Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230:reg:14:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00230
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 14 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 43420–46434

14  Assessing change in variable biodiversity project characteristics—commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species
Section applies to methodology determinations that require projects to identify and describe commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species
 (1) This section applies to a methodology determination if the methodology determination requires project proponents of registered biodiversity projects covered by the methodology determination to identify and describe the commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species in the project area.
Commitment to protection must be assessed
 (2) The 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 assessed the level of commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species in the project area, in accordance with any processes or requirements specified in the methodology determination; and
 (b) based on the assessment:
 (i) if permitted by the methodology determination—has stated that the commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species in the project area is not applicable to the project; or
 (ii) has complied with the requirements specified in subsection (3).
 (3) The requirements are as follows:
 (a) identified how the activities of the project will increase the commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species in the project area;
 (b) determined the starting value of each of the indicators for the level of commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species;
 (c) determined the forecast value of each of the indicators for the level of commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species as a result of the activities of the project;
 (d) if a counterfactual scenario for the project is not a static counterfactual scenario:
 (i) determined the forecast change in each of the indicators for the level of commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species as a result of the activities of the project, taking into account the counterfactual scenario for the project; and
 (ii) calculated or otherwise assessed the forecast change in the commitment to protection score for the project, taking into account the counterfactual scenario for the project;
 (e) provided evidence that the project is likely to result in the forecast value of, and (if applicable) the forecast change in, each of the indicators for the level of commitment to protection of biodiversity in native species;
 (f) calculated or otherwise assessed the starting commitment to protection score for the project;
 (g) calculated or otherwise assessed the forecast commitment to protection score for the project.
 (4) If a methodology determination specifies processes or requirements that must be complied with in relation to determining any of the matters in subsection (3), a biodiversity project covered by the methodology project