Several stakeholders are involved in pest animal management.
Private landowners/managers
Have a duty to manage the biosecurity risk of pest animals on the properties they own or manage.
We encourage working in partnership with other stakeholders, such as neighbouring private lands and Council, to improve effectiveness.
Private landowners/managers also have a duty to report any emerging or alert species they see to Local Land Services.
Council
Has a duty to manage the biosecurity risk of pest animals on Council-managed lands.
Although not a legislative requirement, Byron Shire Council helps private landowners that are adjacent or between Council-managed lands with pest control activities, when resources allow.
NSW Local Land Services
A subset of the NSW Government, Local Land Services (LLS) offers planning and coordination of terrestrial vertebrate pest management at a regional level. They facilitate participation in general invasive species management including education and legislation compliance.
Byron Shire sits within the North Coast region and is overseen by the North Coast LLS.
The North Coast Regional Strategic Pest Animal Management Plan is the basis for our Byron Shire Council’s Pest Animal Management Plan.
LLS also provides operational assistance during invasive species incursions and surveillance operations.
State Government
Has a general biosecurity duty to manage the biosecurity risk of pest animals on State Government managed land. The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is the lead agency for invasive species policy in NSW. It also takes a lead role in managing new terrestrial and aquatic invasive species incursions and for managing established aquatic pests.
They work with federal agencies and regional stakeholders to help manage alert and emerging pest species.
Federal Government
Has a general biosecurity duty to manage the biosecurity risk of pest animals on any federally-managed land. The federal government also provides overarching policy and management guidelines for pest species, such as the Australian Pest Animal Strategy, threat abatement plans for threatened species and national action plans for pest species, supporting state, regional and local government.
The federal government also provides support for state, regional and local governments in managing pest species, especially emerging and alert species.