Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

ANTARCTIC TREATY (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION) (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 1993 - REG 8

    For the purposes of paragraph 12k (2) (a) of the Act, a draft comprehensive environmental evaluation for an activity must include:

  (a)   a detailed description of the activity, including a statement of:

  (i)   the purpose; and

  (ii)   the location; and

  (iii)   the duration; and

  (iv)   the intensity of the activity; and

  (b)   a detailed description of possible alternatives to the activity, including the alternative of not carrying on the activity; and

  (c)   a detailed description of the consequences of each possible alternative to the activity; and

  (d)   a detailed description of the environmental reference state with which predicted changes are to be compared; and

  (e)   a prediction of the future environmental reference state if the activity does not take place; and

  (f)   an estimation of the nature, extent, duration and intensity of the likely direct impacts of the activity; and

  (g)   detailed consideration of possible indirect impacts of the activity; and

  (h)   detailed consideration of the cumulative impacts of the activity in the context of other activities in the same area that are planned, in progress, or reasonably foreseeable when the evaluation is being prepared; and

  (i)   detailed consideration of the effects of the activity on scientific research and other uses and values, including historic values, of the areas that will be affected by the activity; and

  (j)   identification of unavoidable impacts of the activity; and

  (k)   a detailed description of the methods and data used to forecast the impacts of the activity; and

  (l)   identification of uncertainties and lack of knowledge relevant to preparation of the evaluation; and

  (m)   identification of measures, including monitoring programs, that are proposed to be taken:

  (i)   to minimise or mitigate impacts of the activity; and

  (ii)   detect impacts of the activity that were not predicted in the evaluation; and

  (iii)   to provide early warning of adverse effects of the activity; and

  (iv)   to deal promptly and effectively with accidents; and

  (n)   a summary, in language that is not technical, of the information described in paragraphs (a) to (m) inclusive; and

  (o)   a statement of the arrangements that will be made to report to the Minister the results of the monitoring; and

  (p)   the name and address of the person who prepared the evaluation; and

  (q)   the address to which comments on the draft should be sent.