Article either directly or through Environment non-specific as to any direct action the Secretariat, or in cooperation estimates) required from Party’s. with other relevant organisations. Australia’s national focal point for Each Party shall designate a exchange of information will rest national focal point for the with the Department of the exchange of information under Environment. Any costs associated the Convention, including with with information exchange under regard to the consent of importing this would be absorbed within Parties under Article 3. Department costs outlined above. Each Party shall promote and facilitate provision to the public of available information on health and environment effects; Minimal alternatives to mercury; topics additional included in paragraph1 Article 17 requirements – information exchange; result of Reporting on activities undertaken (absorbed with Article 18 – research, development and to meet obligation under the existing budgets Public monitoring; and activities Convention has been included in of the information undertaken to meet obligations the Department’s estimate Departments under the Convention. and Education, training and public government awareness related to the effects agencies) of exposure to mercury and mercury compounds on human health and the environment. Existing funding to the Asian-Pacific region managed by Department of Article 19 – Foreign Affairs and Trade are Research, $0 expected to be able to be allocated development towards initiatives which would & monitoring meet the requirements of this Article. The timing and format of reporting Reporting to the Conference of Minimal will be decided at the first meeting the Parties, through the of the Parties. However, based on (included in Secretariat, on measure taken to Article 21 – the Basel Convention Department of implement the provision of the Reporting requirements, costs based on a the Convention. three year reporting cycle have Environment Includes reporting information been estimated by the estimates) outlined in Articles 3,5,7,8 and 9. Department. Appears will be undertaken as part Article 22 – of the Conference of the Parties Monitoring Effectiveness evaluation $0 process relying on data provided data under other articles (eg. Article 21).
Article either directly or through the Secretariat, or in cooperation with other relevant organisations. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under the Convention, including with regard to the consent of importing Parties under Article 3. Environment estimates) non-specific as to any direct action required from Party’s. Australia’s national focal point for exchange of information will rest with the Department of the Environment. Any costs associated with information exchange under this would be absorbed within Department costs outlined above. Article 18 – Public information Each Party shall promote and facilitate provision to the public of available information on health and environment effects; alternatives to mercury; topics included in paragraph1 Article 17 – information exchange; result of research, development and monitoring; and activities undertaken to meet obligations under the Convention. Education, training and public awareness related to the effects of exposure to mercury and mercury compounds on human health and the environment. Minimal additional requirements (absorbed with existing budgets of the Departments and government agencies) Reporting on activities undertaken to meet obligation under the Convention has been included in the Department’s estimate Article 19 – Research, development & monitoring $0 Existing funding to the Asian-Pacific region managed by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are expected to be able to be allocated towards initiatives which would meet the requirements of this Article. Article 21 – Reporting Reporting to the Conference of the Parties, through the Secretariat, on measure taken to implement the provision of the Convention. Includes reporting information outlined in Articles 3,5,7,8 and 9. Minimal (included in Department of the Environment estimates) The timing and format of reporting will be decided at the first meeting of the Parties. However, based on the Basel Convention requirements, costs based on a three year reporting cycle have been estimated by the Department. Article 22 – Monitoring data Effectiveness evaluation $0 Appears will be undertaken as part of the Conference of the Parties process relying on data provided under other articles (eg. Article 21).
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