Australia, July 25 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 25:
This decision was given as an extemporaneous decision. It has been revised and edited prior to publication.
Background
1. COMMISSIONER: Belinda and Jamie Green have applied to the Court for orders relating to a neighbouring tree belonging to The Owners - Strata Plan 16846. They seek the tree's removal or, in the alternative, orders for regular maintenance of the tree, with the respondents to bear the costs of all works.
2. The Greens made a similar application in 2019. I gave orders in those proceedings for the respondents to prune the tree: see Green v The Owners - Strata Plan No 16846 [2019] NSWLEC 1500. The respondents ...