Council must respond to at least three formal Right To Information requests by community members seeking the full details of arborist reports central to the decision to remove the Rex Smeal Park fig tree before the matter goes to court on November 16.

In a statement released by Douglas Shire Council late Tuesday, it outlined it would make no further comment on the matter given it was now with the Supreme Court.

"Douglas Shire Council has ceased work to remove the decaying fig tree at Rex Smeal Park as the matter is now before the courts,'' the statement said.

"Council will make no further comment while the matter is being resolved through the court process."

But at least three Right To Information - Freedom Of Information - applications were lodged in time to demand a response from Council before that Court hearing.

Council has 25 days to offer an initial response to an RTI applicant, a point confirmed by Councillor Damien Meadows who was tasked with being the public face to first announce the decision to remove the tree. It is understood more than the three applications Newsport is aware of had been lodged in time to qualify for a pre-November 16 hearing response, most on the eve of that date in Court.

Petitioner and the driving force in the court action, Melina Capogreco, is one of the RTI applicants.

She has maintained she can accept the removal of the tree if it is clear in the arborist reports that there is no other option for its retention.

"But we have not been given the arborist reports, nobody but council has seen the reports," she said.

"This has all been rushed and done without the community being consulted or informed, without the transparency such a significant decision and action requires.

"There are experts in our community, independent professionals in this field who have a very different view of what needs to be done and the risk of this tree to the public."