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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
9Energy crops (Act s 17)
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#### 9 Energy crops (Act s 17)
(1) For section 17 of the Act, biomass from a plantation is not an energy crop unless all of the following apply to it:
(a) it must be a product of a harvesting operation (including thinnings and coppicing) approved under relevant Commonwealth, State or Territory planning and approval processes;
(b) it must be biomass from a plantation that is managed in accordance with:
(i) a code of practice approved for a State under the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021; or
(ii) if a code of practice has not been approved for a State as required under subparagraph (i), Australian Standard AS 4708—2007—The Australian Forestry Standard;
(c) it must be taken from land that was not cleared of native vegetation after 31 December 1989 to establish the plantation.
(2) For section 17 of the Act, biomass from a native forest is not an energy crop.