Secretariat Report, Programme and Budget
The Representatives,
Recalling Measure 1 (2003) on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”);
Bearing in mind the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Financial Regulations”) annexed to Decision 4 (2003) and amended by Decision 6 (2005);
Decide:
to approve the audited Financial Report for 2022/23 annexed to this Decision (Annex 1);
2. to take note of the Secretariat Report 2023/24, which includes the Provisional Financial Report for 2023/24, annexed to this Decision (Annex 2);
3. to take note of the Five Year Forward Budget Profile 2025/26-2029/30 and approve the Secretariat Programme 2024/25, including the Budget for 2024/25 and the Forecast Budget 2025/26, annexed to this Decision (Annex 3);
4. to direct the Secretariat to establish a Special Fund in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 6.2(d) of the Financial Regulations, to be used to fund activities in support of the development of a consistent and comprehensive framework for the regulation of tourism and other non-governmental activities in Antarctica, and to receive voluntary contributions in accordance with the provision of Regulation 7.4 of the Financial Regulations for that purpose;
5. to direct the Secretariat to establish a Special Fund in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 6.2 (d) of the Financial Regulations, to be used to defray the cost of a joint CEP/SC-CAMLR Workshop to be conducted in the week before the CEP 27 meeting in 2025, and to receive voluntary contributions in accordance with the provision of Regulation 7.4 of the Financial Regulations for that purpose; and
6. to authorise the transfer of up to US$ 20 000 to the Special Fund referred in operative paragraph 5 from the surplus accumulated in the General Fund; and to request that the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat open at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Forum a topic to report to the Consultative Parties on financial issues.
The Representatives,
Recalling Measure 1 (2003) on the establishment of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”);
Bearing in mind the Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Financial Regulations”) annexed to Decision 4 (2003) and amended by Decision 6 (2005);
Decide:
to approve the audited Financial Report for 2022/23 annexed to this Decision (Annex 1);
2. to take note of the Secretariat Report 2023/24, which includes the Provisional Financial Report for 2023/24, annexed to this Decision (Annex 2);
3. to take note of the Five Year Forward Budget Profile 2025/26-2029/30 and approve the Secretariat Programme 2024/25, including the Budget for 2024/25 and the Forecast Budget 2025/26, annexed to this Decision (Annex 3);
4. to direct the Secretariat to establish a Special Fund in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 6.2(d) of the Financial Regulations, to be used to fund activities in support of the development of a consistent and comprehensive framework for the regulation of tourism and other non-governmental activities in Antarctica, and to receive voluntary contributions in accordance with the provision of Regulation 7.4 of the Financial Regulations for that purpose;
5. to direct the Secretariat to establish a Special Fund in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 6.2 (d) of the Financial Regulations, to be used to defray the cost of a joint CEP/SC-CAMLR Workshop to be conducted in the week before the CEP 27 meeting in 2025, and to receive voluntary contributions in accordance with the provision of Regulation 7.4 of the Financial Regulations for that purpose; and
6. to authorise the transfer of up to US$ 20 000 to the Special Fund referred in operative paragraph 5 from the surplus accumulated in the General Fund; and to request that the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat open at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Forum a topic to report to the Consultative Parties on financial issues.
