with the above. Enforcement Council Commitment Strategy/Action Responsibility Respond to illegal Undertake appropriate Environmental poisoning, damage or investigations of all reported Building Compliance removal of trees and incidents. bushland on public and Undertake/seek appropriate Environmental private land. restorative and punitive Building Compliance measures (replacement planting, signage, leave dead trees in situ, name and shame). Respond to Undertake appropriate Environment encroachments and investigations of all reported Protection & dumping which damage incidents. Regulation trees and bushland on Undertake/seek appropriate Environment public land. restorative and punitive Protection & measures. Regulation Utilise part of the Develop 5 year street tree and Infrastructure revenue from tree open space planting program. Planning & Services removal prosecutions to + Parks Operations + fund replacement tree Environmental planting. Science & Policy Implement planting program. Parks Operations Establish accounting Financial Services procedures to link replacement planting and fine revenue. Require replacement Require replacement planting Environmental tree planting for illegal at 5:1 for Council issued orders. Building Compliance removal at a ratio of 5 to + Legal Services 1. Request Court require planting Environmental at a rate of 5 trees replaced for Building Compliance every 1 tree removed. + Legal Services
with the above. Enforcement Council Commitment Strategy/Action Responsibility Respond to illegal poisoning, damage or removal of trees and bushland on public and private land. Undertake appropriate investigations of all reported incidents. Undertake/seek appropriate restorative and punitive measures (replacement planting, signage, leave dead trees in situ, name and shame). Environmental Building Compliance Environmental Building Compliance Respond to encroachments and dumping which damage trees and bushland on public land. Undertake appropriate investigations of all reported incidents. Undertake/seek appropriate restorative and punitive measures. Environment Protection & Regulation Environment Protection & Regulation Utilise part of the revenue from tree removal prosecutions to fund replacement tree planting. Develop 5 year street tree and open space planting program. Implement planting program. Establish accounting procedures to link replacement planting and fine revenue. Infrastructure Planning & Services + Parks Operations + Environmental Science & Policy Parks Operations Financial Services Require replacement tree planting for illegal removal at a ratio of 5 to 1. Require replacement planting at 5:1 for Council issued orders. Request Court require planting at a rate of 5 trees replaced for every 1 tree removed. Environmental Building Compliance + Legal Services Environmental Building Compliance + Legal Services
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