Have directed this thread to legal people who confirmed as below.
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Dear Eric,
You are right, I looked at an example Natural Asset Local Law and it applies to parks and council land and to private land but not generally to State land and State Departments.
I am not sure if this problem of inadequate protection for trees on State land can be addressed by changing the local law or if is a broader problem to do with the powers of local governments under the Local Government Act.
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It appears, we have an inadequate system. The Council know it and so do wise tree people, problem is getting it changed.
Here's what I found of the State Laws
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/vegetation...ode_nov_06.pdf
I have written to relevant people regarding the anomolies and await their response, fact is, it's a botch up.