HIR Gateway Audit Requirements
On 3 May 2023, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy made a Direction to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) concerning the administration of human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme. Under the Direction, the CER will prioritise audits under section 215 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 (CFI Act) for the compliance of HIR projects submitting offsets reports subject to gateway checks.