{"id":"F2008L02038","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument Repealing Superseded Recovery Plans (25/05/2008) (VIC, QLD)","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-repealing-supe","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74278,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02038-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Environment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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nSection 269A\n\nInstrument Repealing Superseded Recovery Plans\n\nI, PETER ROBERT GARRETT, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts:\n\nHaving adopted new recovery plans for the listed species specified below under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999:\n\n Maccullochella macquariensis (Trout Cod)\n\n Diuris fragrantissima (Sunshine Diuris)\n\n Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (Southern Cassowary); and\n\n Petaurus gracilis (Mahogany Glider).\n\nHereby revoke, pursuant to subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, the following superseded Recovery Plans:\n\n Trout Cod Recovery Plan DNRE (1998), adopted 9 March 2001;\n\n Sunshine Diuris Recovery Plan DNRE (1998), adopted 9 March 2001;\n\n Southern Cassowary Recovery Plan QPWS (2001), adopted 5 October 2001; and\n\n Mahogany Glider Recovery Plan QPWS (2000), adopted 9 March 2001.\n\nThe repeal of the recovery plans will take effect on the date of signing of this instrument.\n\nDated this twenty-fifth day of May 2008.\n\nPETER ROBERT GARRETT\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1070},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function described in its title—repealing four specific superseded recovery plans—without any expansion beyond this limited scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with no conditional logic","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Straightforward repeal of four specifically named documents","Minimal cross-referencing limited to empowering provisions only (s 269A(7) EPBC Act and s 33(3) Acts Interpretation Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a housekeeping decision by the Environment Minister to tidy up outdated wildlife protection rules.\n\n**What it does**\nThe instrument formally cancels four old **recovery plans** (government documents that set out how to protect and recover threatened species) because new plans have been created to replace them.\n\n**Which species are affected**\n- **Trout Cod** (a fish)\n- **Sunshine Diuris** (an endangered orchid)\n- **Southern Cassowary** (a large flightless bird)\n- **Mahogany Glider** (a possum)\n\n**Why it matters**\nWithout this formal repeal, the old plans (adopted in 2001) would technically still exist alongside the new ones, creating confusion about which protection rules actually apply. This ensures only the current recovery plans are legally active for these four species."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-repealing-supe","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-repealing-supe/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-repealing-supe/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-repealing-supe/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-repealing-supe/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-section-269a-instrument-repealing-supe/documents"}}