5Definitions

5  Definitions

  In this determination:

accredited statistician means a person accredited as a statistician by the Statistical Society of Australia Inc.

Act means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.

affected by attrition has the meaning given by subsection 16(2).

aggregated small energy users project has the meaning given by section 9.

control group means the group of sites in a population that is used for determining a baseline against which emissions of greenhouse gas at sites in the treatment group are to be compared.

counterfactual scenario means a scenario in which no sites in the treatment group in a population receive treatment.

explanatory variable means a factor that:

 (a) may influence the consumption of natural gas, or electricity from an electricity grid, at a site; and

 (b) is capable of being accurately measured at the site; and

 (c) is reasonably expected not to be affected by treatment targeted at the site.

Note: An explanatory variable must be monitored in accordance with section 73.

government program or scheme has the meaning given by subsection 24(3).

initial selection has the meaning given by subsection 15(1).

measured energy consumption has the meaning given by section 6.

measurement period, in relation to a population, means a period:

 (a) during which the consumption of natural gas, or electricity from an electricity grid, is measured at sites in the population; and

 (b) that starts:

 (i) for the first measurement period for the population—on the start day for the measurement period chosen by the project proponent for the project under section 17; and

 (ii) for a subsequent measurement period for the population—immediately after the end of the previous measurement period for the population; and

 (c) that is:

 (i) for all measurement periods for the population except for the last measurement period in the crediting period for the project—1 year; and

 (ii) for the last measurement period for the population—at least 1 year but less than 2 years; and

 (d) that covers the same period of time as:

 (i) a reporting period; or

 (ii) the first half, or second half, of a reporting period.

Note: There may be 2 measurement periods for a population in a reporting period.

monitoring requirements means the requirements set out in Subdivision B of Division 4 of Part 5.

National Energy Retail Law means the National Energy Retail Law, as in force from time to time, set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 (SA).