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Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) issued under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) are ‘financial products’. Download our fact sheets developed in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to help farmers and land managers, as well as CFI advisers and project developers, understand whether an Australian financial services (AFS) licence is needed for activities relating to ACCUs. 20 November 2012
| ASIC's role | ASIC's role in regulating entities and individuals providing financial services and operating financial markets in regulated emissions units, and supervising the activity in the carbon markets. |
| Financial services licensing | Do you need an AFS licence for regulated emissions units? |
| Markets licensing | Information for entities wishing to establish facilities or platforms to allow the trading of emissions units. |
| Compliance | AFS licensees have ongoing obligations including business requirements, conduct, disclosure, training and dispute resolution. |
| Training | Training of financial product advisers providing advice to retail clients on regulated emissions units. |
| Other resources | Resources for financial services professionals in carbon markets including links to other websites. |
| AFS licensees | Browse our professional registers  to see whether an AFS licensee is authorised to provide financial services in relation to emissions units. |
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