Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations
Marginal note:Assessment of impacts of activities
14 (1) The preliminary environmental evaluation that must be included with an application for a permit must
(a) indicate whether, in the opinion of the applicant, the activities to which the permit is to relate will have more than a minor or transitory impact on the Antarctic environment; and
(b) contain enough details of the impacts of those activities on that environment to allow the Minister to assess whether the activities will likely have more than a minor or transitory impact on that environment.
Marginal note:What must be included
(2) The preliminary environmental evaluation must include
(a) a description of each proposed activity that includes the purpose, nature, location, duration and frequency of the activity;
(b) a consideration of alternatives to the proposed activities, including the alternative of not proceeding, and the consequences of those alternatives;
(c) a description of any environmental impacts that the proposed activities may have, including a description of predicted cumulative impacts in the light of existing and planned activities;
(d) a description of the initial environmental reference state with which predicted changes are to be compared and a prediction of the future environmental reference state in the absence of the proposed activities;
(e) a description of the methods and data used to predict the environmental impacts of the proposed activities;
(f) an estimation of the nature, extent, duration and intensity of the likely direct environmental impacts of the proposed activities;
(g) a consideration of possible indirect or secondary environmental impacts of the proposed activities;
(h) an identification of measures, including monitoring programs, that
(i) an identification of the unavoidable environmental impacts of the proposed activities;
(j) a consideration of the effects of the proposed activities on the conduct of scientific research and on other existing uses and values;
(k) an identification of gaps in knowledge and uncertainties encountered in compiling the information relating to the evaluation;
(l) a non-technical summary of the information provided;
(m) the name and address of the person or organization that prepared the evaluation; and
(n) any other information relevant to the proposed activities.
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