{"id":"F2008L00144","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument adopting Recovery Plans (08/01/2008) (NT, QLD, NSW)","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-adopting-recov","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72286,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00144-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999","content":"# Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nSection 269A\n\nInstrument adopting Recovery Plans\n\nI, PETER ROBERT GARRETT, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts:\n\nUnder subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt as the recovery plan for the listed threatened species specified below, the plans made by the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales governments (or agencies of the State/Territory) specified opposite the listed threatened species:\n\nNorthern Territory Recovery Plans (2)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                                   | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Acacia latzii, Acacia peuce, Acacia pickardii, Acacia undoolyana, Ricinocarpos gloria-medii | Nano, C., Harris, M. and Pavey, C.R. (2007). National recovery plan for threatened Acacias and Ricinocarpos gloria-medii in central Australia. Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, Alice Springs. |\n| Gove Crow Butterfly Euploea alcathoe enastri                                                | Braby, M.F. (2007). National recovery plan for theGove Crow Butterfly Euploea alcathoe enastri.Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts.                                                                |\n\nQueensland Recovery Plans (7)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                                                                            | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Cycas megacarpa, Cycas ophiolitica, Macrozamia cranei, Macrozamia lomandroides, Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi, Macrozamia platyrhachis, | Queensland Herbarium (2007). National Multi-species recovery plan for the cycads Cycas megacarpa, Cycas ophiolitica, Macrozamia cranei, Macrozamia lomandroides, Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi and Macrozamia platyrhachis. Report to the Department of the Environment and Water Resouces, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane. |\n| Acacia attenuata                                                                                                                     | Brownlie, H. (2007). National recovery plan for Acacia attenuata. Report to the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Sevice, Brisbane.                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Chingia australis                                                                                                                    | Herbert, J. (2006). National recovery plan for the fern Chingia australis. Report to the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildldife Service, Brisbane.                                                                                                                                             |\n| Graptophyllum reticulatum                                                                                                            | Lynch, A.J.J. (2007). Recovery Plan for Graptophyllum reticulatum. Report to the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.                                                                                                                                                      |\n\n  \n\n| Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus    | Schulz, M. and Thomson, B. (2007). National recovery plan for the bare-rumped sheathtail bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus. Report to Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Black-throated Finch southern subspecies Poephila cincta cincta     | Black-throated Finch Recovery Team, Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW) and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (2007). National recovery plan for the black-throated finch southern subspecies Poephila cincta cincta. Report to the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW), Hurstville and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane. |\n| Crimson Finch white-bellied subspecies Neochmia phaeton evangelinae | Dorricott, K.E & Garnett, S.T. (2007). Nationalrecovery plan for the white-bellied subspecies of the crimson finch Neochmia phaeton evangelinae and the northern subspecies of the star finch Neochmiaruficauda clarescens. Report to the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.                                                           |\n\nNew South Wales Recovery Plans (2)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                       | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Hastings River Mouse Pseudomys oralis           | NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change (2005). Recovery Plan for the Hastings River Mouse (Pseudomys oralis), Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW), Hurstville.      |\n| Gould’s Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera | Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (2006). Gould’s Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera) Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), Hurstville, NSW. |\n\nThe adopted recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument.\n\nDated this Eighth day of January 2008.\n\nPETER ROBERT GARRETT\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not add or remove listed species or create new statutory powers. It gives Commonwealth recognition to specified state/territory recovery plans by adopting them as the recovery plans under s269A(7), and makes them operative from the date of signing."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural adoption under a single statutory power (s269A(7)) — limited legal novelty","Multiple jurisdictions (NT, QLD, NSW) and many species/plans referenced","Interplay between state/territory documents and Commonwealth decision‑making under the EPBC Act","Potential downstream compliance implications for varied stakeholders (landholders, developers, managers)","Immediate date of effect (instrument takes effect on signing) requiring administrative implementation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument adopts, under s269A(7) of the EPBC Act, specified Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales recovery plans as the Commonwealth recovery plans for the named threatened species and makes them effective on signing.\n\nIt affects the listed species, the state/territory agencies that prepared the plans, and any person whose activities may impact those species (for example landowners, developers and conservation managers). Adopted plans will guide Commonwealth decision‑making and set operative conservation priorities and compliance expectations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 269A of the EPBC Act: adopting state/territory recovery plans as national recovery plans. The scope remains tightly confined to the statutory mechanism of adoption without expansion into substantive policy changes."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one ministerial decision under subsection 269A(7)","No defined terms within the instrument itself — all definitions sit in the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions — simply a table matching species to adopted documents","Straightforward tabular format listing 11 species and their corresponding recovery plan documents","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (s 269A(7))","Short length (approximately 1 page of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister has formally adopted 11 state and territory recovery plans as national recovery plans under the EPBC Act, giving those plans federal legal force instead of only state-level status. \n\nThis affects 11 threatened species and anyone whose actions need federal environmental approval (government agencies, land managers, developers), ensuring consistent, legally binding recovery measures across jurisdictions and avoiding duplication of effort."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-adopting-recov","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-adopting-recov/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-adopting-recov/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-adopting-recov/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-adopting-recov/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-adopting-recov/documents"}}