{"id":"F2013L00428","name":"Approval of the North-West Commonwealth marine Reserves Network Management Plan 2014-2024","slug":"approval-of-the-north-west-commonwealth-marine-reserves-network-management-plan-2014-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172716,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00428-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approval of the North-West Commonwealth marine Reserves Network 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 NORTH-WEST COMMONWEALTH MARINE RESERVES NETWORK 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 North-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network 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":1515},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs the exact function described in its title: approving the specified marine reserves management plan. There is no expansion beyond the statutory purpose of section 370 of the EPBC Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument containing only the approval clause and ceremonial elements","No defined terms, interpretation provisions, or schedules","Only one statutory cross-reference (section 370 of the EPBC Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative regulatory text"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document formally approves a 10-year management plan for the North-West Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network — protected ocean areas off the coast of Western Australia, stretching from the Kimberley to the Pilbara region.\n\n**Who it affects:** Commercial fishers, oil and gas companies, shipping operators, and recreational users of these marine areas, as well as Traditional Owners and conservation groups.\n\n**Why it matters:** The approval gives legal effect to rules governing what activities are permitted in these marine parks. It establishes zoning and operational guidelines designed to protect marine biodiversity while allowing certain sustainable uses. The Minister is exercising powers under **section 370 of the *Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999*** (the main Commonwealth environmental law) to adopt the plan."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-north-west-commonwealth-marine-reserves-network-management-plan-2014-2024","history":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-north-west-commonwealth-marine-reserves-network-management-plan-2014-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-north-west-commonwealth-marine-reserves-network-management-plan-2014-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-north-west-commonwealth-marine-reserves-network-management-plan-2014-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-north-west-commonwealth-marine-reserves-network-management-plan-2014-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/approval-of-the-north-west-commonwealth-marine-reserves-network-management-plan-2014-2024/documents"}}