Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514:section:7:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 2/8)
Character Range: 27682–30899

part) and includes:
 (a) diversity within species and between species; and
 (b) diversity of ecosystems.
biodiversity assessment instrument means an instrument under section 58.

       biodiversity audit means:
           (a) an audit under section 121 or 122; or
           (b) an audit carried out for the purposes of preparing an audit report prescribed by the rules or a methodology determination for the purposes of any of the following provisions:
              (i) paragraph 12(3)(a);
              (ii) paragraph 68(1)(e);
              (iii) paragraph 103(1)(d);
 (iv) paragraph 103(1)(e);
 (v) paragraph 104(3)(d);
 (vi) paragraph 104(3)(e).

       biodiversity audit report means:
           (a) an audit report under section 121 or 122; or
           (b) an audit report prescribed by the rules or a methodology determination for the purposes of any of the following provisions:
              (i) paragraph 12(3)(a);
              (ii) paragraph 68(1)(e);
              (iii) paragraph 103(1)(d);
 (iv) paragraph 103(1)(e);
 (v) paragraph 104(3)(d);
 (vi) paragraph 104(3)(e).
biodiversity certificate means a certificate issued under section 70.
biodiversity conservation contract: see section 79.
biodiversity conservation contractor: see section 79.
biodiversity conservation purchasing process: see section 83.
Biodiversity Convention means the Convention on Biological Diversity, done at Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992, as in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1993 No. 32 ([1993] ATS 32) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
biodiversity integrity standards: see section 57.
biodiversity maintenance area, in relation to a biodiversity maintenance declaration: see subsection 154(1).
biodiversity maintenance declaration means a declaration made by the Regulator under subsection 154(1).
biodiversity outcome, in relation to a biodiversity project, means the enhancement or protection of biodiversity that the project is designed to achieve.
biodiversity project means a project, carried out in a particular area, that is designed to enhance or protect biodiversity in native species (whether the effect on biodiversity occurs within or outside the area).
biodiversity project report means:
 (a) a category A biodiversity project report; or
 (b) a category B biodiversity project report.
body corporate under external administration means:
 (a) a Chapter 5 body corporate; or
 (b) a body corporate that has a corresponding status under a law of a foreign country.
category A biodiversity project report: see sections 101 and 102.
category B biodiversity project report: see section 104.
Chapter 5 body corporate has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.
civil penalty order has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Commonwealth Register account means a Register account kept in the name of the Commonwealth.
corporation means:
 (a) a body corporate; or
 (b) a corporation sole.
covers: a methodology determination covers a registered biodiversity project if the