Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00080:clause:1_9aa:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00080
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 9AA (pt 4/4)
Character Range: 47021–49642

the project's last or only crediting period exceeds 5 years, that period is taken to be 5 years.

            Example: If a project to which paragraph (6)(c) applies had 2 years of its eligible growth disruption period before the start of its crediting period and 6 years of eligible growth disruption after the start of its crediting period, its eligible growth disruption period would be 2+5=7 years.

       existing CEA means a carbon estimation area consisting only of an area that was part of the project area for a regeneration project on 15 August 2018.

       forest potential requirement means a requirement for an area of land to have forest potential, within the meaning of the applicable methodology determination for the reporting period, for the land to be included in a carbon estimation area for the project.

       National Inventory Report means the report of that name produced by Australia in fulfilment of its obligations under the Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, as in force from time to time.

            Note:          In 2018, the National Inventory Report could be accessed from http://www.environment.gov.au.

       pre‑existing forest cover, for a carbon estimation area, means forest cover that existed:
           (a) if the applicable methodology determination for the reporting period is the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Native Forest from Managed Regrowth) Methodology Determination 2013 or an earlier version of that methodology determination applicable to the project in accordance with sections 125, 126, 127 or 130 of the Act—at the time of the decision to implement the project mechanism (within the meaning of that determination) in the carbon estimation area;
           (b) if the applicable methodology determination for the reporting period is the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Human‑Induced Regeneration of a Permanent Even‑Aged Forest—1.1) Methodology Determination 2013 as in force at any time until 21 March 2016—immediately before project commencement (within the meaning of that determination) for the carbon estimation area;
           (c) if the applicable methodology determination for the reporting period is the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Human‑Induced Regeneration of a Permanent Even‑Aged Forest—1.1) Methodology Determination 2013 as in force at any time after 21 March 2016—at any time during the baseline period (within the meaning of that determination) for the carbon estimation area.

       tree means a perennial plant that has primary supporting structures consisting of secondary xylem.