Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) ACT 2011 - SECT 255

    The Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee has the following functions:

  (a)   the functions that are conferred on it by this Act, the regulations and the legislative rules;

  (b)   to advise the Minister about matters that:

  (i)   relate to offsets projects; and

  (ii)   are referred to the Committee by the Minister;

  (c)   to advise the Secretary about matters that:

  (i)   relate to offsets projects; and

  (ii)   are referred to the Committee by the Secretary;

  (d)   to monitor the compliance of methodology determinations with the offsets integrity standards;

  (e)   to undertake periodic reviews of methodology determinations;

  (f)   to undertake public consultation in relation to reviews of methodology determinations;

  (g)   to advise the Minister in relation to the outcomes of reviews of methodology determinations and any related public consultation;

  (h)   to advise the Secretary in relation to the outcomes of reviews of methodology determinations and any related public consultation;

  (ha)   to undertake crediting period extension reviews;

  (hb)   to undertake public consultation in relation to crediting period extension reviews;

  (hc)   to advise the Minister in relation to the outcomes of crediting period extension reviews and any related public consultation;

  (hd)   to advise the Secretary in relation to the outcomes of crediting period extension reviews and any related public consultation;

  (i)   to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of the above functions.