COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF AN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION:

DENMAN TERRESTRIAL CAMPAIGN: OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 2022-23

I, Gaia Puleston, Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, give notice pursuant to Regulation 7 of the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993 that I have determined pursuant to 12H and 12J of the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 that the proposed Denman Terrestrial Campaign – Operational Support 2022-23 is likely to have a minor or transitory impact on the environment, and I have authorised the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to carry on the activity.

To obtain a copy of the Initial Environmental Evaluation, please contact:

Melissa Wrohan

Environmental Management Unit

Science Branch

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

Kingston Tasmania 7050

SIGNED

Gaia Puleston

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water

 29 November 2022