9.1.9.Tree Preservation Orders

Some areas will have Tree Preservation Orders in place. This Order prohibits the ringbarking, cutting down, topping, lopping, removing, injuring or wilful destruction of trees with a height greater than three metres and a branch spread at any height exceeding three metres, without the consent of council.
A Tree Preservation Order permits prosecution of people who contravene, or cause or permit to be contravened, the Tree Preservation Order.