Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

TREE PROTECTION ACT 2005 - SECT 76

    (1)     The conservator may give the owner or occupier of land where a protected tree is located, or anyone undertaking an activity that may affect a protected tree, a written direction (a tree protection direction ) to do or not do something for the protection of the tree.

Example

to erect a fence around a tree

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     A direction may only be given in accordance with the criteria determined under section 75.

    (3)     The direction must state the period for which it is in force.

    (4)     In this section:

"protected tree" includes a tree that has been nominated for registration under section 46 if the conservator has not decided whether to provisionally register, or refused to consider the nomination, under section 47.