Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00572:section:22xm
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00572
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 22XM
Character Range: 110448–111630

22XM  Prescribed carbon unit
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, prescribed carbon unit means:
 (a) an Australian carbon credit unit; or
 (aa) a safeguard mechanism credit unit; or
 (b) a unit that is specified in the safeguard rules.
It is immaterial whether a unit specified in the safeguard rules was issued in or outside Australia.
 (2) A unit must not be specified in safeguard rules made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) unless:
 (a) the unit was issued under a scheme relating to either or both of the following:
 (i) the removal of one or more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere;
 (ii) the avoidance of emissions of one or more greenhouse gases; and
 (b) the unit represents carbon abatement that is able to be used to meet Australia's climate change targets under:
 (i) the Kyoto Protocol; or
 (ii) an international agreement (if any) that is the successor (whether immediate or otherwise) to the Kyoto Protocol.
For the purposes of the application of the definition of Kyoto Protocol to paragraph (b)(ii), if the Doha Amendment is not in force for Australia, the Doha Amendment is taken to be in force for Australia.

Division 4—Surrender of prescribed carbon units