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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II ADMINISTRATION OF ACT

Part III NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE RESERVES

Part IV PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF TREES AND PLANTS

Division 1 — Tree conservation areas

Division 2 — Heritage road green buffers

Division 3 — Approvals, reinstatement notices and evidence

Part V PLANTING AREAS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACES AND GREEN VERGES

Division 1 — Planting areas and streetscapes

Division 2 — Open spaces set aside as public parks

Division 3 — Green verges

Division 4 — Specifications and approvals

Part VI PREVENTION OF DANGERS

Part VII POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT

Part VIII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEEDINGS

Part IX GENERAL

THE SCHEDULE Areas Designated As National Parks and Nature Reserves

Legislative Source Key

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 25/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 25/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 25/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 02/01/2011.
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Planting areas
23.
—(1)  All premises referred to in section 22 shall be surrounded by a planting area measuring —
(a)
not more than 2 metres wide, except as otherwise specified in paragraph (b); and
(b)
not more than 5 metres wide from the front boundary of the premises adjoining or abutting a public street.
(2)  Without prejudice to subsection (1), all premises referred to in section 22, and such other premises as may be prescribed under subsection (3), shall be provided with such other planting areas within the premises as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe under subsection (3).
(3)  The Minister may, for the purpose of enhancing greenery and promoting the use of trees and plants as important elements of streetscapes and landscapes, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe different dimensions (including the location and site specifications) of planting areas for different classes or descriptions of premises, whether or not the premises are those referred to in section 22.
(4)  All planting areas shall be made up in accordance with the specifications of the Commissioner.
(5)  Every notification made under subsection (3) shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
(6)  For the purposes of this section, the dimensions of a planting area shall be measured along the ground.