This Act provides for the planting, maintenance and conservation of trees and plants within national parks, nature reserves, tree conservation areas, heritage road green buffers and other specified areas. The Minister shall appoint any officer or employee of the Board to be the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation. Restricted activities in respect of trees, plants, animals, etc. in natural parks and nature reserves are described in Part III. In Part V are provisions related to planting areas and streetscapes, open spaces set aside as public parks, green verges and specifications and approvals of plans of the works. The remaining part of the Act contains penal provisions and provisions of miscellaneous nature. This Act, furthermore, contains minor amendments to the National Parks Act (paragraph 65). Attached to the Act is a Schedule listing natural parks and natural reserves.
Parks and Trees Act 2005.