Assoc Prof Marcus Haward
Program Leader, Policy

03 6226 2333
m.g.haward@acecrc.org.au
The Policy program provides analysis of the effectiveness of management arrangements and regimes governing the Southern Ocean and Antarctica and is a vehicle for linking ACE CRC science to national and international policy and governance.

POLICY PROGRAM (POL): OVERVIEW


POL-01: Improving the Effectiveness of Southern Ocean Regimes
This project aims to assess the effectiveness of relevant international and regional instruments and regimes, given domestic effect in Australia through national legislation and policy and identify gaps/strengths/weaknesses in these regimes.

POL-02: Management of Marine Living Resources in the Southern Ocean
The central aim of the project is to examine and interpret the problems of marine living resources management in the high seas of the Southern Ocean and within the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of coastal states, including Australia’s EEZs off Heard, Macdonald and Macquarie Islands.

POL-03: The nexus between the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) and international instruments and regimes in marine areas south of latitude 60°S
The intersection of the Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC) and the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) has helped focus attention on sovereignty. The declaration of maritime zones off the AAT has been controversial, but resolved by not enforcing territorial sea rights. The question of delimitation of the continental shelf of the AAT posed important political and legal challenges to Australia, but also a dilemma in relation to its interests, as illustrated by Australian government goals for the Australian Antarctic Program.