Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01343:reg:16:p48
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01343
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 16 (pt 48/51)
Character Range: 333320–336640

their impact on all aspects of the environment and most particularly the values described.

8.1 Access to and movement within or over the Area
All land vehicles are prohibited within the Area, with the exception of small all-terrain vehicles which, due to the colonisation of rocky areas by lichens and seabirds, should be used on snow and ice surfaces only and with due consideration of the location of historic artefacts. Pedestrian access within the Area is unrestricted but artefact-rich areas (such as the scatter immediately to the north of the Main Hut), bird or lichen colonies, and penguin 'highways' (the established route of birds moving between their nest and the sea) should be avoided.

8.2 Activities which are or may be conducted within the Area
    * Historic conservation and archaeological work.
    * Research, including scientific research.
    * Visitation for the purposes of education or recreation, including tourism.
    * Essential maintenance of non-historic infrastructure, including the Automatic Weather Station, and removal of non-historic objects that compromise the historic and aesthetic values of the Area. These activities should be conducted by authorised personnel only.

8.3 The installation, modification, or removal of structures
To preserve the historic, archaeological, social, aesthetic and environmental values of the ASMA, no new structures should be constructed, nor additional scientific equipment installed in the Area, except for the conservation, research or maintenance activities specified in Section 3 above.
All equipment and infrastructure left in the Area should be periodically reviewed for maintenance and potential removal.

8.4 The location of field camps
Existing non-historic infrastructure should be used by Parties undertaking activities in accordance with this management plan, in preference to establishing new infrastructure.
Tents should be pitched on the wooden platform adjacent to Sørensen Hut. Use of the huts and any supplies should be reported to the Australian Antarctic program as soon as practicable to ensure the safety of other people who may be reliant upon known stores.

8.5 The taking of or harmful interference with native flora and fauna
Approach distances to wildlife should be consistent with those agreed within the Committee for Environmental Protection. Until guidelines are adopted by the Committee, Table 1 below provides guidance.
Visitors should not wash, swim or dive in the lakes. These activities could contaminate the water body and disturb the water column, microbial communities, and sediments.

Table 1: Minimum distances to maintain when approaching wildlife on foot

Species                                             Phase of life                       On foot (m)
Snow petrels                                        Nesting                             15
Wilson's storm-petrels                              Nesting                             15
South polar skuas                                   Nesting                             15
Adélie penguins                                     Summer: on ice or away from colony  5
Summer: breeding birds in colonies                  15
Breeding Weddell seals and pups (includes weaners)  All times                           15
Mature seals on their own (all species)