Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994

2 Application

• Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act shall apply—

  • (a) to any person in the Ross Dependency:

  • (b) to any New Zealand citizen and to any person ordinarily resident in New Zealand:

  • (c) to any person who is for the time being a member of, or responsible for organising, any expedition to Antarctica which is organised in New Zealand or which proceeds from New Zealand as its final point of departure for Antarctica:

  • (d) in respect of any act or omission occurring on board any ship or aircraft, to any person on board any ship or aircraft that is—

    • (i) a New Zealand ship or a New Zealand aircraft; or

    • (ii) any other ship, whether registered or not and of whatever nationality, which proceeds from New Zealand as its final point of departure for Antarctica.