{"id":"F2008L04416","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Heritage Theme for Prioritising Nominations","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-heritage-theme-for-prioritising-nomina","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76403,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04416-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Heritage Theme for Prioritising Nominations","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\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n \n\n \n\nHeritage Theme for Prioritising Nominations for assessment for the National Heritage List for the Assessment Period Commencing 1 July 2009\n\n \n\nI, PETER ROBERT GARRETT, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, pursuant to section 324H of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, determine the following heritage theme be given priority in relation to the assessment period commencing 1 July 2009:\n\n \n\nA Free and Fair Australia\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this 20/11/2008\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPETER ROBERT GARRETT\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2886},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates strictly within the narrow scope of section 324H of the EPBC Act, which specifically authorizes the Minister to determine priority heritage themes for specific assessment periods. It has not expanded beyond this single administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing one declaratory sentence","No defined terms, interpretation section, or schedules","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only one cross-reference (to enabling section 324H)","Extremely short length (under 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial determination directs the Australian Heritage Council to prioritise assessment of National Heritage List nominations matching the theme \"A Free and Fair Australia\" for the year beginning 1 July 2009. Community groups, historians and nominators should expect places linked to democracy, voting, civil liberties, workers' rights and social justice to be fast-tracked. It steers which historical stories receive official attention and protection during that 12‑month period."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-heritage-theme-for-prioritising-nomina","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-heritage-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-heritage-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-heritage-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-heritage-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-heritage-theme-for-prioritising-nomina/documents"}}