The most important strategy when it comes to caring for your trees is early and.

The only way that the tree owner can be required to do the work, however, is by applying to the Magistrates Court for an order. In South Australia any court applications for orders against neighbours based on nuisance may be heard in the Minor Civil Action jurisdiction of the Magistrates stumpchopping.bar Size: KB. What activities are not allowed with regulated and significant trees. Regulated and significant trees must not be damaged.

Tree damaging activities include: tree removal; killing or destruction; lopping; ringbarking or topping; the severing of branches, limbs, stems or any other substantial damage to a tree including its root system. The neighbour cannot go onto the tree owner's land and cannot remove any part of the root or branch that is not on his or her property. The branches and roots are technically the property of the tree owner and can be placed back over the fence, taking care not to cause any damage.

To help preserve the special character of an SLO area, there are controls over building heights, setbacks from boundaries and trees, how much the site can be built upon and how much can be covered in hard surfaces.

Under regulation 3F (6) of the Planning Development and Infrastructure (General) Regulations (SA) pruning that does not remove more than 30% of the crown of the tree and is required to remove dead/diseased wood or branches posing a risk to buildings or persons is excluded from the definition.

Feb 04, These are some of the state regulations: In New South Wales, you can remove a tree that is not a"significant" tree, which means a protected species. If you want Victoria has similar regulations to New South Wales, but also include the canopy Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.