DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 16

I, TOny IAN Fleming, Director, Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, declare under section 16 of the Australian Antarctic Territory Weapons Ordinance 2001 that the following project is advantageous to scientific research and the weapon as specified below may be used for the designated projects by a person working on that project:

Approved Project

Approved Weapon

Ecology of pack ice seals

Dr Tracey Rogers

University of New South Wales

1 Walther GUT50 (Telinject)

Note: The Telinject is used for conducting non-lethal research, collecting skin biopsy samples for analyses.

Dated this	18th	day of October 2013

Tony Fleming

Director

Australian Antarctic Division

Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, a person or persons whose interests are affected by this decision may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment Water, Heritage and the Arts for the reasons for the decision. An application for independent review of the decision may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, on payment of the relevant fee, by or on behalf of the person or persons whose interests are affected, either within 28 days of receipt of the reasons for the decision, or within 28 days of this notice if reasons for the decision are not sought. Further information may be obtained from:

Strategies Branch

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

Kingston TAS 7050

Telephone (03) 6232 3402