Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993
Notice of completion of an Initial Environmental Evaluation
I, Gillian Louise Slocum, Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, give notice pursuant to Regulation 7 of the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993 that I have determined pursuant to 12H and 12J of the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 that the proposed Geotechnical Investigations Davis Aerodrome Project and Davis Station Infrastructure Project 2021-2022 Field Activities that the Assets and Infrastructure Branch has proposed to undertake in the Vestfold Hills in the Australian Antarctic Territory is likely to have a minor or transitory impact on the environment, and I have authorised the Assets and Infrastructure Branch to carry on the activity.
To obtain a copy of the Initial Environmental Evaluation, please contact:
Stuart Gibson
Assets and Infrastructure Branch
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston TAS 7050
Dated this 1st day of April 2021
Gillian Slocum
Acting General Manager Policy and International Branch
Australian Antarctic Division
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment