COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980

DECLARATION OF A SPECIALLY PROTECTED SPECIES

I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to subsection 7C(1) of the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980, hereby declare the species Ommatophoca rossii (Ross Seal) to be a specially protected species of that Act from the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated this  26th  day of  October  2010

TONY BURKE

Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities