Thursday, 2 May 2019

Eastern Metropolitan Region

In reply to Ms WOOLDRIDGE (Eastern Metropolitan) (20 March 2019)

Ms HENNESSY (Altona—Attorney-General, Minister for Workplace Safety):

The Victorian Law Reform Commission is undertaking a community law reference on the law governing disputes between neighbours involving trees on private land that cause damage.

It is reviewing current practices in dispute resolution, and considering whether the law should be changed to provide better, fairer ways of resolving these disputes. The Commission is not considering disputes about trees on public land, or disputes about trees that block sunlight and views. An issues paper was released in December 2017 that is available on the VLRC website at:

http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/projects/neighbourhood-tree-disputes/neighbourhood-tree-disputes-consultation-paper