Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to network operations to the extent that they involve—
(a) the felling or lopping of trees on private land; or
(b) the trimming of roots of trees or other plants on private land; or
(c) the clearing or removal of vegetation on private land.
(2) Before a utility begins such operations, it must give the land-holder notice of the proposed operations.
(3) The notice—
(a) must be given at least 7 days before the operations begin; and
(b) must indicate the trees or vegetation affected and the activity proposed; and
(c) may require the land-holder to carry out the activity within a stated period; and
(d) if paragraph (c) applies—must contain a statement about the effect of subsection (6); and
(e) if the operations relate to other network operations for which notice is required under this division—may be given in or with the notice of the other operations.
(4) The land-holder may waive its right to all or part of the minimum period of notice under subsection (3) (a).
(5) If subsection (3) (c) applies, the stated period within which the land-holder is required to carry out the activity must run for at least 7 days commencing on the day the notice is given to the land-holder.
(6) If the land-holder does not carry out the activity in accordance with a requirement in the notice mentioned in subsection (3) (c)—
(a) the utility may carry out the activity; and
(b) the reasonable expenses thus incurred by the utility are a debt due to the utility by the land-holder.
(7) Subsection (6) (b) does not apply to a tree or vegetation growing on the land before a network facility was installed on the land.
(8) In urgent circumstances in which it is necessary to protect—
(a) the integrity of a network or a network facility; or
(b) the health or safety of people; or
(c) public or private property; or
(d) the environment;
subsections (2) and (3) do not apply and the utility may carry out the operations at its own expense.