Australian Antarctic Division
ANTARCTIC TREATY (ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION) ACT 1980
ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
CONSERVATION ACT 1981
REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
Season ……………………....
Authorisation/Permit Holder.………………………….
Project Number (if relevant)…….……..………………
File [Records] ref:
06/344-3
Container:
Rec No:
Responsible Officer:
TET Environmental
Policy Officer
Authorising
Officer:
TET Manager
Authorisation
Date:
17 July 2014
Review Date:
April 2015
Location of Hard Copies/Points of Use: TET
Report of Activities
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Use this template to report on your activities authorised under the Antarctic Treaty
(Environment Protection) Act 1980 (ATEP Act), or the Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Conservation Act 1981 (AMLR Act).
Subsection 21(1) of the ATEP Act requires permit holders to submit a report on the activities
relating to their permit, including measures taken to ensure compliance with the permit
conditions. It is also a standard condition of environmental authorisations issued under
Section 12F of the ATEP Act, and permits issued under Section 9 of the AMLR Act, that a
report is submitted describing the activities carried out under the authorisation or permit,
including measures taken to ensure compliance with the permit or authorisation conditions.
This report is required on or before the date stipulated as a condition of your authorisation or
permit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Did you have an authorisation for your activities? (This is issued as a ‘Notice of Determination
and Authorisation’)
Yes
No
If yes, complete Part A.
Did you have an ATEP and/or AMLR permit?
Yes
No
If yes, complete Part B.
Did you enter or undertake an activity in an ASPA?
Yes
No
If yes, also complete Part C.
Please send the SIGNED completed report (including all relevant parts) to:
Manager
Territories Environment and Treaties Section
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
KINGSTON TASMANIA 7050
Or by email: permits@aad.gov.au
For further information, email: permits@aad.gov.au
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Contact Information
Name of authorisation or permit holder (to whom the authorisation or permit was granted):
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Organisation/business/expedition: …………………………………………………………….
Email address: ………………………………………………….
Phone number: ………………………………………………….
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Part A – Environmental Authorisation Report
1. Authorisation
Complete this part if you have an authorisation for your activities? (This is issued as a ‘Notice
of Determination and Authorisation’)
1.2 What is the authorisation expiry date?…………………………
1.3 List the conditions of your authorisation and comment on your compliance with each
listed condition. Please ensure that each condition has been addressed. Photographs of
your activities associated with your authorisation conditions are encouraged.
Authorisation Condition No. and details
Comment
For example:
For example:
1. The Activity must only be undertaken in the
Antarctic between the periods of [date] and
[date]
All activities were undertaken within the
specified timeframe.
1.4 Did your activities differ substantially from that detailed in your Environmental Approvals
Application Form? (A substantial difference would alter the anticipated environmental impacts
and could include, for example, travel to a different location, using a different method of
transport, undertaking a different objective, or use of different equipment)
Yes
No
If yes, please describe the different activities and explain circumstances:
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1.5 Did your activities result in any unforeseen environmental impacts, or require different or
additional mitigation measures to those detailed in your Environmental Approvals
Application Form?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe:
1.6 Please provide descriptions and locations (including within any ASPAs) of markers,
instrumentation or equipment installed and/or removed, or any material released into the
environment (noting how long these are intended to remain in the area). Please include
information about any unlabelled materials you observed that may have been left by
other parties.
Signature of Authorisation Holder: …………………………………..
Date: ……………………………….
___________________________________________________________________
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Report of Activities
Part B – Permit Report
1. Permit Type (i.e. ATEP or AMLR) and Number: ………….……………………
(include variations, if applicable)
2. Permit Details
2.1 Was the activity undertaken within the specified permit period?
Yes
No
Add further information if you carried out any part of the activity outside the permit period:
2.2 List people who undertook activities associated with this permit:
2.3 Did anyone not listed in the permit undertake this activity (or part thereof)?
Yes
No
If yes, please explain circumstances. If you had an ATEP permit, comment on
whether a ‘principal’ accompanied the non-listed participant:
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2.4 Were there any locations you undertook your activity that were not listed in your permit?
(Refer to the section titled ‘Location’ or ‘Approved Location/s’)
Yes
No
If yes, please explain circumstances:
3. Approved activities
Refer to the next section of your permit which outlines permit conditions specific to your
project. This section will be titled ‘Approved Activities’, ‘Approved Wildlife Disturbance’,
‘Approved Species and Limit’, ‘Approved Specimens and Quantities’, or similar.
3.1 Comment on your activities under this section in relation to each listed condition.
However, if the permit condition is specific to an ASPA, then this information should be
provided in Part C of this form. Please ensure that each permit condition under this
section of your permit has been addressed. Photographs of your activities associated
with your permit conditions are encouraged.
Permit Condition No. and details
Comment
(Permit condition number refers to the number
used for each permit condition in your permit)
For example:
For example:
The specified activities must only be
undertaken in the Antarctic between the
periods of [date] and [date].
All activities were undertaken within the
specified timeframe.
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3.2 If your activities involved collecting samples, please also fill in the table below. However,
if all sampling was conducted inside an ASPA, this information should be provided in
Part C. (If you sampled both inside and outside an ASPA, use the table below to detail only the
sampling that was conducted outside an ASPA)
Type of sample
Number
and/or
quantity of
samples
collected
Location where the
samples were collected
Other comments
Signature of Permit Holder: …………………………………..
Date: ……………………………….
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Part C – Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) Visit Report
(If more than one ASPA is associated with this permit, please use a separate ASPA Visit Report for
each ASPA). Report on only those parts of your activities that were undertaken in an ASPA.
1. ASPA name and number:
2. List of dates of entry, duration of visit, and all persons who entered the area
under the current permit:
Date and duration of
visit(s)
Names
3. Objectives of the visit to the area under the current permit:
4. Describe mode of transport to/from and within the Area:
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5. Describe activities conducted in the Area, including impacts on the habitats and
remedial action taken, where applicable (e.g. collect water, soil, or ice, etc, or
operational/management activities):
6. Sampling activities conducted within the Area:
Ensure you provide sufficient detail describing the following:
i.
Gathering, collecting, injuring or otherwise interfering with any native plants.
ii. Killing, taking, injuring, disturbing or otherwise interfering with, any native birds or seals
(including any dead specimens, bones or eggs).
iii. Taking, or impacting the habitat of any native invertebrates.
iv. Gathering and collecting rocks and meteorites.
Type of
sample
Number
and/or
quantity of
samples
collected
Location (within the
ASPA) where the
samples were
collected
Other comments
7. Describe any measures taken during this visit to ensure compliance with the
ASPA Management Plan that were difficult or impractical. Were there any activities
that did not comply with the ASPA Management Plan?
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OPTIONAL SECTION
Information provided in this section could assist with the future protection and
management of the ASPA.
8. Any other comments or information, such as:
i.
Report on any observations of human effects on the area, distinguishing
between those resulting from your visit and those due to previous visitors.
ii.
Comment on whether the values for which the Area was designated are being
adequately protected and provide any recommendations on further management
measures needed to protect the values.
iii.
Note any features of special significance that have not been previously recorded
for the Area.
iv.
Please attach a copy of the map of the Area showing the location of activities
performed under this permit (as applicable) - camp site location(s) land/sea/air
movements or routes, sampling sites, installations, deliberate or accidental
release of materials, any other impacts, and features of special significance not
previously recorded.
Signature of Permit Holder
…………………………………..
Date: ……………………………….
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