Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 (No. 119 of 1994).

This reprinted Act provides for the protection of the environment in the area south of 60 degrees south latitude, including all ice shelves in that area. It consists of 57 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Prohibition of Mineral Resource Activities (II); Environmental Impact Assessment (III); Measures for Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora and Protected Areas (IV); Waste Disposal (V); Miscellaneous Provisions (VI).
The purpose of Part III is to give effect to Article 8 of Annex I to the 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Any person proposing to carry out any activity in Antarctica shall prepare a preliminary environmental evaluation in accordance with its provisions. The purpose of this Part of this Act is to give effect to Annexes II and V to the Protocol. Every person carrying out activities in any Antarctic Specially Protected Area or any Antarctic Specially Managed Area shall act in accordance with the requirements of any management plan applying to any such Area.