COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1993
NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF AN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION: Australian Antarctic Program Aviation Operations 2025-2030
I, Christian Beekes 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 AAP Aviation Operations (2025-2030) 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:
Matt Filipowski
Operations and Logistics 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]
Christian Beekes
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Water
20 August 2025