Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Waste Management) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1998No. 231 1

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Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Waste Management) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980.

Dated 15 July 1998.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

ROBERT HILL

Minister for the Environment

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on gazettal.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Waste Management) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 10 (Destination of waste removed)

3.1   Paragraph 10 (a):

Omit “were”, substitute “was”.

4.   Regulation 19 (Cleaning up waste disposal sites and abandoned work sites)

4.1   Subregulation 19 (2):

Omit “is being”, substitute “has been, or is being,”.

4.2   Paragraph 19 (2) (b):

Omit the paragraph.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 July 1998.

2. Statutory Rules 1994 No. 36.