35Newness requirement

35  Newness requirement

 (1) For subparagraph 27(4A)(a)(ii) of the Act, the requirement in lieu of the newness requirement for a plantation forest project or a permanent planting project is that the project has not begun to be implemented, with the exceptions set out in this section.

 (2) Disregard the preparation of any forest management plan before a management action commences.

 (3) Disregard the following activities in relation to the land allocated to the new plantation project activity under section 10:

 (d) after the date of the section 22 application or section 29 application; but

 (e) before the project is declared an eligible offsets project by the Regulator.

 (4) Disregard the following activities in relation to the land allocated to the conversion project activity under section 10:

 (d) harvesting, clearing or thinning the short-rotation plantation forest;

 (5) Disregard the following activities in relation to the land allocated to the continuing plantation project activity under section 10:

 (d) harvesting, clearing or thinning the remnant plantation forest;

 (6) Disregard the following activities in relation to the land allocated to the permanent planting project activity under section 10:

 (d) maintaining, harvesting, clearing or thinning the remnant plantation forest;

 (7) To avoid doubt, the leasing or purchase of land before the date of the section 22 application or section 29 application that allocates it to a particular plantation project activity in the application is also to be disregarded.

 (8) For this section:

clearing includes clearfelling.

harvesting includes any removal of forest product.

planting includes purchasing seeds and seedlings, and planting, seeding or coppicing.

site preparation means an action taken to prepare land for planting, including windrow and burn, fertilisation, weed control, mounding and fencing.

Part 4—Net abatement amount

Division 4.1—Preliminary

36  Operation of this Part

  For paragraph 106(1)(c) of the Act, this Part specifies the method for working out the carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount for a reporting period for a plantation forest project or permanent planting project that is an eligible offsets project.

Note: In this determination, this is called the net abatement amount for the project for the reporting period (see section 5).