New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MAITLAND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1993 - REG 29

29 How are trees preserved?

(1) A person shall not carry out or cause to be carried out the ring-barking, cutting down, lopping, topping, removing, injuring, or wilful destruction of any tree with a height of 3 metres or more or having a branch spread of 3 metres or more in diameter, except with the written consent of the Council.

(2) The Council shall not grant consent for any action referred to in subclause (1) 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,

(b) scenic or environmental amenity, and

(c) vegetation systems and natural wildlife habitats.

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