You will need this approval if you intend to undertake certain activities within an area that has been declared as weed infested by the agency.
Declared weeds are those determined by the agency to have potentially significant adverse impacts on Tasmania's productive capacity, natural or physical resources, genetic diversity or ecological processes. A list of declared weeds can be found on the agency website.
Activities that need approval in a declared area include:
- the movement into and out of an infested area of any plant, declared weed, goods, livestock, material or vehicle
- the possession of any plant, declared weed, goods, material or vehicle
- undertaking any activity that is restricted or prohibited by the agency.
