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Water Management (Water Supply Authorities) Regulation 2025
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85 Destruction or removal of timber
85 Destruction or removal of timber
(1) A person must not, without the consent of Essential Energy, destroy, cut, damage or remove a tree or shrub in a rural area.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) This section does not—
(a) apply to land that is privately owned, or
(b) affect the rights conferred on the holder of a licence granted under the Forestry Act 2012.