Maintain accreditation

Accredited AWT facility have obligations to maintain accreditation under the BidCarbon Standard Scheme. We monitor compliance to ensure accredited AWT facility are meeting accreditation requirements.

To maintain your AWT facility accreditation, you must:

● operate under government laws

● submit an annual biochar production return

● notify us of any changes to your AWT facility's components and apply to vary your AWT facility's accreditation

● notify us if the owner, operator or nominated person of your AWT facility changes and apply to vary the title if needed

● notify changes to stakeholder and contact information

● maintain metering and component listing records.

When notifying us of a change, ensure you complete the relevant form:

● update or change the owner or operator

● change the nominated person

● change the capacity or components of your AWT facility

As the nominated person, you can apply to suspend the accreditation of your AWT facility.

Your accreditation obligations

Compliance monitoring

We track ongoing compliance through:

● standing notices completed when creating smal-scale technology certificates (STC)

● assessment and ongoing review of STC validation claims

● site visits and inspections

● our annual risk-based audit program

● the collection of information from you or other parties

● throughput

If we suspect breaches of the Scheme, we may take action following our compliance approach. In the event that a carbon capture process fails to meet ongoing STC requirements, we reserve the right to suspend it.

Complaints and concerns

Carbon capture sites must comply with relevant country or local government law. These government bodies are responsible for enforcing laws for carbon capture sites. This includes:

● health and safety issues

● environmental concerns

● planning approvals.

If people have concerns or complaints about carbon capture sites, they can contact the relevant government body. The relevant body is responsible for investigating complaints against their approvals and legislation.

We monitor compliance and work with other government authorities to understand suspected breaches of their law. Our team may investigate matter and then maybe take action.

Suspending accreditation

We may suspend an accreditation if a AWT facility operates against country or local government laws and regulations.

If suspended, you can't claim BidCarbon removal units. The AWT facility may continue to operate outside of the Scheme notwithstanding suspension.

We will lift the suspension when the AWT facility:

● operates following relevant government law

● resolves all non-compliance issues.

We don't have the power to:

● prosecute breaches of local laws

● issue rectification orders

● take legal action to ensure compliance with local laws.

If we suspend your accreditation, you have the right to request a review of our decision.