Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

TREE PROTECTION ACT 2005 - SECT 10

    (1)     A regulated tree is a living tree (other than a registered tree or a palm tree) that is on leased land within a tree management precinct and—

        (a)     is 12m or more high; or

        (b)     has a trunk with a circumference of 1.5m or more, 1m above natural ground level; or

        (c)     has 2 or more trunks and the total circumference of all the trunks, 1m above natural ground level, is 1.5m or more; or

        (d)     has a canopy 12m or more wide.

    (2)     However, a tree is not a regulated tree if it is a pest plant under the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005 .

    (3)     A tree management precinct is an area declared under part 5 to be a tree management precinct.