DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 16

I, robert edward wooding, Acting 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 project by a person working on that project:

Approved Project

Approved Weapon

Whale Song Antarctic Voyage for Ecosystem Studies

Kenneth Curt Selby Jenner

Centre for Whale Research (Western Australia) Inc

Dan-Inject Air Rifle, Serial No. 8842

Note: The Dan-Inject Air Rifle is used for conducting non-lethal research, deploying satellite tags on whales and collecting biopsy samples.

Dated this

18th

day of December 2013

Robert Wooding

A/g 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