57Application for biodiversity certificate—information and documents

57  Application for biodiversity certificate—information and documents

 (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 68(1)(c) and (g) of the Act, this section specifies information that must be included in, and documents that must accompany, an application made under subsection 67(1) of the Act by the project proponent for a registered biodiversity project for the issue of a biodiversity certificate in respect of the project.

 (2) The following information and documents are specified:

 (a) a statement that the applicant is the project proponent for the project;

 (b) if there are multiple project proponents for the project—a statement that the applicant is the nominee in relation to the project and is making the application on behalf of the multiple project proponents;

 (c) for each project proponent for the project—evidence about any circumstance or event that:

 (i) has occurred since the project was registered that is relevant to a matter in section 97, 98, 99 or 99A of the Act that the Regulator must consider in determining whether the proponent is a fit and proper person; and

 (ii) has not previously been notified to the Regulator;

 (d) the account number and holder of the Register account in which the certificate is proposed to be held;

 (e) the name of the project;

 (f) the unique identifier assigned for the project;

 (g) a statement that the project is sufficiently progressed to have resulted in, or be likely to result in, the biodiversity outcome for the project, and evidence supporting that statement;

 (h) a statement that the preconditions for making the application set out in subsection 67(2) of the Act have been met, and evidence supporting that statement;

 (i) a statement that the eligibility requirements specified by section 59 for the purposes of paragraph 70(2)(g) of the Act are met, and evidence supporting that statement;

 (j) the methodology determination (the applicable methodology determination) that covers the project;

 (k) if the applicable methodology determination specifies conditions for the purposes of paragraph 45(1)(e) of the Act—a statement that those conditions are met, and evidence supporting that statement;

 (l) a statement that the category A biodiversity project report accompanying the application meets the requirements in section 103 of the Act;

 (m) a copy of each category B biodiversity project report (if any) about the project;

 (n) if the project proponent is required to obtain an approval by paragraph 59(2)(b), or by a condition imposed under section 17 of the Act:

 (i) a statement that the approval has been obtained; and