Urban Forest Act 2023
139Code of practice—protected tree disputes
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139 Code of practice—protected tree disputes (1) The Minister may approve a code of practice for dealing with protected tree disputes. (2) For subsection (1), a dispute is a protected tree dispute if the dispute— (a) is between the lessees of 2 or more adjoining leases in a residential area; and (b) relates to a protected tree whose protection zone crosses a common boundary between the leases.
Miscellaneous Part 9 (3) A code of practice is a disallowable instrument. residential area means an area in a zone identified in the territory plan as a residential zone (RZ).