Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126:reg:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 15193–18342

to plants and soils to enhance plant growth and the fertility of soils; and
        (d)  does not include:
 (i) polymers and non‑biodegradable substances, such as plastics, rubber or coatings; or
 (ii) crop residue, hay, or straw, from a waste stream that is not a designated waste stream.
               nutrient means one or more of the following elements:
 (a) Nitrogen;
(b) Phosphorus;
 (c) Potassium;
(d) Sulphur.
nutrient management—see section 27.
nutrient management strategy—see section 28.
organosols means soils dominated by organic matter and also known as histosols.
pasture means land that is continuously under any combination of perennials, annual grasses, or legumes, and on which production livestock is raised.
pasture renovation—see section 36.
pasture renovation strategy—see section 37.
production livestock means livestock managed for production purposes and from which commercial products or services are derived.
project declaration date means the date on which the declaration of a soil carbon project as an eligible offsets project under section 27 of the Act takes effect.
project management activity—see section 9.
qualified person means a person who satisfies the requirements for being a qualified person specified in the Guidelines—Qualified Person.
replenishment period—see section 91.
SA2 region means a region that is indicated, in the Sequestration Value Maps, as an SA2 region.
Note: The SA2 regions are standardised regions defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as Statistical Area Level 2 regions.
sequestration period—see sections 48 and 91.
sequestration value means the value for the project management activity undertaken in a carbon estimation area, as derived from the relevant Sequestration Value Maps.
Sequestration Value Maps means the documents described as sequestration value maps and as published on the Department's website, as in force from time to time.
Note: In 2018, the Department's website was http://www.environment.gov.au.
sequestration year—see section 87.
soil acidity management—see section 31.
soil acidity management strategy—see section 32.
soil carbon project—see section 8.
Standard Parameters and Emissions Factors means the document entitled 'Standard Parameters and Emissions Factors for the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Estimating Sequestration of Carbon in Soil Using Default Values) Methodology Determination 2015', as published and made available on the Department's website and as updated from time to time.
Note: In 2015 the Standard Parameters and Emissions Factors could be viewed on the Department's website (http://www.environment.gov.au).
stubble means post-harvest crop residue.
stubble removal event means burning or baling that:
 (a) occurs in a carbon estimation area that is under crops; and
 (b) removes stubble from the area.
stubble retention—see subsection 9(3).
sustainable intensification—see subsection 9(2).
synthetic fertiliser means any synthetic substance that:
 (a) is used to supply nutrients to plants and soils to enhance plant growth and the fertility of soils; and
 (b) where relevant—must be applied to the surface of, or