{"id":"F2013L00425","name":"Approval of the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014-2024","slug":"approval-of-the-coral-sea-commonwealth-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172713,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00425-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approval of the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014-2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![austgov-stacked](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\n###### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n \n\nAPPROVAL OF THE CORAL SEA COMMONWEALTH MARINE RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2014-2024\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, acting pursuant to section 370 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby approve the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014-2024.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this ……5.................... day of ……March………, 2013\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTony Burke\n\n \n\nTony Burke\n\nMinister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1622},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward administrative approval executing a specific statutory power. It does not expand, restrict, or otherwise alter the scope of the underlying legislation; it simply approves the specific management plan as originally contemplated by the EPBC Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause (the approval itself)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Only one external reference (section 370 of the EPBC Act)","Extremely short (effectively one sentence of legal effect)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is the formal legal document where the federal Environment Minister approved the management plan for the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve.\n\n**What it does:** Under Australia's national environmental law (the *Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999*), this instrument gives legal force to the \"Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014-2024.\" Think of it as the official signature on the rulebook that governs what activities are allowed in this massive ocean protected area.\n\n**Why it matters:** The Coral Sea Marine Reserve covers nearly one million square kilometres of ocean east of Queensland. This approval was the final step needed to put conservation rules in place for a decade, protecting coral reefs, fish, and marine life while managing activities like fishing and tourism."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-coral-sea-commonwealth-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024","history":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-coral-sea-commonwealth-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-coral-sea-commonwealth-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-coral-sea-commonwealth-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-coral-sea-commonwealth-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-coral-sea-commonwealth-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/documents"}}