Extract:

Article IX

1. Representatives of the Contracting Parties named in the preamble to the present Treaty shall meet at the City of Canberra within two months after the date of entry into force of the Treaty, and thereafter at suitable intervals and places, for the purpose of exchanging information, consulting together on matters of common interest pertaining to Antarctica, and formulating and considering, and recommending to their Governments, measures in furtherance of the principles and objectives of the Treaty, including measures regarding:

a. use of Antarctica for peaceful purposes only;

b. facilitation of scientific research in Antarctica;

c. facilitation of international scientific cooperation in
    Antarctica;

d. facilitation of the exercise of the rights of inspection
    provided for in Article VII of the Treaty;

e. questions relating to the exercise of jurisdiction in
    Antarctica;

f. preservation and conservation of living resources in
   Antarctica.

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