NEIGHBOURHOOD DISPUTES RESOLUTION ACT 2011 No. 25 - SECT 27 27 Attaching things to a dividing fence
NEIGHBOURHOOD DISPUTES RESOLUTION ACT 2011 No. 25 - SECT 27
27 Attaching things to a dividing fence(1) An owner, or a person who has entered the owner's land with the owner's express consent, must not, without the consent of the adjoining owner, attach a thing to a dividing fence that unreasonably and materially alters or damages the dividing fence.
Examples of an attachment—
carport, shade sails, lattice work, canvas, signs
(2) If an owner does not comply with subsection (1), the adjoining owner may apply to QCAT for an order requiring the owner to remove the thing attached and restore the dividing fence to a reasonable standard, having regard to its state before the thing was attached.