19BProhibition against mining in the Antarctic

#### 19B Prohibition against mining in the Antarctic (1) An Australian national must not engage in a mining activity in or on an area of the Antarctic other than: (a) the Territory; or (b) any area of continental shelf referred to in paragraph 19A(1)(b). Penalty: Imprisonment for 16 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a mining activity if the activity is the gathering or collecting of a meteorite, or the removal of a rock or meteorite, in accordance with a permit. > Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.