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Noxious weeds

The Noxious Weed Act provides the regulatory framework for controlling weeds in NSW. The Act requires all land occupiers to notify and control noxious weeds on their land, Local Control Authorities are established to manage weed control programs, and noxious weed inspectors and officers are given authority to enforce the Act.

Control classes of noxious weeds

There are five classes of Noxious Weeds that each require a certain treatment and management strategy.

Class 1= State Prohibited Weeds. The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free of the plant. Control Objective: to prevent the introduction and establishment of those plants in NSW

Class 2 = Regionally Prohibited Weeds. The plant must be eradicated from the land and the land must be kept free of the plant. Control Objective: to prevent the introduction and establishment of those plants in parts of NSW.

Class 3 = Regionally Controlled Weeds. The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. Control Objective: to reduce the area and the impact of those plants in parts of NSW.

Class 4 = Locally Controlled Weeds. The growth of the plant must be managed in a manner that reduces its numbers spread and incidence and continuously inhibits its flowering and reproduction

Class 5 = Restricted Plants. The requirements in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 for a notifiable weed must be complied with.A noxious weed that is classified as a Class 1, 2 or 5 is referred to in the NWA 1993 as a notifiable weed. This means, inter alia, that the LCA (Council) must be notified of the presence of such weeds within three (3) days of their detection. Control Objective: to prevent the introduction of those plants into NSW, the spread of those plants within NSW or from NSW to another jurisdiction.

NOTE: A noxious weed that is classified as a Class 1, 2 or 5 is referred to in the NWA 1993 as a notifiable weed. This means that the LCA (Council) must be notified of the presence of such weeds within three (3) days of their detection. Control in order to prevent the introduction of those plants into NSW, the spread of those plants within NSW or from NSW to another jurisdiction.

Waverley Council has 82 plants declared noxious for the area,  however 15 weed species  classified as noxious were identified in the 2013 Waverley Weed Survey. 8 species were identified as being WoNs.

The current list of noxious weeds for the Waverley LGA and all other NSW LGAs can be found at the NSW Department of Primary Industries website. The current list of noxious weeds for the Waverley LGA and all other NSW LGAs can be found at the NSW Department of Primary Industries website.

Image	Common Name	Botanical Name	Class
	Boneseed	Chrysanthemoides monilifera subspecies monilifera	Class 2 + WoN
	Alligator weed	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Class 3 + WoN
	Bitou bush	Chrysanthemoides monilifera subspecies rotunda	Class 3 + WoN
	Green cestrum	Cestrum parqui	Class 3
	Pampas grass	Cortaderia species	Class 3
	Blackberry	Rubus fruticosus aggregate species	Class 4 + WoN
	Castor oil plant	Ricinus communis	Class 4
	Lantana	Lantana species	Class 4 + WoN
	Pellitory	Parietaria judaica	Class 4
	Prickly pear	Opuntia species	Class 4 + WoN
	Privet-Broad-leaf	Ligustrum lucidum	Class 4
	Privet - Narrow-leaf	Ligustrum sinense	Class 4
	African Feathergrass	Penniseturn macroun	Class 5
	Fountain Grass	Pennisetum setaceum	Class 5
	Willows	Salix species, except S. babylonica, S.x reichardtii, S.x calodendron	Class 5 + WoN