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Nature Repair Rules 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedule 2
5 Definitions
6 Crown lands Ministers
7 Information required to be included in project plans
8 Authorities and bodies that are not statutory authorities
9 Electronic notices transmitted to Regulator
Part 2—Registered biodiversity projects
Division 1—Registration of biodiversity project
10 Operation of this Division
11 Application for registration—other information and documents
12 Criteria for approval of registration—eligibility requirements
13 Notice of approval of registration—matters to be included in notice
Division 2—Voluntary variation of registration of biodiversity project
Subdivision A—Change in identity of project proponent
14 Operation of this Subdivision
15 Application for approval of variation
16 Approval of variation
17 Notification of decision
Subdivision B—Change of project areas etc.
18 Operation of this Subdivision
19 Application for approval of variation
20 Approval of variation
21 Notification of decision
Subdivision C—Change in conditions of registration
22 Operation of this Subdivision
23 Application for approval of variation
24 Approval of variation
25 Notification of decision
Subdivision D—Miscellaneous
26 Operation of this Subdivision
27 Regulator may vary biodiversity certificate
Division 3—Cancellation of registration of biodiversity project
Subdivision A—Voluntary cancellation of registration of biodiversity project
28 Operation of this Subdivision
29 Application for approval of cancellation
30 Approval of cancellation
31 Notification of decision
Subdivision B—Unilateral cancellation of registration of biodiversity project
32 Operation of this Subdivision
33 Unilateral cancellation—condition of registration has not been met
34 Unilateral cancellation—project not commenced, or unlikely to result in issuing of biodiversity certificate
35 Unilateral cancellation—eligibility requirements not met etc.
36 Unilateral cancellation—project proponent ceases to be a fit and proper person
37 Unilateral cancellation—project proponent ceases to exist etc.
38 Unilateral cancellation—false or misleading information
39 Requirement to consider submission from project proponent
40 Requirement to consider pending application to vary registration to change identity of project proponent
41 Requirement to notify proposed project proponent
42 When cancellation takes effect
43 Notification of decision
Division 4—Excluded biodiversity projects
44 Operation of this Division
45 Excluded biodiversity projects—planting of known weed species
Part 3—Multiple project proponents
46 Operation of this Part
47 Unilateral cancellation—failure of multiple project proponents to nominate a nominee
Part 4—Methodology determinations
Division 1—Variation of methodology determinations
48 Operation of this Division
49 When variation applies, or does not apply, to existing registered biodiversity project—general rule
50 Regulator may determine that variation does not apply to existing registered biodiversity project
51 Effect of variation on application for registration of biodiversity project
Division 2—Cessation of effect of methodology determinations
52 Operation of this Division
53 When methodology determination continues to apply to registered biodiversity project—general rule
54 Regulator may determine that methodology determination continues to apply to registered biodiversity project
55 Effect of cessation on application for registration of biodiversity project
Part 5—Biodiversity certificates
56 Operation of this Part
57 Application for biodiversity certificate—information and documents
58 Application for biodiversity certificate—audit reports
59 Issue of biodiversity certificate—eligibility requirements
60 Issue of biodiversity certificate—matters to be set out in certificate
Part 9—Reporting and notification requirements
Division 1—Reporting requirements
Subdivision A—Category A biodiversity project reports
61 Operation of this Subdivision
62 Category A biodiversity project reports—manner and form of giving reports to Regulator
63 Category A biodiversity project reports—information and documents
64 Category A biodiversity project reports that are subject to audit
65 Category A biodiversity project reports—audit reports
Subdivision B—Category B biodiversity project reports
66 Operation of this Subdivision
67 Category B biodiversity project reports—reporting periods
68 Category B biodiversity project reports—manner and form of giving reports to Regulator
69 Category B biodiversity project reports—information and documents
70 Category B biodiversity project reports—audit reports
Division 2—Notification requirements
71 Operation of this Division
72 Notification requirements—significant reversal in biodiversity outcome
73 Notification requirements—specified matters
Part 12—Deposit of biodiversity certificates with the Regulator
74 Operation of this Part
75 Application to approve deposit of biodiversity certificate with Regulator—documents
Division 1—Entries in the Register
Subdivision A—Information about biodiversity projects
76 Operation of this Subdivision
77 Describing project areas for registered biodiversity projects
78 Information about registered projects under related schemes
79 Information about project plans for registered biodiversity projects
80 Other information about registered biodiversity projects
81 Information about former registered biodiversity projects
Subdivision B—Information about biodiversity certificates
82 Operation of this Subdivision
83 Information about biodiversity certificates that are in effect
84 Information about biodiversity certificates that have ceased to be in effect
Subdivision C—Information about Register accounts
85 Operation of this Subdivision
86 Information about Register accounts that have been closed
Division 2—Register accounts
Subdivision A—Preliminary