Treaty Inspections 2004/05Please note: this page is due for review. The information here, while accurate at the time, is now not current. For the latest information, please check our home page, try a search, or contact us.
ANTARCTIC TREATY INSPECTION BY AUSTRALIA IN 2005
Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty provides that each Consultative Party has the right to designate observers to undertake inspections in Antarctica. Article 14 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Protocol) also provides for the conduct of inspections, consistent with Article VII of the Treaty, to promote protection of the Antarctic environment and ensure compliance with the Protocol.
In 2004/05 the Australians undertook observations of foreign Antarctic activities in accordance with these inspection provisions. In January 2005, the AAD organised an inspection of activities at Ross Island which included the US McMurdo Station (the largest station in Antarctica), and New Zealand's Scott Base. This was the first inspection of these stations since the adoption of the environmental Protocol. The Australian observer team also inspected a US research vessel, protected areas on Ross Island, operations on the Ross Ice Shelf and tourist activities. The AAD's report of this inspection was submitted to the 28th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting held in Stockholm in June 2005.
Click at the link for a copy of the complete report.
Treaty Inspection Report 2004/2005 [PDF]
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