COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 DECLARATION OF A SPECIALLY PROTECTED SPECIES I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to subsection 7C(1) of the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980, hereby declare the species Ommatophoca rossii (Ross Seal) to be a specially protected species of that Act from the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. Dated this 26th day of October 2010 TONY BURKE Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities