecting and eradicating pest occurrences at an early stage;
(e) managing declared pests on a regional or site basis;
(f) monitoring declared pests and assessing other animals and plants that may have an adverse economic, environmental or social impact in the State;
(g) researching improved pest management practices, including, for example, biological control methods for pests;
(h) facilitating pest management planning;
(i) educating the community about pest management;
(j) establishing consistency among local government, State and national pest management strategies.