Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 12481–13793

8  Measuring change in biodiversity—starting state assessment of the project area
 (1) A methodology determination must contain a condition that a biodiversity project proposed to be covered by the methodology determination must not be registered unless the project proponent for the project:
 (a) has undertaken an assessment of the project area for the project as it exists immediately before the start of the project; and
 (b) if the project area is subject to Indigenous land interests and the methodology determination requires the assessment to include a field survey—has demonstrated that they have engaged appropriately with the relevant Indigenous representatives for the project area when planning the field survey.
 (2) The methodology determination must, in relation to the assessment referred to in paragraph (1)(a):
 (a) require the assessment to include an assessment of the historic drivers of change associated with biodiversity in native species in the project area; and
 (b) set out whether there are particular types of information that must inform the assessment; and
 (c) if there are particular types of information—set out the types of information; and
 (d) set out whether the assessment must include a field survey; and
 (e) set out any other requirements that apply to the assessment.