Queensland Consolidated Acts

NEIGHBOURHOOD DISPUTES (DIVIDING FENCES AND TREES) ACT 2011 - SECT 59

59 Application of this part

This part applies if—

(a) a neighbour’s land is affected by a tree; and

(b) the neighbour can not resolve the issue using the process under part 4 .

Examples—

1 The neighbour’s land is affected by a tree other than because branches from the tree overhang the land.

2 Branches from a tree overhang the neighbour’s land and the neighbour is seeking a remedy that is more than the cutting and removal of the branches.

3 The neighbour is seeking the cutting and removal of branches overhanging the neighbour’s land that are more than 2.5m above the ground.