Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00163:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00163
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 2793–5665

5  Definitions
  In this determination:
Act means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.
aggregated individual vehicles project means a project that meets the requirements of section 14.
application, for a project, means the application, made under section 22 of the Act, for declaration of the project as an eligible offsets project.
appropriate measuring requirements has the meaning given by subsection 33(4).
articulated trucks, as a vehicle category, means vehicles:
 (a) built primarily for transporting goods; and
 (b) that consist of:
 (i) a prime mover with no significant carrying area; and
 (ii) at times, one or more trailers linked to the prime mover and each other by turntable devices.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories and the exclusive economic zone.
buses, as a vehicle category, means passenger vehicles with 10 or more seats, including the driver's seat.
business unit means a part of a transport operation that is, to some extent, administered separately.
coastal shipping, as a vehicle category, means vessels for transporting goods.
common control, in relation to groups of vehicles, means the groups of vehicles are:
 (a) owned by the same person; or
 (b) dealt with as if they were owned by the same person.
declaration, in relation to a project, means the declaration of the project as an eligible offsets project.
declaration day, for a project, means the day the project is declared to be an eligible offsets project.
decline rate, for a service unit for a vehicle category, means the rate set out in the table in clause 1 of Schedule 2.
diesel passenger rail, as a vehicle category means rolling stock that uses diesel fuel to transport passengers on a heavy rail system.
duty cycle, for a vehicle, means the kind of work done by the vehicle taking into account the factors that materially affect emissions intensity, such as:
 (a) the purposes for which the vehicle is used; and
 (b) types of goods carried; and
 (c) areas or routes of operation.
dwtnmi means dead weight tonne nautical miles.
electric passenger rail, as a vehicle category, means rolling stock that uses electricity to transport passengers on a heavy rail system.
eligible renewable electricity:
 (a) means renewable electricity generated from equipment installed as part of the project; but
 (b) does not include renewable energy generated by equipment that under the legislative rules (if any) made for subparagraph 27(4A)(c)(ii) of the Act, must not be included in an eligible offsets project.
emissions intensity means emissions produced compared with service output (or work done).
ferries, as a vehicle category, means vessels for transporting passengers within a city or region.
Green Vehicle Guide means the information published on the Green Vehicle Guide website (http://www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au)