Arborist Inspection Report 16-8-21 · OPW22/0022

                                       Australian Tree Contractors & Arboricultural Consultants
                     P O Box 1411, Noosaville DC Qld 4566 E: [email protected] M: 0431586371
                                            W: www.australianconsultarborist.com.au
                                            Managing Trees in The Urban Environment




                 information from reliable sources. All data shall be verified as far as possible; however, ATCAC
                 can neither guarantee nor be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided by others
                 not directly under ATCAC’s control. • No ATCAC employee or contractor shall be required to
                 give testimony or to attend court because of the Report unless subpoenaed or subsequent
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                 Loss of the report or alteration of any part of the report not undertaken by ATCAC invalidates
                 the entire Report and shall not be relied upon by any party. • The Report and any values
                 expressed therein represent the opinion of ATCAC’s consultant and ATCAC’s fee is in no way
                 conditional upon the reporting of a specified value, a stipulated result, the occurrence of a
                 subsequent event, nor upon any finding to be reported. • Sketches, diagrams, graphs, and
                 photographs used in the Report, is intended as visual aids, are not necessarily to scale and
                 should not be construed as engineering or architectural drawings, reports, or surveys. • Unless
                 expressed otherwise: I) The information contained in the Report will cover those items that
                 were outlined in the project brief or that were examined during the assessment and reflect the
                 condition of those items at the time of inspection; and ii) The inspection is limited to a visual
                 examination of accessible components without dissection, excavation or probing unless
                 otherwise stipulated. • There is no warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied by ATCAC, that
                 the problems or deficiencies of the plants or site in question may not arise in the future. • All
                 instructions (verbal or written) that define the scope of the Report have been included in the
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                 Report. • The Report is limited to the matters stated in it and does not apply by implication to
                 any other matters. • To the writer’s knowledge all facts, matter, and all assumptions upon
                 which the Report proceeds have been stated within the body of the report and all opinion
                 contained within the report will be fully researched and referenced and any such opinion not
                 duly researched is based upon the writer’s experience and observations.

                 General References

                 •        Australian Standards AS 4373 – 2007 Pruning of amenity trees.

                 •        AS 4970-2009 – Protection of trees on development sites

                 •        Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane – Queensland Museum

                 •        Fraser Coast website and Maps/overlays

                 •        Evaluating Tree Defects – A Field Guide by Ed Hayes, Second Edition

                 •        Body Language of Trees – Research for Amenity Trees, Claus Mattheck

                 •       Smiley E. Thomas, Nelda Matheny, and Sharon Lilly April 2012. Tree Risk Assessment:
                 Levels of Assessment




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Version: 1, Version Date: 18/01/2022