{"id":"F2025L00036","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule) Certificate 2025","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-carbon-credits-carbon-farming-initiative-rule-certificate-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442706,"registerId":"F2025L00036-fast-fetch-1775957665082","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule) Certificate 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule) Certificate 2025\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 13 January 2025\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule) Certificate 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 25 January 2025\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015, for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2025, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2027.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2027.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument alters the temporal scope of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 by deferring its automatic repeal from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027 (section 4). It does not modify the substantive content of the Rule; it simply extends the period during which existing rights, duties and compliance obligations remain in force. The certificate itself is time‑limited and is repealed on 2 April 2027 (section 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow temporal effect: changes only the sunsetting date of a single rule rather than substantive law (section 4).","Clear legal authority: made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003, a specific procedural power (section 3).","Simple commencement mechanics: instrument begins the day after registration with an explicit registration date (section 2).","Self‑repeal: the certificate is temporary and is repealed shortly after the deferred sunsetting date (section 5), limiting ongoing administrative interaction.","No amendment of underlying obligations: does not alter operative provisions of the 2015 Rule, only its temporal scope (section 4).","Low discretion: the decision to defer rests with the Attorney‑General via this certificate; no new regulatory powers or compliance mechanisms are created (sections 3–4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate postpones the automatic repeal (“sunsetting”) of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027, so the Rule remains in force until 1 April 2027 (section 4). It is made by the Attorney‑General under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003, commences the day after registration (25 January 2025) and the certificate itself ends on 2 April 2027 (sections 2–3,5). The extension keeps existing rights, obligations and compliance duties for project proponents, credit market participants and regulators for two extra years."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: deferring a sunsetting date. It does not expand the scope of the underlying Carbon Credits Rule or introduce new policy."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~250 words)","Only one substantive provision (section 4) — a simple date change","No defined terms section","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the Legislation Act 2003 and the Carbon Credits Rule 2015)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Standard template structure for sunsetting deferral certificates"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate pushes back the automatic expiry of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027, keeping existing carbon farming rules in force for two more years. It matters to farmers and landholders earning credits, businesses buying offsets, and the Clean Energy Regulator by avoiding a regulatory gap while rules are reviewed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-carbon-credits-carbon-farming-initiative-rule-certificate-2025","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-carbon-credits-carbon-farming-initiative-rule-certificate-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-carbon-credits-carbon-farming-initiative-rule-certificate-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-carbon-credits-carbon-farming-initiative-rule-certificate-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-carbon-credits-carbon-farming-initiative-rule-certificate-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-carbon-credits-carbon-farming-initiative-rule-certificate-2025/documents"}}