Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 9834–12732

5  Definitions
  In this determination:
Act means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.
additional water has the meaning given by section 34.
application means one of the following:
 (a) if a proponent is applying to the Regulator for declaration of a soil carbon project as an eligible offsets project under section 22 of the Act—that application;
 (b) if a proponent is applying to vary a declaration in relation to the project area for the purposes of section 29 of the Act—that application.
appropriate testing—see section 6.
bare fallowed, in relation to land, means land that is not seeded and has less than 40% ground cover for 3 months or longer.
bare soil—see section 89.
baseline emissions period, for a particular management action, means the 5 years immediately before the application that led to the undertaking of that action.
carbon estimation area means an area that is within a project area and on which a specific project management activity and one or more management actions are carried out under this determination.
Note: Carbon estimation areas are the basic unit within which management actions are carried out and for which sequestration and project emissions are estimated under this determination. A carbon estimation area may consist of a single area of land with an unbroken perimeter or of several adjacent or non-adjacent, discrete areas of land of differing sizes and shapes—see section 15.
CFI Mapping Guidelines means the document entitled 'Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) Mapping Guidelines', published by the Department and as in force from time to time.
Note: In 2015 the CFI Mapping Guidelines could be viewed on the Department's website (http://www.environment.gov.au).
CO2‑e means carbon dioxide equivalent.
conversion to pasture—see section 40.
depletion event means an event which is taken, for the purposes of this determination, to result in the reversal of sequestration from the eligible offsets project in accordance with:
 (a) section 88; or
 (b) subsection 89(1).
Note 1: Section 88 deals with project management activities or management actions ceasing.
Note 2: Subsection 89(1) deals with vegetation groundcover.
  designated waste-stream means a waste-stream from one of the following:
 (a) intensive animal production;
 (b) food processing;
 (c) manufacturing;
 (d) municipal waste collection processes.
eligible land has the meaning given by section 12.
forest land means land with a tree height of at least 2 metres, and crown canopy cover of 20% or more and covering at least 0.2 of a hectare.
form means the chemical form in which a nutrient is present in fertiliser.
Guidelines—Qualified Person means the document entitled 'Guidelines—Qualified Person under the Estimating Sequestration of Carbon in Soil Using Default Values Determination', published by the Department and as in force from time to time.
Note: In 2015 the