Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00047:clause:2_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00047
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 107631–110229

1  Definitions for this Schedule
  For this Schedule:
baseline rotation period, in relation to an area of land that is eligible land for the conversion project activity, is:
 (a) if paragraph 3(c) of this Schedule applies (rotation underway)—the longer of:
 (i) the age of the rotation on the eligibility date; and
 (ii) the rotation period of the last rotation that was completed before the eligibility date; and
 (iii) for an SR species for the land—the default clearfell age shown in the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 for that species; and
 (iv) for any other species—15 years;
 (b) if paragraph 3(d) of this Schedule applies (no rotation underway)—the longer of:
 (i) the rotation period of the last rotation that was completed before the eligibility date; and
 (ii) for an SR species for the land —the default clearfell age shown in the table in Part 1 of Schedule 6 for that species; and
 (iii) for any other species—15 years.
inner tree, on an area of land in a rotation of a plantation forest, means a tree that is not at the edge of the area that was planted, seeded or coppiced for that rotation.
long rotation: a rotation in a plantation forest on a particular area of land is a long rotation if:
 (a) the plantation forest is thinned or pruned after the starting date for the rotation; and
 (b) the rotation period is at least 10 years longer than the baseline rotation period for the area of land.
Note: Subsection 23(4) imposes a maximum rotation period.
LR species (for "long rotation species"), for land in a national plantation inventory region, means a species listed in Part 2 of Schedule 6 for that region.
pruned: an area of land in a rotation of a plantation forest is pruned if:
 (a) all branches from the tree stem up to a minimum height of 2 metres are removed from a number of inner trees across the area; and
 (b) that number is more than 15% of the number of inner trees that existed in the area after the planting, seeding or coppicing that commenced the rotation.
Note: Branches may be removed from the trees growing around the edge of the area that was planted, seeded or coppiced for the rotation without the area being pruned within this meaning.
Note: This is a restrictive definition for the purposes of eligibility for conversion only. The management action 'pruning' includes a wider range of actions —see paragraph 21(1)(f) and subsection 21(3).
qualified independent person: a person who makes a statement for this Schedule is a qualified independent person if, at the time the statement is made, they:
 (a) hold qualifications, determined by the Regulator to