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Council is responsible for protecting trees with Tree Management Orders (TMOs). They are made under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. They prohibit a range of activities relating to their removal or destruction, and you should check before doing anything to a tree as there are fines for non-compliance.
You don't need to ask us for a permit to prune or remove trees in certain circumstances, including:
Tree Management Order for the former Bankstown Council
Tree Management Order for the former Canterbury Council