17Register of permits

17 Register of permits

(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this section, the Minister must establish a register of permits that includes the following for each permit granted under section 15 after the register is established: (a) a copy of the permit; (b) the name of any person authorised under section 16A to enter the Territory and carry out activities under the permit; (c) any other information that the Minister decides should be included. (2) The Minister may decide that some or all of the information contained in a permit must not be included in the register if the disclosure of the information: (a) could adversely affect the commercial interests of a person who has been granted a permit under this Ordinance; or (b) could result in a risk to the environment of the Territory; or (c) would not be in the national interest. (3) Without limiting the matters the Minister may consider in deciding what is in the national interest, the Minister may consider the need to keep details about surveillance and enforcement activities in the Southern Ocean confidential. (4) The Minister must ensure that the register is: (a) updated as soon as practicable after each permit is granted or varied; and (b) accessible to the public through the Internet.

Note: The register may be accessed from the Department’s website for the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands at http://www.heardisland.aq.

(5) If a permit expires, the Minister must ensure that: (a) the details of the permit are retained on the register; and (b) the register is updated as soon as practicable after the permit expires to state that the permit is no longer in force. (6) The Minister must ensure that the register includes a statement to the effect that, subject to the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, an application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for the review of the Minister’s decision to grant a permit by or on behalf of a person whose interests are affected by the decision.