Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ANTARCTIC TREATY (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION) ACT 1980 - SECT 12C

             (1)  The Minister may determine in writing that this Part does not apply to activities of a kind specified in the determination if the Minister is satisfied that, because of their nature, those activities are likely to have no more than a negligible impact on the Antarctic environment.

             (2)  This Part does not apply to:

                     (a)  any mining activity; and

                     (b)  any activity of a kind specified in a determination under subsection (1).