Antarctic Minerals Act 1989

Part II PROVISIONS FOR CONSTRUING THE PROVISIONS SET OUT IN PART I

Article 1(15)

“Damage to the Antarctic environment or dependent or associated ecosystems” means any impact on the living or non-living components of that environment or those ecosystems, including harm to atmospheric, marine or terrestrial life, beyond that which is negligible or which has been assessed and judged to be acceptable pursuant to the Convention.

Article 15(1)

Decisions about Antarctic mineral resource activities shall take into account the need to respect other established uses of Antarctica, including:

(a) the operation of stations and their associated installations, support facilities and equipment in Antarctica;

(b) scientific investigation in Antarctica and cooperation therein;

(c) the conservation, including rational use, of Antarctic marine living resources;

(d) tourism;

(e) the preservation of historic monuments; and

(f) navigation and aviation,

that are consistent with the Antarctic Treaty system.