Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126:reg:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 18
Character Range: 27538–28552

18  Application requirements—nutrient management
 (1) If an application relates to sustainable intensification that will involve nutrient management as a management action, the project proponent must provide written advice with the application.
 (2) The advice must not be more than 3 months old at the time the application is submitted.
 (3) The advice must be provided by a qualified person.
 (4) The advice must state that, at the time the advice is prepared:
 (a) the carbon estimation area in which sustainable intensification will take place has a material deficiency; and
 (b) in every year of the baseline emissions period, the area was likely to have had a material deficiency.
 (5) The advice must be based on evidence that must include one or more of the following:
 (a) historical fertiliser application;
 (b) crop yield, pasture production, or stocking rates;
 (c) appropriate testing.
Note: The requirements for nutrient management as a management action are set out in Subdivision 3 of Division 3.