Australia, Feb. 9 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Jan. 20:

1. COMMISSIONER: An application has been made under Part 2A of the Trees (Disputes between Neighbours) Act 2006 (Trees Act), seeking orders for the removal of trees on a property in the southern Sydney suburb of Illawong.

2. The applicant, Ms Sader, believes three groups of trees at No 8 Peru Place obstruct either sunlight or views, or both sunlight and views, from various locations around her property at No 7 Peru Place, Illawong.

3. It is helpful to briefly describe the houses in Peru Place are set high on steeply sloping terrain, with views generally to the west and north to the Georges River and beyond. The Applicant's p...