CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2017 (NO. 5 OF 2017) - SECT 76 Carbon Sequestration Agreements

CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2017 (NO. 5 OF 2017) - SECT 76

    (1)     The Secretary may enter into a Carbon Sequestration Agreement in relation to Crown land—

        (a)     which is subject to a relevant Act; or

        (b)     to which a declaration under section 73(1)(a) applies.

    (2)     The Carbon Sequestration Agreement must—

        (a)     comply with the requirements of this Part; and

        (b)     not be inconsistent with the requirements of any relevant law, including requirements relating to the following—

              (i)     the use and treatment of conservation workers within the meaning of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 ;

              (ii)     environment protection and conservation of biodiversity;

              (iii)     native title and aboriginal cultural heritage.

    (3)     A Carbon Sequestration Agreement may only be entered into in relation to reserved Crown land if     the use of the land for carbon sequestration would not be inconsistent with the purposes for which the land was reserved.

    (4)     The Secretary may enter into a Carbon Sequestration Agreement in relation to land that is proposed to be transferred or conveyed to the Crown.

Note

The entry into a Carbon Sequestration Agreement under this section may be a land use activity under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 if it relates to public land to which a land use activity agreement under that Act applies.