5Definitions

5  Definitions

  In this determination:

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

baseline scenario simulation—see section 41.

C means carbon.

CEA (for carbon estimation area)—see section 13.

CFI mapping guidelines means the guidelines of that name, as published on the Clean Energy Regulator’s website, to be used for mapping project areas and CEAs, as in force from time to time.

Note: In 2021, the CFI mapping guidelines could be viewed on the Clean Energy Regulator’s website (http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au).

clearfell means the cutting down of all trees in a CEA or other area.

CO2-e means carbon dioxide equivalent.

continuing plantation CEA—see subsection 14(3).

continuing plantation project activity—see clause 1 of Schedule 3.

controlled burn has a meaning affected by section 21.

conversion CEA—see subsection 14(3).

conversion project activity—see clause 2 of Schedule 2.

coppice means the epicormic shoots growing from stumps of trees that have been harvested.

coppicing means allowing a plantation to regenerate by relying on coppice after clearfelling to end a rotation.

current management regime—see section 26.

default baseline management regime, for the conversion project activity—see clause 8 of Schedule 2.

default management regime—see section 26.

disturbance event—see section 22.

eligibility date, for:

 (a) land in a project area that was allocated to a project activity in an application in accordance with section 10; or

 (b) a CEA on such land;

  means the date of the application.

eligible land:

 (a) for the new plantation project activity—see clause 2 of Schedule 1;

 (b) for the conversion project activity—see clause 3 of Schedule 2;

 (c) for the continuing plantation project activity—see clause 2 of Schedule 3;

 (d) for the permanent planting project activity—see clause 2 of Schedule 4.

environmental planting means a planting that consists of species that:

 (a) are native to the local area of the planting; and

 (b) are sourced from seeds:

 (i) from within the natural distribution of the species; and

 (ii) that are appropriate to the biophysical characteristics of the area of the planting; and

 (c) may be a mix of trees, shrubs, and understorey species where the mix reflects the structure and composition of the local native vegetation community.

ex-plantation CEA—see subsection 14(3).

forest cover: an area has forest cover if the vegetation on the land includes trees that:

 (a) are 2 metres or more in height; and

 (b) provide crown cover of at least 20% of the land.

forest development condition—see subsection 22(2).

forest management plan—see section 23.

forest start date means:

 (a) for a new plantation CEA—the starting date for the first rotation; and

 (b) for a conversion CEA on which a rotation was in progress on the eligibility date—the starting date for that rotation; and

 (c) for a conversion CEA on which no rotation was in progress on the eligibility date—the starting date for the first rotation after the eligibility date; and

 (d) for a continuing plantation CEA on which a rotation was in progress on the eligibility date—the starting date for that rotation; and

 (e) for a continuing plantation CEA on which no rotation was in progress on the eligibility date—the starting date for the first rotation after the eligibility date.

 (f) for an ex-plantation CEA on which a rotation was in progress on the eligibility date—the starting date for that rotation; and

 (g) for an ex-plantation CEA on which no rotation was in progress on the eligibility date—the starting date for the permanent planting.

former determination, for a pre‑existing project—see section 6.

FullCAM means the Full Carbon Accounting Model as in force from time to time.

Note: In 2021, FullCAM could be viewed on the Department’s website (http://www.industry.gov.au).

FullCAM guidelines means the guidelines for the use of FullCAM for the purposes of this determination that are available on the Regulator’s website, as in force from time to time.

Note: In December 2021, the FullCAM guidelines could be viewed on the Clean Energy Regulator’s website (http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au).

ith CEA, for Division 4.3—see section 42.

landscape planting means a planting in an urban centre or locality as follows:

 (a) in a residential place (for example, in a backyard, park or on a nature strip);

 (b) on the grounds of a sporting facility, factory or other commercial facility;

 (c) on the grounds of a hospital, school or other institution;

 (d) in a car park or cemetery.

long-term project scenario simulation—see section 40.

LR species—see clause 1 of Schedule 2

management action—see section 21.

management record—see section 23.

management regime means:

 (a) for a rotation—the management regime that is specified by the following:

 (i) a choice of species to be used for the rotation;

 (ii) the rotation period;

 (iii) the management actions of:

 (A) planting, seeding or coppicing to start the rotation; and

 (B) clearfelling to end the rotation;

 (iv) any other management actions or disturbance events that occur during the rotation, with their times of occurrence.

 (b) for a permanent planting—the management regime that is specified by the following:

 (i) the species to be used in the permanent planting;

 (ii) any other management actions or disturbance events that occur during the permanence period, with their times of occurrence.

model point location means the location of a model point, identified by latitude and longitude, for use in FullCAM.

modelling period means:

 (a) for a CEA other than an ex-plantation CEA—the 100-year period beginning on the day before the forest start date; and

 (b) for an ex-plantation CEA—the period beginning on the day before the forest start date and ending at the end of the crediting period.

native forest means an area of land that:

 (a) is dominated by trees that:

 (i) are located within their natural range; and

 (ii) have attained, or have the potential to attain, a crown cover of at least 20% of the area of land; and

 (iii) have reached, or have the potential to reach, a height of at least 2 metres; and

 (b) is not a plantation.

National Plantation Inventory means the inventory of plantations established primarily for timber production in Australia that is managed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, as in force on the day this determination commences.

Note: In 2021, the National Plantation Inventory could be viewed at http://www.agriculture.gov.au.

national plantation inventory region means a region defined in the National Plantation Inventory on the day this determination commences.

net abatement amount, for a plantation forest project, means the carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount for the project in the reporting period for the purposes of paragraph 106(1)(c) of the Act (see also section 36).

new plantation CEA—see subsection 14(3).

new plantation project activity—see clause 1 of Schedule 1.

NGER Regulations means the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008.

non-forested land means land that does not have forest cover.

permanent planting means a planting:

 (a) that is not harvested other than:

 (i) for thinning for ecological purposes; or

 (ii) to remove debris for fire management; or

 (iii) to remove firewood, fruits, nuts, seeds, or material used for fencing or as craft materials, if those things are not removed for sale; or

 (iv) in accordance with traditional indigenous practices or native title rights; and

 (b) that is not a landscape planting.

Note: A permanent planting may not involve the planting of a species in an area where it is a known weed species. Such projects are excluded offsets projects under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Regulations 2011. A ‘known weed species’ is defined in the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Regulations 2011.

permanent planting CEA—see subsection 14(4).

permanent planting (ex-commercial) CEA—see subsection 14(5).

permanent planting (environmental) CEA—see subsection 14(5).

permanent planting project—see subsection 8(3).

permanent planting project activity A—see clause 1 of Schedule 4.

permanent planting project activity B—see clause 1 of Schedule 4.

plantation forest means a plantation for the harvest of forest products:

 (a) that is established by planting or seeding; and

 (b) that is harvested by periodic clearfelling of the whole; and

 (c) that can be expected, in the absence of a natural disturbance, to reach forest cover before clearfelling; and

 (d) in which any management actions involving replanting, re-seeding or coppicing occur only after such a harvest; and

 (e) that is managed in a way consistent with an intention to continue to comply with paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).

Note: A horticultural plantation is not a plantation forest.

plantation forest project—see subsection 8(2).

pre‑existing project—see section 6.

product recovery means the removal from the project area of any product derived from the plantation.

project activity means:

 (a) new plantation project activity—see clause 1 of Schedule 1;

 (b) conversion project activity—see clause 2 of Schedule 2;

 (c) continuing plantation project activity—see clause 1 of Schedule 3;

 (d) permanent planting project activity A—see subclause 1(1) of Schedule 4; or

 (e) permanent planting project activity B—see subclause 1(2) of Schedule 4.

project scenario simulation—see section 39.

relevant application, in relation to land in a project area—see subsection 10(5).

remnant plantation CEA means a CEA:

 (a) whose project activity under paragraph 14(1)(a) is the permanent planting project activity; and

 (b) that contains only remnant plantation forest.

remnant plantation A CEA—see paragraph 14(6)(a).

remnant plantation B CEA—see paragraph 14(6)(b).

remnant plantation forest in relation to land in a project area that was allocated to a project activity in an application in accordance with section 10 means plantation forest that was present on the land on the date of the relevant application.

responsible landholder means any person who, whether by reason of ownership or otherwise, has operational control of the relevant land.

rotation¸ of a plantation forest, means a phase that lasts from the planting, seeding or coppicing for the rotation to the subsequent clearfelling.

rotation period means the length of time of a rotation.

section 22 application means the relevant application under section 22 of the Act for the declaration of the project as an eligible offsets project.

section 29 application¸ in relation to a declaration of a project as an eligible offsets project made under section 27 of the Act, means an application, made under regulations or legislative rules made for the purposes of section 29 of the Act, to vary the declaration.

SR species—see clause 1 of Schedule 2.

starting date, for a rotation or permanent planting—see subsection 21(6).

UR species—see clause 1 of Schedule 2.

Note: Some of the terms above are the same as the corresponding terms in the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Regulations 2011. These are:

   environmental planting

   landscape planting

   native forest

   permanent planting   

 Other words and expressions used in this determination have the meaning given by the Act. These terms include:

 applicable methodology determination

 Australian carbon credit unit

 crediting period  

 eligible offsets project

 emission

 greenhouse gas

 natural disturbance

 offsets project

 offsets report

 project

 project area

 project proponent

 Regulator

 reporting period