Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ANTARCTIC TREATY (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION) ACT 1980

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Application of Act  
   5.      Extension of Act to Territories  
   6.      Crown to be bound  
   6A.     Application of the Criminal Code  
   6B.     Contravening offence and civil penalty provisions  
   7.      Application of other laws  
   7A.     Necessity to act in accordance with basic environmental principles  

   PART 2--CONSERVATION--OF ANTARCTIC FAUNA AND FLORA

   7C.     Specially protected species  
   8.      Antarctic specially protected areas etc.  
   8A.     Historic sites and monuments  
   9.      Grant and renewal of permit  
   9A.     Authorities under permits  
   10.     Restrictions applicable to permits  
   11.     Variation, suspension and revocation of permits  
   12.     Variation and revocation of conditions  

   PART 3--ENVIRONMENTAL--IMPACT ASSESSMENT

   12A.    Interpretation  
   12B.    Object of Part  
   12C.    Part does not apply to certain activities  
   12D.    Preliminary assessment of likely impact of activity on Antarctic environment  
   12E.    Preliminary determination of likely impact of activity  
   12F.    Activity to proceed if impact negligible  
   12G.    Initial environmental evaluation  
   12H.    Determination of likely impact of activity based on initial environmental evaluation  
   12J.    Authorisation of activity likely to have minor etc. impact on environment  
   12K.    Comprehensive environmental evaluation  
   12L.    Authorisation of activity likely to have more than minor etc. impact on environment  
   12M.    Notice of authorisation  
   12N.    Variation, suspension and revocation of authorisation  
   12P.    Variation etc. of conditions  
   12PA.   Method of giving notice of variations etc.  
   12Q.    Monitoring of activities  

   PART 4--INSPECTORS

   13.     Appointment of inspectors  
   14.     Inspectors ex officio  
   15.     Identity cards  
   16.     Arrest without warrant  
   17.     General powers of inspectors  
   18.     Seizure  

   PART 5--OFFENCES--RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT ETC.

   19.     Offences relating to the environment  
   19AA.   Offences relating to rocks and meteorites  
   19AB.   Offence relating to return of indigenous species  
   19AC.   Offence relating to the accidental introduction of micro - organisms  
   19AD.   Offences relating to bringing food into the Antarctic  
   19AE.   Offence relating to destruction of organisms brought into Antarctic without a permit  
   19A.    Prohibition against mining in the Territory  
   19B.    Prohibition against mining in the Antarctic  
   19C.    Prosecution of offences  
   20.     Contravening conditions of permits  
   21.     Furnishing information  
   21AA.   Giving information about act done in emergency situation  
   21AB.   Giving further information about act done in emergency situation  
   21A.    Unauthorised activities  

   PART 5A--CIVIL--PENALTY PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Obtaining a civil penalty order

   22.     Civil penalty orders  
   22A.    Civil enforcement of penalty  
   22B.    Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision  
   22C.    Multiple contraventions  
   22D.    Proceedings may be heard together  
   22E.    Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders  
   22F.    Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence  

           Division 2--Civil proceedings and criminal proceedings

   22G.    Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings  
   22H.    Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings  
   22J.    Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings  
   22K.    Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings  

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   22L.    Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions  
   22M.    Mistake of fact  
   22N.    State of mind  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   25.     Officers and employees of governments and authorities  
   26.     Programs etc. relating to the Antarctic  
   27.     Delegation  
   28.     Review of decisions  
   29.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1 Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
           SCHEDULE 2 English text of paragraphs 21, 31 and 36 of the report of the 1988 Meeting of the Representatives of the Contracting Parties to the Seals Convention
           SCHEDULE 3 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty