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Name of Proclamation
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This Proclamation is the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Proclamation 2007.
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This Proclamation brings Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) and Specially Managed Areas (ASMAs) into Australian law, implementing Australia’s obligations under the Antarctic Treaty environmental protocol. It restricts access and coordinates activities to protect fragile ecosystems, historic sites and scientific values, and extends protection 1,000 metres below surface and seabed.
It affects Australian scientists, expedition operators, tourists and anyone operating in those areas, who must comply with permit and management rules to avoid disturbing wildlife, research sites and heritage locations.
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This Proclamation is the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Proclamation 2007.
In this Proclamation:
Act means the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980.
ASMA means Antarctic specially managed area.
ASPA means Antarctic specially protected area.
Note: A number of expressions used in this Proclamation are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Antarctic specially managed area;
(b) Antarctic specially protected area;
(c) specially protected species;
(d) Treaty.
(1) Each area described in Schedule 1, being an area in respect of which the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties have adopted a management plan, is declared to be an Antarctic specially protected area. (2) Each area described in Schedule 2, being an area in respect of which the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties have adopted a management plan, is declared to be an Antarctic specially managed area. (3) For paragraph 8 (4) (a) of the Act, each Antarctic specially protected area and Antarctic specially managed area includes the subsoil beneath the surface of any land within the area, to a depth of 1 000 metres below the surface of the land. (4) For paragraph 8 (4) (c) of the Act, each Antarctic specially protected area and Antarctic specially managed area includes the subsoil beneath any sea‑bed within the area, to a depth of 1 000 metres below the sea‑bed.
Note: Details of Antarctic specially protected areas and Antarctic specially managed areas could in 2014 be viewed on the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat’s website (http://www.ats.aq).
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This Proclamation is the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Proclamation 2007.
In this Proclamation:
Act means the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980.
ASMA means Antarctic specially managed area.
ASPA means Antarctic specially protected area.
Note: A number of expressions used in this Proclamation are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Antarctic specially managed area;
(b) Antarctic specially protected area;
(c) specially protected species;
(d) Treaty.
(1) Each area described in Schedule 1, being an area in respect of which the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties have adopted a management plan, is declared to be an Antarctic specially protected area. (2) Each area described in Schedule 2, being an area in respect of which the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties have adopted a management plan, is declared to be an Antarctic specially managed area. (3) For paragraph 8 (4) (a) of the Act, each Antarctic specially protected area and Antarctic specially managed area includes the subsoil beneath the surface of any land within the area, to a depth of 1 000 metres below the surface of the land. (4) For paragraph 8 (4) (c) of the Act, each Antarctic specially protected area and Antarctic specially managed area includes the subsoil beneath any sea‑bed within the area, to a depth of 1 000 metres below the sea‑bed.
Note: Details of Antarctic specially protected areas and Antarctic specially managed areas could in 2014 be viewed on the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat’s website (http://www.ats.aq).
Schedule 1—Descriptions of Antarctic specially protected areas
(sections 5 and 6)
Taylor Rookery, Mac.Robertson Land, East Antarctica. 67°27′S, 60°51′E.
Taylor Rookery consists of the whole of the northernmost rock exposure on the east side of Taylor Glacier, Mac.Robertson Land (67°27′14″S, 60°53′00″E). Boundary coordinates for the Area are set out in the following table. The Area boundary follows the coastline (at the low tide mark) from a point at the north‑western corner of the Area at 67°27′04.9″S, 60°52′58.2″E (boundary point 1), in a roughly south‑easterly direction to boundary point 6 (67°27′27.8″S, 60°53′07.7″E). The boundary then continues in a westerly and then northerly direction (roughly following the limit of the ice free area) to boundary point 22 (67°27′18″S, 60°52′50.2″E) then follows the ice cliff north to boundary point 23 (67°27′5.3″S, 60°52′57.1″E) and then joins back to boundary point 1. There are no boundary markers delimiting the site.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Boundary coordinates for Taylor Rookery</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Boundary point</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Latitude (S)</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Longitude (E)</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′04.9″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′58.2″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′17.1″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′29.5″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′17.7″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′31.0″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′21.6″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′27.5″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′22.4″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′19.3″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′27.8″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′07.7″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′29.1″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′04.9″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′29.8″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′02.6″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′30.1″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°53′00.5″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′29.8″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′57.1″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′29.3″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′55.5″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′28.0″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′54.6″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>13</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′27.4″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′51.5″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>14</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′27.9″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′49.3″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>15</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′28.7″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′48.8″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>16</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′28.9″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′47.7″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>17</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′28.9″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′46.5″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>18</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>67°27′28.3″</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="Tabletext"><span>60°52′46.0″</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td style="width:20.4%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>19</span></p></td><td style="width:39.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000
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