Subject:
Fix the ACT's tree removal guidelines
Eligibility:
Residents of ACT
Sponsoring member:
Mr Mark Parton
No. of Signatures:
193
Posting Date:
13/3/2025
Closing Date:
23/6/2025
Information about the Principal Petitioner is available through the sponsoring Member of the Legislative Assembly's office
TO: The Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly
Reason for this Petition
The following residents of the ACT draw the attention of the Assembly that: Current laws surrounding the removal of dangerous trees in the ACT are inadequate and often leave residents at great risk. When assessing the risk of dangerous trees there is not sufficient weight given to the actual risk to property and human life, and as the climate changes Canberra will be faced with more violent storms which will likely bring down many more dangerous trees.
Requested Actions
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to:
- Lower the threshold at which the Government will act on a dangerous tree including giving as much consideration to the safety of property and human life as is given to the health of the tree.
- Simplify and quicken the process for the approval of minor works on dangerous trees in urgent circumstances.