Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015
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In this determination:
Act means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.
appropriate measuring requirements has the meaning given by subsection 33(3).
carbon tax waste, in relation to a landfill, means waste that was deposited in the landfill between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2014.
collection efficiency, of a landfill gas collection system at a landfill, means the proportion of landfill gas generated by the landfill that is collected and combusted by the landfill gas collection system, expressed as a percentage.
combustion device means:
(a) a flare, boiler or internal combustion engine that is operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; or
(b) a device:
(i) that combusts landfill gas with a destruction efficiency of at least 98%; and
(ii) that is operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and
(iii) the combustion process of which can be monitored on a minute‑by‑minute basis.
daily cover/operational area, in relation to a landfill, means the area of the landfill normally covered by material used to cover a day’s deposition of waste in active landfill waste disposal areas of the landfill.
final cover area, in relation to a landfill, means the area of the landfill normally covered by material used to cover previously active landfill waste disposal areas of the landfill that have reached final height and are unlikely to be used for waste disposal again.
intermediate cover area¸ in relation to a landfill, means the area of the landfill normally covered by material used to cover previously active landfill working areas that won’t be used for waste disposal for an extended period of time (typically a few weeks to a few months).
landfill means a site where waste is or was buried under a permission (however described) given under the law of a State or Territory.
landfill gas means gas generated from anaerobic decomposition of biological material at a landfill.
landfill gas collection system means a system to collect and combust landfill gas.
landfill gas project has the meaning given by subsection 7(2).
monitoring and control system¸ for a flare, means a system that consists of: