Hickey v Inman [2022] NSWLEC 1491

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hickey v Inman [2022] NSWLEC 1491 Hearing dates: 21 June 2022 Date of orders: 21 June 2022 Decision date: 21 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Douglas AC Decision: The orders of the Court are: (1) The application is refused. Catchwords: TREES (DISPUTES BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS) – high hedges – view obstruction - do the two trees form a hedge for the purpose of the Act Legislation Cited: Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 Pt 2A, ss 14A, 14B, 14C, 14E, 14F Cases Cited: Granthum Holdings Pty Ltd v Miller [2011] NSWLEC 1122 Smith & Hannaford v Zhang & Zhou [2011] NSWLEC 29 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah (2004) 134 LGERA 23; [2004] NSWLEC 140 Wise v Hickey [2019] NSWLEC 1524 Wein v Reeves [2022] NSWLEC 1019 Texts Cited: Northern Beaches Council Development Control Plan Safe Work Australia 'Guide to managing risks of tree trimming and removal work', 2016 Workcover NSW 'Code of Practice for the Amenity Tree Industry', 1998 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Hickey (Applicant) Luke Inman (First Respondent) Raechelle Inman (Second Respondent) Representation: M Hickey (Self-represented) (Applicant) L Inman (Self-represented) (First Respondent) R Inman (Self-represented) (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/81576 Publication restriction: No