New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TREES (DISPUTES BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS) ACT 2006 - SECT 4

4 Act applies to trees on certain land

(1) This Act applies only to trees situated on the following land:

(a) any land within a zone designated “residential” (but not “rural-residential”), “village”, “township”, “industrial” or “business” under an environmental planning instrument (within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ) or, having regard to the purpose of the zone, having the substantial character of a zone so designated,

(b) any land of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(2) This Act does not apply to trees situated on:

(a) any land that is vested in, or managed by, a council, or

(b) any land of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

(3) For the purposes of this Act, a tree is situated on land if the tree is situated wholly or principally on the land.