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Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
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#### 20A Simplified outline of this Part
• The Regulator may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, enter into contracts for the purchase by the Commonwealth of eligible carbon credit units.
• Such a contract is to be known as a carbon abatement contract.
• The Regulator may enter into a carbon abatement contract as the result of a carbon abatement purchasing process.
• The Regulator may conduct carbon abatement purchasing processes on behalf of the Commonwealth. Such processes may include reverse auctions and tender processes.
• The Regulator must have regard to certain principles and other matters when conducting a carbon abatement purchasing process.