63.Subsections (9)(a) and (10) reflect recent revisions to Annex II of the Protocol, which make clear that it protects species which migrate to Antarctica permanently, for example as a result of climatic changes. This section inserts a new provision into section 31 of the 1994 Act to specify that references to a species “indigenous to Antarctica” include a species occurring in Antarctica through natural migration. This change therefore broadens the definitions of “native bird”, “native invertebrate” and “native mammal” in section 31.
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