151Compliance with relinquishment requirement—relinquishing equivalent biodiversity certificate or certificates

151 Compliance with relinquishment requirement—relinquishing equivalent biodiversity certificate or certificates

(1) A relinquishment notice that relates to a biodiversity certificate (the original biodiversity certificate) is complied with if: (a) the original biodiversity certificate is relinquished, in relation to the notice, in accordance with section 152; or (b) both of the following apply: (i) one or more other biodiversity certificates (relinquished certificates) are relinquished, in relation to the notice, in accordance with section 152; (ii) the relinquished certificate or certificates meet the relinquishment equivalence requirements in relation to the original biodiversity certificate.

Note: The certificate or certificates may be relinquished by the person who was given the relinquishment notice, or by another person.

(2) The rules may prescribe the circumstances in which: (a) a biodiversity certificate meets the relinquishment equivalence requirements in relation to another biodiversity certificate; or (b) 2 or more biodiversity certificates together meet the relinquishment equivalence requirements in relation to another biodiversity certificate.