Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126:reg:87
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 87
Character Range: 113073–115558

87  When other activity or action is taken to have ceased in carbon estimation area

Nutrient management
 (1) Nutrient management in a sustainable intensification project management activity is taken to have ceased as a management action if a nutrient is not applied at the time specified in subsection 27(6).

Soil acidity management
 (2) Soil acidity management in a sustainable intensification project management activity is taken to have ceased as a management action if lime is not applied at the time determined in accordance with section 31.

New irrigation
 (3) Subject to subsection (4), new irrigation in a sustainable intensification project management activity is taken to have ceased as a management action if additional water is not applied in any year within the nominated permanence period.
 (4) If:
 (a) additional water is not applied in a year within the nominated permanence period; and
 (b) the environmental conditions in that year are such that additional water would not achieve an increase in yield or pasture growth;
  then the management action will not be taken to have ceased under subsection (3).
Note: Records demonstrating the requirement in paragraph (4)(b) is met are required to be kept under paragraph 98(1)(g).

Sustainable intensification
 (5) Sustainable intensification is taken to cease as a project management activity in a carbon estimation area if the project proponent ceases to undertake a nominated management action, or both nominated management actions, in the carbon estimation area.
 (6) For subsection (5), nominated, in relation to a management action, has the same meaning as it has in section 25.

Stubble retention
 (7) Stubble retention is taken to have ceased as a project management activity in a carbon estimation area if a second stubble removal event occurs in the area within 5 years that the area is under crops.

When activity taken to have ceased
 (8) If sustainable intensification ceases under this section, it is taken to cease at the start of the sequestration year in which the activity ceased in accordance with this section.
 (9) If stubble retention ceases under this section, the project management activity is taken to cease when the second stubble removal event commences.

Meaning of sequestration year
 (10) For this determination, sequestration years begin on the first day of the sequestration period for a project management activity in the carbon estimation area, and on each anniversary of that day.