Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00253:clause:8_5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00253
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 5 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 10696–13624

5  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument have the meaning given by the Act, including the following:
(a) activity period;
(b) biodiversity certificate;
(c) biodiversity project;
(d) biodiversity project report;
(e) permanence period;
(f) project;
(g) project area;
(h)  project plan;
(i) project proponent;
(j) Register;
(k) Regulator;
(l) registered biodiversity project.
 (1) In this instrument:
Act means the Nature Repair Act 2023.
activity area has the meaning given by section 22.
application date, for a project, means the date on which an application is made under section 11 of the Act for the registration of the project.
benchmark value, for an indicator or sub-indicator for the ecosystem condition of an activity area in relation to a reference ecosystem of the activity area, means the value determined in the SSA in accordance with paragraph 30(1)(b).
Approved benchmark source list means the document titled 'Approved benchmark sources for the Replanting Native Forest and Woodlands Ecosystems Method' published on the Department's website, as it exists from time to time.
BAI means the Nature Repair (Biodiversity Assessment) Instrument 2025.
category A plant has the meaning given by section 12.
certificate application means an application under section 67 of the Act for a biodiversity certificate.
comprehensively cleared has the meaning given by section 19.
crown cover means the proportion of ground area covered by the vertical projection of tree and shrub crowns and the stem and foliage of vines.
canopy layer, in a forest or woodland, means the tree layer.
counterfactual scenario means the counterfactual scenario for a replanting project set out in section 9.
culturally sensitive area means an area that:
 (a) is listed under cultural heritage laws of the Commonwealth or the relevant State or Territory; or
 (b) is identified as culturally sensitive or significant to relevant Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders for the project area in accordance with section 28.
culturally significant entity, for a replanting project, has the meaning given by section 45.
Data Submission Guidelines means the document of that name published on the Department's website as it exists from time to time.
ecosystem condition has the meaning given by section 11.
ecosystem condition state has the meaning given by section 12.
eligible land has the meaning given by section 19.

       eligible region has the meaning given by Schedule 1.

       exclusion area has the meaning given by section 21.
environmental planting has the meaning given by section 17.
fixed biodiversity project characteristic has the meaning given by section 7.
forecast aggregate contribution to biodiversity persistence score for the project has the meaning given by Schedule 8.
forecast aggregate ecosystem condition score, for a project, has the meaning given by Schedule 8.
forecast contribution to