Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

TREE PROTECTION ACT 2005 (NO. 51 OF 2005) - SECT 87

    (1)     For this Act, an authorised person may—

        (a)     at any reasonable time, enter premises to—

              (i)     inspect a tree, or the area near a tree, that is registered or proposed to be registered; or

              (ii)     give a tree protection direction to the owner or occupier; or

        (b)     at any reasonable time, enter premises that the public is entitled to use or that are open to the public (whether or not on payment of money); or

        (c)     at any time, enter premises with the occupier's consent; or

        (d)     enter premises in accordance with a search warrant.

    (2)     However, subsection (1) (a) or (b) does not authorise entry into a part of premises that is being used only for residential purposes.

    (3)     An authorised person may, without the consent of the occupier of premises, enter land around the premises to ask for consent to enter the premises.

    (4)     To remove any doubt, an authorised person may enter premises under subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge.