Mining - Seismic survey and transit activities
Approval to conduct activities within South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, July 2007
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General approval from the Director of National Parks will be given to conduct seismic survey mining activities in the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network in accordance with EPBC Act Policy Statement 2.1 Interaction between offshore seismic exploration and whales issued by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. No registration or application is required.
General approval from the Director of National Parks will be given to vessels related to mining operations that are simply transiting reserves in the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network. No registration or application is required.
See also
- Interim management arrangements for the South-east marine region of Australia
- Activity management for the South-east marine region of Australia
Also in this section
Existing Commonwealth reserves under the EPBC Act
Marine Protected Areas
Temperate East Marine Region
Coral Sea
North-west Marine Region
South-east Marine Region
- South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network
- Apollo
- Beagle
- Boags
- East Gippsland
- Flinders
- Franklin
- Freycinet
- Huon (incorporating the Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve)
- Macquarie Island
- Murray
- Nelson
- South Tasman Rise
- Tasman Fracture
- Zeehan