Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01750:reg:112
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01750
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 112
Character Range: 134631–137452

112  Record‑keeping requirements—general
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 179(1) of the Act, this section:
 (a) specifies information that the project proponent for a registered biodiversity project must make a record of, where the information is relevant to the Act; and
 (b) makes provision for the proponent to the retain the record.
Note: The project proponent may contravene the civil penalty provision at subsection 179(2) of the Act if the proponent fails to comply with a requirement in this section.
 (2) The specified information is the following:
 (a) correspondence between the project proponent and the Regulator that is relevant to the project;
 (b) information that substantiates any applications or notifications made under the Act in relation to the project;
 (c) biodiversity project reports about the project;
 (d) biodiversity audit reports (if any) about the project;
 (e) details of any significant change to the scope or location of the project;
 (f) information that shows that the project continues to meet the criteria for the approval of the registration of the project under paragraphs 15(4)(a), (b), (c), (e) and (n) of the Act;
 (g) the following information in relation to the methodology determination that covers the project:
 (i) information that shows that the project is, and continues to be, covered by the determination;
 (ii) information that shows that the conditions (if any) set out in the determination for the purposes of paragraph 45(1)(b) of the Act continue to be met;
 (iii) information that shows that the determination is being complied with;
 (iv) information about the activities set out in the determination that are being carried out for the purposes of the project (see paragraph 45(1)(h) of the Act);
 (v) if the determination provides that there must be a project plan for the project during a period—information that shows that the project plan is being implemented during that period;
 (vi) information that is required by the determination to be recorded for the project;
 (vii) information that shows that any monitoring requirements for the project imposed by the determination are being complied with, including data that is collected during monitoring;
 (h) information that shows that the biodiversity outcome for the project has been, or is likely to be, achieved;
 (i) information about any event that has, or is reasonably likely to, significantly increase or decrease the likelihood of the biodiversity outcome for the project being achieved;
 (j) information provided to the Regulator for the purposes of the Regulator issuing a biodiversity certificate.
 (3) The specified information may include photographs and videos.
 (4) The project proponent must retain:
 (a) the record; or
 (b) a copy of the record;
for 7 years after the record is made.