37Quality assurance plan

37 Quality assurance plan

(1) The project proponent for an animal effluent management project must, no later than the first offsets report submitted after this determination first applied to the project, prepare a quality assurance plan for each project treatment facility or project biomethane facility that:

(a) reflects the operation, maintenance and equipment calibration requirements of the manufacturer or installer, or both, for all project equipment; and

(b) specifies records to be kept to show that:

(i) all material claimed as eligible material satisfies section 15; and
(ii) any treatment of material that includes ineligible material satisfies section 16; and

(c) specifies the parameters that will be monitored, the methods to be used and the frequency of monitoring, to meet the monitoring requirements; and

(d) ensures the transport of materials and operation of the project treatment facility or project biomethane facility is conducted in accordance with applicable laws and relevant codes of practice; and

(e) is prepared in accordance with any requirements in the Supplement.

(2) If the Regulator notifies the project proponent that it is not satisfied with the content of a quality assurance plan, the project proponent must amend that plan as soon as practicable after being notified to address the issues identified.