{"id":"F2012L02160","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Declared State or Territory Declaration 2012","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-declared-state-or-territory-declaration-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90133,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02160-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Declared State or Territory Declaration 2012","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Declared State or Territory Declaration 2012\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nI, Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, make the following declaration under subsection 505E (1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.\n\nDated 30 October 2012\n\nTONY BURKE\n\nMinister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities\n\n1 Name of declaration\n\nThis declaration is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Declared State or Territory Declaration 2012.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis declaration commences on 9 November 2012.\n\n3 Declared State or Territory\n\nEach of the following States is a declared State or Territory:\n\n(a) New South Wales;\n\n(b) Victoria;\n\n(c) Queensland;\n\n(d) South Australia.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2384},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly its original narrow function: to designate specific states as eligible for bilateral agreement status under the EPBC Act. It has not expanded beyond this administrative listing purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument containing only 3 operative sections","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple declarative list with no conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references","Single administrative action (naming specific states) with no regulatory burden"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration names New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia as \"declared States\" under the EPBC Act, enabling them to enter bilateral agreements with the Commonwealth so states can assess and approve major projects that may affect matters of national environmental significance. It can streamline approvals for developers while retaining federal oversight; it does not itself approve any projects."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-declared-state-or-territory-declaration-2012","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-declared-state-or-territory-declaration-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-declared-state-or-territory-declaration-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-declared-state-or-territory-declaration-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-declared-state-or-territory-declaration-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-declared-state-or-territory-declaration-2012/documents"}}