New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

CANTERBURY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN NO 148--CAMPSIE PRECINCT - REG 13

13 Preservation of trees

(1) Council may make a tree preservation order.

(2) A tree preservation order may relate to any tree or trees or to any specified, class, type or description of trees on land described particularly or generally by reference to the City of Canterbury or any divisions of the area.

(3) If a tree preservation order is in force in relation to any land, a person must not, except with the consent of the Council, ringbark, cut down, top, lop, remove, injure or destroy a tree on that land, other than where it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of Council that the tree is dying, dead or has become dangerous.

(4) The Council may not grant consent for any action referred to in subclause (3) unless it has made an assessment of the importance of the tree or trees in relation to:

(a) soil stability and prevention of land degradation, and

(b) scenic or environmental amenity, and

(c) vegetation systems and natural wildlife habitats.

(5) This clause does not apply to trees in a State Forest or on other Crown timber land within the meaning of the Forestry Act 1916 , or to trees required to be trimmed in accordance with clause 23 of the Electricity (Overhead Line Safety) Regulation 1991 .