We have no proper local law in place with enforcement officers to protect any vegetation on private land, we have a local law 52 that is supposed to achieve that but you read it and see if you can find the problems in it.
Chapter%2052%20-%20Vegetation%20Management.pdf
It just isnt worth the paper of electronic sparks its made of, there is no database there are no trees listed or recorded, there are no officers with the sole responsibility of policing this or anything like it. The hort officers we have bless them spend all their time dealing with ridiculous complaints from rate payers to keep the heat of sitting (and I mean sitting) members.
From my work in the Gold Coast I know its just as bad there and GCCC have massess of paperwork and inforcement officers
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