Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00253:clause:8_5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00253
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 5 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 15871–18680

values.
Note: This definition follows section 6 of the BAI.
local area, in relation to an activity area or sub-area and its reference ecosystem, means any area of land that:
 (a) is within the same IBRA subregion as the activity area or sub-area; and
 (b) either:
 (i) is within 100 km of the activity area or sub-area; or
 (ii) has the reference ecosystem.
life form, in relation to a plant or species of plant, means the growth expression of an individual flora species within a vegetation community as one of the following:
 (a) tree;
 (b) shrub;
 (c) vine;
 (d) grass;
 (e) herbaceous vascular plant other than grass.
Mapping Guidelines means the document of that name published on the Department's website for the purposes of the Act, as it exists from time to time.
mid-storey layer means the assemblage of trees, shrubs and vines at a particular site, other than the plants that form part of the canopy or ground layers. For the avoidance of doubt, vines are considered to be part of the canopy layer where they are found in the crowns of canopy trees.
NBAS means the National Biodiversity Assessment System maintained by the Department and accessible through PLANR, as it exists from time to time.

       nominated restoration target:
 (a) for an indicator for ecosystem condition in an activity area, means the restoration target nominated in accordance with section 39; and
 (b) for an indicator for the condition of a culturally significant entity, means the restoration target nominated in accordance with section 41.

       permanent sampling plot, for an activity area, means a sampling plot established when assessing its starting ecosystem condition state for paragraph 30(1)(c).
photo survey has the meaning given by subsection 48(4).
planting means:
 (a) as a verb:  to put or set in the ground native species that are eligible under this methodology determination using:
 (i) propagated seedling stock; or
 (ii) direct seeding, including in rows or broadcast; or
 (iii) a combination of those methods;
  for the purposes of growing plant species native to the local area;
 (b) as a noun:  an area of native species established by planting.
PLANR means the Department's Platform for Land and Nature Repair database available at planr.gov.au, as it exists from time to time.
point intercept method has the meaning given by Schedule 3.
Prescribed Vegetation Classification System means the database of that name published by the Department on the Department's website, as it exists from time to time.
prescribed vegetation map means a spatial data product that forms part of the Prescribed Vegetation Classification System.
project activities has the meaning given by section 14.
project outcome, for a replanting project, means the biodiversity outcome that is specified in the registration