Mildred v Steinhauer [2022] NSWLEC 1148

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mildred v Steinhauer [2022] NSWLEC 1148 Hearing dates: 1 and 14 December 2021 Date of orders: 28 March 2022 Decision date: 28 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Douglas AC Decision: See Orders at [71] Catchwords: TREES (DISPUTES BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS) – Is the tree causing damage to the applicant's sewer pipes – is the tree likely to cause such damage in the near future – does the tree present a genuine risk requiring mitigation – is tree removal an appropriate intervention – do benefits from tree exceed the imperative to intervene Legislation Cited: Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 ss 7, 9, 10, 12, Pt 2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Sch 7 Cases Cited: Barker v Kryiakides [2007] NSWLEC 292 Black v Johnson (No 2) [2007] NSWLEC 513 Braun v Basser [2021] NSWLEC 1510 Burnham v Ross [2021] NSWLEC 1339 Channon & anor v Norton & anor [2015] NSWLEC 1391 Fang v Li & anor [2017] NSWLEC 503 McPherson v Lake [2017] NSWLEC 1081 Robson v Leischke (2008) 72 NSWLR 98; [2008] NSWLEC 152 Smith & Hannaford v Zhang & Zhou [2011] Yang v Scerri [2007] NSWLEC 592 Zhang v Alzaidi; Zounis v Alzaidi [2021] NSWLEC 1536 Texts Cited: AS4373-2007: Pruning of amenity trees Georges River Council, Tree Management Policy, (April 2019) Land and Environment Court of NSW, COVID-19 Pandemic Arrangements Policy, (December 2021) Safe Work Australia, Guide to Managing Risks of Tree Trimming and Removal Work, (2016) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Giles Mildred (Applicant) Erna Steinhauer (Respondent) Representation: G Mildred (Self-Represented) (Applicant) K Sosna (Agent) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/249664 Publication restriction: No