Carbon Rights Act 2003

In this Act —

affected land, in relation to a carbon right, means the land in respect of which the carbon right is registered;

burdened land, in relation to a carbon covenant, means the land in respect of which the covenant is registered as a burden;

carbon covenant means an interest in land referred to in section 12(1)(a);

carbon covenant form means a form that is lodged under section 11(1);

carbon release means the release into the atmosphere of carbon that has been stored in land or in anything on land;

carbon right means an interest in land referred to in section 6(1)(a);

carbon right form means a form that is lodged under section 5(1);

carbon sequestration means —

Crown land has the same meaning as it has in the Land Administration Act 1997;

land has the same meaning as it has in the Land Administration Act 1997;

owner, in relation to freehold land, means a person whose name is registered as a proprietor of the freehold land;

registered means registered under the TLA;

Registrar means the Registrar of Titles;

relevant carbon right, in relation to a carbon covenant or a proposed carbon covenant, means the carbon right in relation to which the covenant is, or is to be, entered into;

TLA means the Transfer of Land Act 1893.