Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00682:reg:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00682
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 15040–17745

of having been affected by fire and which remains in an upright position.
declaration date for a project, means the date on which the declaration of the project as an eligible offsets project under section 27 of the Act takes effect.
disturbance affected stratum means a stratum that has been subject to a growth disturbance event, other than fire—see section 19.
edge plot—see section 41.
eligible land—see subsection 10(2).
extant project forest boundary, of a stratum—see subsection 18(3).
fallen dead wood means dead woody stem and branch components that:
 (a) have a cross‑sectional diameter of more than 2.5 centimetres; and
 (b) are derived from a project tree; and
 (c) occur at ground level.
fire affected stratum means a stratum that is so labelled under section 19 because it experienced a fire event that still affects it.
fire emissions means emissions of methane (CH4) or nitrous oxide (N2O) arising from fire events.
fire event means an occurrence of a fire in a stratum or strata.
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.
forest cover—land has forest cover if:
 (a) the land has an area of at least 0.2 of a hectare; and
 (b) the vegetation on the land includes trees that:
 (i) are 2 metres or more in height; and
 (ii) provide crown cover of at least 20% of the land.
fuel emissions means emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), or methane (CH4) arising from fossil fuel use in relation to the delivery of project activities within the project area.
Note: This includes fuel use that takes place outside the project strata, but within the wider project area, if it relates to project activities.
full inventory means an estimation of carbon stock conducted in accordance with section 23.
Note: This is one of the 2 measurement processes available to a project proponent to estimate carbon stock within a stratum and involves the use of temporary sample plots and, optionally, permanent sample plots to estimate carbon stock. The other process is PSP assessment.
growth disturbance—see section 19.
initial carbon stock—see section 93.
intended location coordinates means spatial coordinates for a randomly selected intersection from a grid overlay used to define the proposed on‑ground location of plots and biomass sample plots.
lateral root means the woody material that extends laterally from a tree's tap root or lignotuber, or both, and that forms part of a tree's below‑ground structure.
litter means dead, project‑tree derived material that