Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00320:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00320
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 4257–7106

5  Definitions
  In this determination:
Act means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.
baseline (BSL)means the scenario in which harvest events meeting the requirements of sections 14 to 16 would occur in the project area if the project were not carried out.
biomass means vegetation-derived organic matter.
carbon stock means an amount of carbon.
C means carbon.
CO2‑e means carbon dioxide equivalent.
debris means above-ground dead plant material.
designated Verified Carbon Standard project—see section 6.
forest means land of a minimum area of 0.2 of a hectare on which trees:
 (a) have attained, or have the potential to attain, a crown cover of at least 20% across the area of land; and
 (b) have reached, or have the potential to reach, a height of at least 2 metres.
harvest date means the calendar year in which a land parcel would be harvested if the project were not carried out.
harvested wood product means pulpwood or sawlog.
land parcel means an area of land at no specific location in a stratum in which a harvest event would occur in a particular year of the crediting period if the project were not carried out.
Note For example, a 50 hectare land parcel in Stratum A, which has an area of 100 hectares, could be any 50 hectares of Stratum A that would be harvested in 2022 if the project were not carried out.
logging slash means debris from a harvest event remaining in a land parcel.
merchantable volume means the maximum amount of timber that could be extracted for sale.
National Inventory Report means the most recently published document that is:
 (a) known as the National Inventory Report; and
 (b) prepared by the Department in fulfilment of obligations that Australia has under the Climate Change Convention.
NGER Measurement Determination means the applicable determination made under subsection 10(3) of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
NGER Regulations means the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008.
project scenario (PRJ) means the avoidance of all harvest events in all land parcels in the crediting period.
stratum means an area of land in the project area.
Student t-test means a statistical hypothesis test in which the test statistic follows a Student's t distribution if the null hypothesis is supported.
Validation Report means an independent report of that name assessing a Verified Carbon Standard project against a Verified Carbon Standard methodology.
Verification Report means an independent report of that name assessing a Verified Carbon Standard project's actual emission reductions against a Verified Carbon Standard methodology.
Verified Carbon Standard means the independent, non-profit organisation generally known as the 'Verified Carbon Standard'.
Verified Carbon Standard modelling period means the period over which the project's