Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514:section:169
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00514
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 169
Character Range: 276630–277827

169  Online Platform
 (1) The rules may make provision for and in relation to empowering the Regulator to maintain an online platform for any of the following purposes:
 (a) facilitating the trading of any of the following:
 (i) biodiversity certificates;
 (ii) other certificates, units or credits (however described, and whether issued under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, or in some other way) that relate to biodiversity projects;
 (b) facilitating arrangements between project proponents, or prospective project proponents, of registered biodiversity projects and prospective purchasers of biodiversity certificates;
 (c) facilitating arrangements relating to biodiversity projects that are not, and are not intended to be, registered under this Act;
 (d) any other purpose incidental or related to any of the above.
 (2) The rules must not require a person to use the online platform in order to:
 (a) be the project proponent of a registered biodiversity project; or
 (b) be issued with, hold or deal with a biodiversity certificate; or
 (c) otherwise receive the benefit of any other provision of this Act.

Part 16—Publication of information

Division 1—Introduction