Weeds in Australia

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Australian Weeds Committee

The Australian Weeds Committee  (AWC) provides an inter-governmental mechanism for identifying and resolving weed issues at a national level.

The AWC is a sub-committee under the Natural Resource Policies and Programmes Committee  (NRPPC).

The AWC is a cross-jurisdictional committee with representatives from all states and territories, the CSIRO, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, and the Chair provided by the NRPPC.

Observers on the Australian Weeds Committee also include representatives from Plant Health Australia and the Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management, plus the National Weeds Management Facilitator.

The AWC oversees the administration of the Australian Weed Strategy  (AWS), which is the overarching policy for weed management in Australia. The AWS outlines goals and actions required to keep Australia's economic, environmental and social assets secure from the impacts of weeds.

Correspondence to the Australian Weeds Committee can be directed to the Secretariat:

Secretariat Australian Weeds Committee
invasives@daff.gov.au

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