Queensland Consolidated Acts

NEIGHBOURHOOD DISPUTES (DIVIDING FENCES AND TREES) ACT 2011 - SECT 94

94 Right to enter land for work under this Act

(1) A person may enter land owned by another person (the
"other owner" ) if—

(a) the person has agreed with the other owner to carry out fencing work or work relating to trees (the
"relevant work" ); or

(b) QCAT has ordered that the relevant work be carried out by the person.

(2) At least 7 days before entering the other owner’s land, the person must give the other owner, and any lessee of the land that the person is aware of, a written notice of the person’s intention to enter the land to carry out the relevant work.

(3) An employee or agent of the person may enter the land if the person complies with subsection (2) .

(4) The person or the person’s employee or agent must enter the other person’s land only at a reasonable time and only to a reasonable extent needed to carry out the relevant work.

(5) This section does not authorise entry to a dwelling on the land.

(6) This section does not apply—

(a) to the person if the other owner gives permission under section 57 ; or

(b) to a local government if the local government decides to take action under section 88 .