Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514:section:80
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 80
Character Range: 162761–163560

80  When biodiversity conservation contracts may be entered into
 (1) The Secretary may enter into a biodiversity conservation contract under section 79 as the result of a biodiversity conservation purchasing process conducted by the Secretary under section 84.
 (2) The Secretary must not enter into a biodiversity conservation contract under section 79 unless the biodiversity conservation contractor for the contract is:
 (a) a project proponent for a registered biodiversity project (which need not be the project to which a biodiversity certificate to be purchased under the contract relates); or
 (b) the holder of a biodiversity certificate.
 (3) The rules may prescribe further circumstances in which the Secretary must not enter into a biodiversity conservation contract under section 79.