Compliance update – January to March 2025
The compliance update for January to March 2025 is now available.
It features updates on our key compliance activities for the quarter:
CER-ACCU-005 Application to withhold publication of certain project information on the ACCU Scheme project register
Use this form to apply for certain information about an eligible offsets project not to be published on the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme project register.
Assessment framework for alternative assurance proposals
This framework is used by our Board to assess proposals for new classes of alternative assurance projects.
CER-ACCU-004: Request to be considered as a low-risk environmental plantings 2024 project
Use this form to apply to be considered as a low-risk environmental plantings project under the reforestation by environmental or mallee plantings FullCAM method 2024.
Response to submissions for our draft Audit Thresholds Instrument 2025 consultation
Read our responses to submissions we received for our draft Audit Threshold Instrument 2025 consultation held from January to February 2025.
New Audit Thresholds Instrument 2025 available
The new Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Audit Thresholds) Instrument 2025 was registered on 19 March 2025 and is now in effect. This Instrument replaces the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Audit Thresholds) Instrument 2015, which has been repealed.
Supplement to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative – Animal Effluent Management) Methodology Determination 2019
This document supports the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Animal Effluent Management) Methodology Determination 2019.
Outcomes of the fourth pilot exit window and interim contract management approach
The fourth pilot exit window for the fixed delivery exit arrangements has closed. The window covered delivery milestones between 1 July 2023 and 31 December 2024.
Human-induced regeneration method – managing project risk to deliver carbon abatement for Australia
This paper describes how projects registered under the HIR method earn carbon credits based on the sequestration of carbon in native vegetation. It provides an overview of the robust framework for large-scale sequestration throughout Australia. It also highlights the uncertainty and risks associated with running a HIR project and outlines the key compliance and crediting controls in place to mitigate these risks.