5Definitions

5  Definitions

  In this determination:

accuracy factor has the meaning given by section 56.

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

application day, for a project, means the day on which the section 22 application was made in relation to the project.

baseline emissions, for an implementation, has the meaning given by section 6.

baseline emissions model, for an implementation, means a baseline emissions model worked out for the purposes of Part 4.

Note:  A baseline emissions model may be either:

(a) a regression baseline emissions model; or

(b) an engineering baseline emissions model.

baseline measurement period, for an implementation, has the meaning given by section 22.

biomass means organic matter other than:

 (a) fossil fuel, for example, coal, lignite, petroleum or natural gas; and

 (b) biofuel, for example, ethanol or biodiesel.

boundary, for an implementation, means the boundary identified in accordance with section 19.

completed: an implementation is completed when the equipment within the upgraded boundary for the implementation has begun operating under normal conditions.

effective range, of a relevant variable, has the meaning given by section 8.

eligible measurement time interval, for an implementation, means a measurement time interval for the implementation, in a reporting period for the project, in which:

 (a) either:

 (i) static factors are at their normal values; or

 (ii) a non-routine adjustment applies under section 48; and

Note: If static factors are not at their normal values and the project proponent has not made a non-routine adjustment to account for the emissions change that occurs as a result of static factors not being at their normal value, then the measurement time interval is not an eligible measurement time interval. Non-routine adjustments to baseline emissions can be made in accordance with section 48.

 (b) for all relevant variables in a regression baseline emissions model—the measured value of the relevant variable in the measurement time interval is an amount that is:

 (i) at least 95% of the minimum value of the effective range for the variable; and

 (ii) no more than 105% of the maximum value of the effective range for the variable; and

 (c) for all relevant variables in an engineering baseline emissions model—the measured value of the relevant variable in the measurement time interval is an amount that is within the effective range for the relevant variable; and

 (d) the value of the dependent variable for the measurement time interval worked out using the baseline emissions model reasonably reflects the emissions that would have occurred in the measurement time interval if the implementation had not been undertaken.

eligible renewable electricity:

 (a) means renewable electricity generated by equipment within the boundary for the implementation, that was installed as part of the implementation; but

 (b) does not include renewable energy generated by equipment that, under the legislative rules (if any) made for subparagraph 27(4A)(c)(ii) of the Act, must not be included in an eligible offsets project.

eligible renewable energy source means an eligible renewable energy source for the purposes of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.

emissions-producing equipment means equipment that produces:

 (a) energy emissions; or

 (b) industrial process emissions.

energy emissions means emissions from:

 (a) the consumption of electricity; or

 (b) the combustion of fuel to produce:

 (i) electricity; or

 (ii) useful physical work; or

 (iii) cooling, heat or steam for use.

Examples: The following are examples of useful physical work:

(a) running a diesel engine to create shaft power;

(b) pumping water to a higher location;

(c) compressing gases.

engineering baseline emissions model means a baseline emissions model developed using engineering modelling that complies with sections 34, 35, 36 and 52.

IEFE method means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Industrial Electricity and Fuel Efficiency) Methodology Determination 2015 or an earlier version of that determination applicable to a project in accordance with sections 125, 126, 127 or 130 of the Act.

implementation means an implementation activity or group of implementation activities of a kind referred to in subsection 12(2) undertaken at a location.

implementation activity has the meaning given by subsections 12(2) and (3).

independent measurement and verification professional has the meaning given by section 10.

industrial and commercial emissions reduction project has the meaning given by section 12.

industrial process emissions means emissions of the kind referred to in Chapter 4 of the NGER (Measurement) Determination that are of a kind required to be reported under the NGER Act.

interactive effect: a change in energy emissions or industrial process emissions in a reporting period at the site of an implementation is an interactive effect if:

 (a) the change in emissions in the reporting period occurs as a result of the implementation having been undertaken; and

 (b) the change occurs outside the boundary for the implementation.

interactive effect abatement has the meaning given by subsection 50(2).

interactive equipment: equipment is interactive equipment for an implementation if:

 (a) the emissions produced by the equipment change as a result of the implementation having been undertaken; and

 (b) the equipment has not been included within the boundary for the implementation.

measurement time interval has the meaning given by section 24.

monitoring requirements means the requirements set out in Division 3 of Part 5.

NGA Factors document means the document entitled “National Greenhouse Accounts Factors”, published by the Department and as in force from time to time.

NGER Act means the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

NGER (Measurement) Determination means the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008.

NGER method means a method in the NGER (Measurement) Determination.

non‑monitored period has the meaning given by subsection 69(1).

non-routine adjustment means a calculated adjustment to baseline emissions to account for a change in baseline emissions that occurs because static factors are not at their normal value in the measurement time interval.

normal value, for a static factor, has the meaning given by section 9.

off-grid, in relation to a project, means an area that is not connected to a grid named in the NGA Factors document that is in force on the application day for which that document includes an emissions factor.

operating emissions, for an implementation, has the meaning given by section 7.

operational control has the same meaning as in the NGER Act.

original boundary, for an implementation, means the boundary in its form before the implementation has commenced, identified in accordance with paragraph 19(3)(a).

partly unaffected emissions-producing equipment means emissions-producing equipment specified as partly unaffected in accordance with section 20.

regression baseline emissions model means a baseline emissions model developed using statistical regression modelling that complies with sections 31, 32, 33 and 51.

relative precision:

 (a) of the emissions level predicted by a regression baseline emissions model—has the meaning given by section 54; or

 (b) of the emissions abated by an implementation—has the meaning given by section 55.

relevant industrial process emissions, for an implementation, are industrial process emissions produced in circumstances where:

 (a) the equipment within the boundary for the implementation creates or impacts industrial process emissions for the facility which includes the implementation; and

 (b) the activities that constitute the implementation are likely to materially impact those industrial process emissions.

relevant variable, for an implementation, is a parameter:

 (a) that can be measured or derived from one or more measurements using a mathematical formula with no observable loss of precision; and

 (b) whose value causes or explains changes in baseline emissions.

  responsible financial officer, of a person with operational control of a site, means any of the following:

 (a) if the person with operational control of the site is an individual—that person;

 (b) a person who holds or performs the duties of the position of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief operating officer for the person with operational control of the site;

 (c) a person who holds or performs the duties of a position with equivalent or similar responsibilities to a person with a position in paragraph (b);

 (d) an individual employed by the person with operational control of the site who:

 (i) makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the business or affairs of the person; or

 (ii) has the capacity to significantly affect the person’s financial standing.

restarting ICER project has the meaning given by section 17A.

section 22 application, in relation to an offsets project, means an application under section 22 of the Act to declare the project as an eligible offsets project under this determination.

section 128 application, in relation to an eligible offsets project, means an application under section 128 of the Act to approve the application of this determination to the project.

site, of an implementation, means the physical locations of:

 (a) the equipment within the boundary for the implementation; and

 (b) the interactive equipment for the implementation.

statement of activity intent has the meaning given by subsection 16(1).

static factor: a parameter is a static factor for an implementation in a measurement time interval if:

 (a) varying the parameter would change:

 (i) for a measurement time interval in the baseline measurement period for the implementation—the baseline emissions for the implementation in the measurement time interval;

 (ii) for a measurement time interval in a reporting period—the operating emissions for the implementation in the measurement time interval; and

 (b) under normal operating conditions for equipment within the boundary for the implementation, the only variations in the value of the parameter in the measurement time interval are:

 (i) for a measurement time interval in the baseline measurement period for the implementation—those that have no observable effect on the baseline emissions for the implementation in the measurement time interval;

 (ii) for a measurement time interval in a reporting period—those that have no observable effect on the operating emissions for the implementation in the measurement time interval; and

 (c) the parameter has not been included as a relevant variable in the baseline emissions model for the implementation.

transfer date, for a transferring IEFE project or transferring Facilities project, means the date of the start of the reporting period during which a project proponent made a section 128 application in relation to the project.

transferring IEFE project means an eligible offsets project:

 (a) for which the IEFE method was the applicable methodology determination immediately before the transfer date for the project; and

 (b) to which this determination applies pursuant to an approval given by the Regulator under section 130 of the Act.

transferring Facilities project means an eligible offsets project:

 (a) for which the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Facilities) Methodology Determination 2015 was the applicable methodology determination immediately before the transfer date for the project; and

 (b) to which this determination applies pursuant to an approval given by the Regulator under section 130 of the Act; and

 (c) for which the section 128 application was made during the reporting period under subsection 76(1) of the Act.

updated statement of activity intent has the meaning given by section 42.

upgraded boundary for an implementation means the boundary in its form after the implementation has been completed, identified in accordance with paragraph 19(3)(b).