COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993
NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF AN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION: Australian Antarctic Program ANTARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL PROGRAM - DAVIS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS 2026-2032
I, Elizabeth Brierley, Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water, 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 Antarctic Infrastructure Renewal Program – Davis Critical Infrastructure Works (2026-2032) are likely to have a minor or transitory impact on the environment, and I have authorised the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to carry on the activity.
To obtain a copy of the Initial Environmental Evaluation, please contact:
Phil Boxall
Assets and Infrastructure Branch
Australian Antarctic Division
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
GPO Box 3090
Canberra City, ACT 2601
Australia
The Initial Environmental Evaluation is also available via the Environmental Impact Assessment Database on the website of the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat: https://www.ats.aq/index_e.html
[SIGNED]
Elizabeth Brierley
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water
26 June 2026