Was the primary purpose of the harvesting operation to source Yes No biomass for energy generation Box A Option 2: location and environmental management standards non RFA region – If not sourced from within an RFA area, was the wood waste Yes No sourced from an RFA-equivalent area (RFA equivalency can only be approved by the Commonwealth Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) If yes, outline the coverage of the RFA equivalent region: Has the harvesting been conducted in accordance with the Yes No ecological sustainability requirements of the RFA equivalent area Is an assessment under the Environment Protection and Yes No Biodiversity Conservation Act required prior to harvesting (See Note 1) If yes, has this been conducted and harvesting approved Yes No If yes, attach a copy of the harvesting approval Was the primary purpose of the harvesting operation to source Yes No biomass for energy generation Compliance with approval processes completing Box B is mandatory – Box B: Wood waste from approved ecologically sustainable harvest operations Is the operation scheduled under an approved forest management Yes No plan If yes, provide details and attach relevant extracts:
Was the primary purpose of the harvesting operation to source biomass for energy generation Yes No Box A Option 2: location and environmental management standards – non RFA region If not sourced from within an RFA area, was the wood waste sourced from an RFA-equivalent area (RFA equivalency can only be approved by the Commonwealth Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) Yes No If yes, outline the coverage of the RFA equivalent region: Has the harvesting been conducted in accordance with the ecological sustainability requirements of the RFA equivalent area Yes No Is an assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act required prior to harvesting (See Note 1) Yes No If yes, has this been conducted and harvesting approved Yes No If yes, attach a copy of the harvesting approval Was the primary purpose of the harvesting operation to source biomass for energy generation Yes No Compliance with approval processes – completing Box B is mandatory Box B: Wood waste from approved ecologically sustainable harvest operations Is the operation scheduled under an approved forest management plan Yes No If yes, provide details and attach relevant extracts:
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