19Requirement to prepare project management plan

19  Requirement to prepare project management plan

1.     For each savanna sequestration project, the project proponent must, each calendar year, prepare a project management plan or plans that cover all project areas for that project.
2.     A project management plan is a document that:

 (a) describes the planned burning that is intended to be undertaken in a project area for that year; and

 (b) demonstrates that:

1.             the likely impact of PM2.5 particulate matter on air quality, as a result of that burning, in areas where people live has been considered; and
2.             if there are air quality management requirements specified in the Technical Guidance Document for the 2026 Savanna Fire Management Methods, the consideration referred to in subparagraph (i) is in a manner consistent with those requirements; and

 (c) includes a plan for monitoring for the presence of each relevant weed species in each project area that:

1.             demonstrates the level of risk of relevant weed species occurring in each project area has been considered; and

2.             describes how that risk has been determined; and

3.             describes a monitoring approach (including the methods and frequency of monitoring); and

4.             is consistent with any weed monitoring requirements specified in the Technical Guidance Document for the 2026 Savanna Fire Management Methods.

5.     A project management plan that relates to a particular project area must be prepared before commencing planned burning in that project area in the year to which the plan relates.

Note: The Technical Guidance Document for the 2026 Savanna Fire Management Methods may contain recommended guidelines relating to aspects of project management.