1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act
4 Section 28 amended (Acts prohibited except in accordance with permit)
5 Section 32 amended (Restrictions on permits to introduce non-indigenous animals, plants, or micro-organisms into Antarctica)
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
This Act is the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Amendment Act 2015.
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
This Act amends the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 (the principal Act).
(1) In section 28(1)(b), after “mammal”, insert “or native invertebrate”.
“mammal”
“or native invertebrate”
(2) Replace section 28(1)(e) with:
“(e) introduce onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica any living organism (including, but not limited to, any species of animal, plant, or micro-organism) not native to that area; or”.
(3) After section 28(1)(e), insert:
“(ea) introduce onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica any living bird; or”.
(4) In section 28(3),—
(a) replace “dressed poultry” with “poultry or avian products”:
“dressed poultry”
“poultry or avian products”
(b) delete “Appendix C to”.
“Appendix C to”
In section 32,—
(a) replace “into Antarctica” with “onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica”:
“into Antarctica”
“onto land or ice shelves or sea ice or into water in Antarctica”
(b) replace “animal, plant, or micro-organism” with “living organism (including, but not limited to, any species of animal, plant, or micro-organism)”.
“animal, plant, or micro-organism”
“living organism (including, but not limited to, any species of animal, plant, or micro-organism)”
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.