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 2023-25

I, Kelly Buchanan, 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 2023-25 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:

Andy Sharman

Environmental Management Unit

Science Branch

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

Kingston Tasmania 7050

[SIGNED]

Kelly Buchanan

Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water

11 October 2023