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Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980
12CPart does not apply to certain activities
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12C Part does not apply to certain activities
(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).