Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument

Term(s)	Definition	Defined in Legislation	See Section(s)
Australian police force	means:	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
avoid	, in relation to emissions of greenhouse gases, includes reduce or eliminate.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
baseline	for an offsets project has a meaning affected by section 107 .	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
benchmark sequestration level	has the meaning given by subsection 97(8).	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 97 Carbon maintenance obligation
Biodiversity Convention	means the Convention on Biological Diversity , done at Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992 , as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
carbon abatement	means:	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
carbon abatement contract	has the meaning given by section 20B.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 20B Carbon abatement contracts Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
carbon abatement contractor	has the meaning given by section 20B.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 20B Carbon abatement contracts Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
carbon abatement purchasing process	has the meaning given by section 20F.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 20F Carbon abatement purchasing process Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
carbon dioxide equivalence	has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 .	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
carbon estimation area	, in relation to an area ‐ based offsets project, has the meaning given by the applicable methodology determination for the project.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
carbon maintenance obligation	has the meaning given by paragraph 97(2)(a).	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 97 Carbon maintenance obligation
certificate of entitlement	means a certificate issued under section 15.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 15 Issue of certificate of entitlement
certified emission reduction	has the same meaning as in the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Act 2011 .	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
Chapter5 body corporate	has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 .	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
civil penalty order	means an order under subsection 221(1).	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 221 Civil penalty orders Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
civil penalty provision	means a provision declared by this Act to be a civil penalty provision.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
Climate Change Convention	means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 - 5 Definitions
commitment period	has the same meaning as in the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Act 2011 .	Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
common law holders	has the meaning given by section 56.	Native Title Act 1993	Native Title Act 1993 - 253 Other definitions Native Title Act 1993 - 56 Determination whether native title to be held in trust