{"id":"F2023L00028","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (2023 conservation theme for prioritising nominations of threatened species, threatened ecological communities and key threatening processes) Determination 2022","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-2023-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-nomina","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":103717,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L00028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (2023 conservation theme for prioritising nominations of threatened species, threatened ecological communities and key threatening processes) Determination 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\ntitle: Attach D - Legislative Instrument - 517 determination - template\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (2023 conservation theme for prioritising nominations of threatened species, threatened ecological communities and key threatening processes) Determination 2022\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated  22  December  2022\n\n   \n\n \n\nTanya Plibersek\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (2023 conservation theme for prioritising nominations of threatened species, threatened ecological communities and key threatening processes) Determination 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 194D of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.\n\n4  Determination\n\n  ‘Species and ecological communities threatened by extreme weather events’ is a conservation theme that should be given priority in relation to the assessment period commencing 1 October 2023.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates exactly within its intended scope under section 194D of the EPBC Act, which specifically authorises the Minister to determine conservation themes for prioritising nominations. The narrow, single-purpose nature of the instrument aligns precisely with the statutory power."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 4 operative sections spanning less than one page","Zero defined terms in the instrument itself (relies on external definitions in the parent Act)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (section 194D)","Single, unambiguous operative provision with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","No procedural requirements, timelines, or compliance mechanisms specified","Straightforward declaratory language: 'is a conservation theme that should be given priority'"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister has declared a 2023 conservation priority: plants, animals and ecological communities threatened by extreme weather events (bushfires, floods, droughts, storms) should receive special focus. This directs the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and anyone making nominations to prioritise assessment of climate-driven disaster impacts, so at-risk taxa matching this theme are fast-tracked for consideration from 1 October 2023."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the substantive scope, objects, or legal criteria of the EPBC Act. It designates a priority conservation theme for the assessment period commencing 1 October 2023, thereby altering administrative prioritisation and resource focus for nominations without expanding or contracting statutory coverage (s3; s4)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument that sets one conservation theme for one assessment period (s4).","Made under a specific statutory power (s194D) — limited legal reach and clear authorising provision (s3).","Immediate commencement on registration reduces procedural delay but adds prompt administrative action (s2).","Procedural prioritisation only: does not change listing criteria, legal definitions or statutory coverage (s4).","Concentrates discretion and implementation responsibility on the Minister/department for scheduling assessments (instrument header and s4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under section 194D of the EPBC Act (see s3), directs the Environment Minister to give priority in the next assessment period to nominations matching the 2023 conservation theme: “Species and ecological communities threatened by extreme weather events” (s4). It affects people and organisations who nominate threatened species, ecological communities and key threatening processes by moving nominations with that theme ahead in the assessment queue; it changes administrative prioritisation and resource focus but does not alter listing criteria or legal status."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-2023-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-nomina","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-2023-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-2023-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-2023-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-2023-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-2023-conservation-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/documents"}}