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Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011

No. 101, 2011

Compilation No. 24

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects
4 Simplified outline
5 Definitions
6 Vacancy in the office of an Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee member
7 Electronic notice transmitted to the Regulator
7A Extended accounting period
8 Crown to be bound
9 Extension to external Territories
9A Extension to exclusive economic zone and continental shelf
9B Application to foreign ships
Part 2—Issue of Australian carbon credit units in respect of offsets projects
Division 1—Introduction
10 Simplified outline
Division 2—Issue of Australian carbon credit units in respect of offsets projects
11 Issue of Australian carbon credit units in respect of offsets projects
Division 3—Certificate of entitlement
12 Application for certificate of entitlement
13 Form of application
14 Further information
15 Issue of certificate of entitlement
15A No double counting test
16 Unit entitlement—sequestration offsets projects
18 Unit entitlement—emissions avoidance offsets project
20 Certificate of entitlement not transferable
Part 2A—Purchase of eligible carbon credit units by the Commonwealth
Division 1—Introduction
20A Simplified outline