Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230:reg:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10
Character Range: 17791–20679

10  Measuring change in biodiversity—identifying fixed biodiversity project characteristics
Identifying and describing reference ecosystems and other fixed biodiversity project characteristics
 (1) A methodology determination must contain a condition that a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination must not be registered unless the project proponent for the project identifies and describes the following fixed biodiversity project characteristics for the project:
 (a) if the methodology determination does not require that the project area for a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination be divided into activity areas—the reference ecosystems for the project area; and
 (b) if the methodology determination requires that the project area for a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination be divided into activity areas—the reference ecosystems for each of the activity areas; and
 (c) any other fixed biodiversity project characteristics specified in the methodology determination.
 (2) A methodology determination must contain a condition that a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination must not be registered unless:
 (a) if paragraph (1)(a) applies to the methodology determination—the project proponent for the project has provided justification for the reference ecosystems for the project area identified for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), including by providing any available evidence of the historic ecosystems for the project area as part of that justification; or
 (b) if paragraph (1)(b) applies to the methodology determination—the project proponent for the project has provided justification for the reference ecosystems for each of the activity areas identified for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), including by providing any available evidence of the historic ecosystems for the activity areas as part of that justification.
 (3) A methodology determination must contain a condition that a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination must not be registered unless the project proponent for the project identifies and describes the reference ecosystems identified for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) (as the case may be) in a way that is consistent with:
 (a) the global ecosystem typology or classification specified in the methodology determination; and
 (b) the national ecosystem typology or classification specified in the methodology determination.
Fixed biodiversity project characteristic must be included in Register entry
 (4) A methodology determination must require that the fixed biodiversity project characteristics referred to in subsection (1) must be included in the entry in the Register for registered biodiversity projects covered by the methodology determination.