Urban Forest Act 2023

If a decision-maker proposes, or receives an application for, a tree management plan, the decision-maker must decide whether to approve the plan.

For an application for a tree management plan, the decision-maker must make the decision within 40 working days after the day the decision-maker receives the application.

In working out the 40-working day period, any period when a requirement under section 79 (1) was not complied with is disregarded.

The period for deciding an application may also be extended or suspended in extraordinary circumstances (see s 138).

In making the decision, the decision-maker must take into account the following:

the guidelines determined under section 88;

the advice (if any) of the advisory panel;

the advice (if any) of an entity to which the proposal or application was given under section 82;

anything else the decision-maker considers relevant.

A tree management plan may be approved subject to a condition.

If the conservator approves a tree management plan for a registered tree, the conservator must include details of the plan in the tree register.