{"id":"F2014L01346","name":"Approval of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014-2024","slug":"approval-of-the-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92325,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01346-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approval of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands 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\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](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 HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS\n\nMARINE RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2014-2024\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, GREG HUNT, Minister for the Environment, acting pursuant to section 370 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby approve the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014-2024.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this …1st ... day of …October………, 2014\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n…Greg Hunt……………………………………………………\n\nGreg Hunt\n\nMinister for the Environment\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1688},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function stated in its title—approving the specified management plan for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original statutory purpose of giving legal effect to the 2014-2024 management plan under section 370 of the EPBC Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (the approval statement itself)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument","Extremely short length (approximately 100 words of substantive content)","Only references one external document (the management plan) without incorporating its contents"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister for the Environment has formally approved a 10-year management plan (2014–2024) for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve, giving legal effect under the EPBC Act to rules governing activities in these sub‑Antarctic waters. \n\nThe decision affects researchers, any fishing or tourism operators, and reserve managers by enabling enforcement of measures to protect World Heritage-listed wildlife and habitats."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024","history":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands-marine-reserve-management-plan-2014-2024/documents"}}