Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00184:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00184
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 52630–53516

9  Energy crops (Act s 17)
 (1) For section 17 of the Act, biomass from a plantation is not an energy crop unless all of the following apply to it:
 (a) it must be a product of a harvesting operation (including thinnings and coppicing) approved under relevant Commonwealth, State or Territory planning and approval processes;
 (b) it must be biomass from a plantation that is managed in accordance with:
 (i) a code of practice approved for a State under the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021; or
 (ii) if a code of practice has not been approved for a State as required under subparagraph (i), Australian Standard AS 4708—2007—The Australian Forestry Standard;
 (c) it must be taken from land that was not cleared of native vegetation after 31 December 1989 to establish the plantation.
 (2) For section 17 of the Act, biomass from a native forest is not an energy crop.