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Branches no more than 100mm in diameter, less than 10% of existing crown volume, and either joining the trunk no more than 2.4m above ground or within 1m of an existing building including eaves and gutters. AS 4373 applies.
Pruning within 1m of existing buildings including eaves and gutters is covered by the maintenance pruning exemption.
Dead trees are exempt where verified by an arborist holding AQF Certificate 3 or higher. Deadwood pruning from living trees is exempt.
Hedges under 5m can be maintained freely. Hedges 5m and over must be done by an AQF3 arborist or Cert 3 horticulturist to AS 4373.
Some species exemptions do not apply on heritage listed land. Biosecurity risk species under 10m are also exempt.
Trees on private land are protected unless the work falls inside a listed exemption. Heritage land removes several species exemptions. If your tree is on Council’s exempt species list, or the work falls inside one of the exemptions below, you can proceed without a permit. Otherwise you need to apply.
Branches no more than 100mm in diameter, less than 10% of existing crown volume, and either joining the trunk no more than 2.4m above ground or within 1m of an existing building including eaves and gutters. AS 4373 applies.
Dead trees are exempt where verified by an arborist holding AQF Certificate 3 or higher. Deadwood pruning from living trees is exempt.
