22Disturbance events and when they occur

22  Disturbance events and when they occur

 (1) For this determination, the following are the disturbance events that apply to an area that is, or is part of, a CEA:

 (a) a fire, other than a controlled burn, that affects more than 5% of the CEA (whether or not trees are killed);

 (b) a natural disturbance, other than a fire, that:

 (i) kills one or more trees; and

 (ii) affects more than 5% of the CEA;

Note: Natural disturbance has the meaning given by the Act, and includes flood, drought, pest attack and disease.

 (c) a failure of the CEA to satisfy the forest development condition at the end of a reporting period.

The forest development condition

 (2) For this determination, a CEA satisfies the forest development condition at the end of a reporting period if, at the end of the period:

 (a) the CEA has forest cover; or

 (b) the CEA is between rotations; or

 (c) for a reporting period that was wholly within a single rotation—the vegetation in the CEA has progressed towards achieving forest cover since the beginning of the reporting period; or

 (d) for a reporting period during which a new rotation started:

 (i) it is less than 6 months since the new rotation started; or

 (ii) the vegetation in the CEA has progressed towards achieving forest cover during the new rotation; or

 (e) for a reporting period during which a disturbance event mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) or (b) occurred:

 (i) it is less than 6 months since the disturbance event; or

 (ii) the vegetation in the CEA has progressed towards achieving forest cover since the disturbance event.

When disturbance events occur

 (3) A disturbance event is taken to occur as follows:

 (a) for a fire, or a natural disturbance other than a fire:

 (i) the day the fire or natural disturbance began, if known; or

 (ii) otherwise—the day the fire or natural disturbance was identified;

 (b) for a failure to satisfy the forest development condition in a reporting period—the latest of the following dates:

 (i) the beginning of the reporting period;

 (ii) if a new rotation started during the reporting period—the starting date of the rotation;

 (iii) if another disturbance event occurred during the reporting period—the date of the disturbance event.