The Audit General’s Office (AGN, for its acronym in Spanish) evaluated the management of the National Antarctic Directorate and ruled that "it cannot ensure compliance with the objectives of the Antarctic Annual Plan because of a lack of coordination between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade International, Worship, and Defense". This observation becomes more important if one considers that the budget in 2012 amounted to $227,389,039.

The Directorate is responsible for the Argentine Antarctic Program (AAP) including the Plan of Environmental Management and Tourism, whose purpose is to "develop, implement, and keep updated the techniques of management of protected areas, managing Antarctic waste, creating and implementing contingency procedures as well as conduct training seminars."

However, the report adopted in December 2012 states that "there is a Contingency Plan and / or Emergency to develop specific strategies for each database from a record of incidents, accidents, and close calls." This information is relevant not only for environmental protection but also to assess the risks associated with emergencies in Antarctica. One of the examples listed in the report was the case in 2011 in Jubany Base, where a fire was generated because of a short circuit. Perhaps if there had been an emergency plan, the accident could have been prevented or at least have lessened in damage.

In addition, the AGN also detected that there "lacks a design of a Fuel Management Program" that details how to act in case of an accident on the bases, boats, and camps. Within this framework, the Department implemented a contingency plan in 2010 in Jubany Base for oil spills.

According to the AGN, "what is also missing is a General Management Waste Plan for all of Antarctic’s waste." This is because it was not formalized institutionally and dates back to 2002.  To make this report the auditors conducted a site audit work, they had to travel to Antarctica. It is the second time this happens.

It was also noted that "the DNA does not have the corresponding Environmental Annual Certificate for the different Argentine Antarctic bases." In fact, the last one was in late 2003, effective through 2004, which means, it has been expired for more than eight years. The Directorate in question justified the absence of documentation explaining that "the proof is managed under a single file and the breach of any of the bases means that the Ministry of Environment would not give it to them." It is worth mentioning that this point had already been reported in a report that the federal watchdog made in 2010.

While buying a pyrolytic incinerator is not mandatory on the bases, having it results in a product that does not pollute. From this point, the auditors noted that because of a previous observation made by the AGN "the dependence bought an incinerator for the Carlini Base, but has yet to install it." Moreover, they add that, in turn, "the Marambio base does not have this equipment."

Finally, the AGN states that "the residues are presented with incorrect data and sometimes late to the Environmental and Tourist Management Plan.”