Protected trees not to be removed
34D Protected trees not to be removed
Section 34C does not apply to a tree—
within a protected area, or
that is the subject of or is within an area the subject of—
an interim heritage order, or a listing on the State Heritage Register, under the Heritage Act 1977, or
an order in force under the Heritage Act 1977, section 136, or
an interim protection order under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or
a protection conferred by a similar law.
In this section—
indigenous protected area means an area—
the subject of a voluntary agreement with traditional owners or custodians of the land in the area, and
recognised by the Commonwealth as part of Australia’s National Reserve System.
protected area means an area within—
an indigenous protected area, or
land reserved or zoned for environmental protection purposes under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, or
a flora reserve within the meaning of the Forestry Act 2012, or
a public reserve within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993, or
land reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, section 30A.
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