{"id":"F2022L00747","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—Polytelis swainsonii) Instrument 2022","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-polytelis-swainsonii-instrument-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102446,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00747-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—Polytelis swainsonii) Instrument 2022","content":"![Commonwealth of Australia coat of arms](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—Polytelis swainsonii) Instrument 2022\n\nI, Sussan Ley, Minister for the Environment, under subsection 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), hereby make a recovery plan for the listed threatened species Polytelis swainsonii, entitled National Recovery Plan for the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii).\n\nThe recovery plan will commence on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated this 8th day of April 2022\n\nSussan Ley\n\nSussan Ley\n\nMinister for the Environment (Commonwealth)\n\n![](image.003.png)![Title page for the National Recovery Plan for the Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii](image.002.png)\n\n![Publication and intellectual property information](image.004.jpeg)![](image.006.png)![](image.005.png)\n\n![](image.007.png)![Table of Contents](image.008.jpeg)\n\n![](image.009.png)\n\n![A picture of the Superb Parrot with a dedication to Rick Webster, who contributed significantly to the ecological knowledge and conservation of the Superb Parrot for over 30 years.](image.010.png)\n\nC\n\nSummary![](image.011.png)\n\n![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.021.png)![](image.020.png)![](image.019.png)![](image.018.png)![](image.017.png)![](image.016.png)![](image.015.png)![](image.014.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.013.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.022.png)![](image.023.png)\n\nRecovery Plan Objective\n\n![](image.025.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.024.png)\n\nChapter 1\n\nIntroduction\n\n![](image.026.png)![](image.027.png)\n\n![](image.037.png)![](image.036.png)![](image.035.png)![](image.034.png)![](image.033.png)![](image.032.png)![](image.031.png)![](image.030.png)![](image.029.png)![](image.028.png)\n\n![](image.038.png)\n\n![Table 1 National and state conservation status of superb parrot. The Superb Parrot is considered Vulnerable under the Commonwealth, ACT and NSW. The Superb Parrot is considered Endangered in VIC.\n](image.039.png)\n\n![](image.045.png)![](image.044.png)![](image.043.png)![](image.042.png)![](image.041.png)![](image.040.png)\n\n![](image.048.png)![](image.047.png)![](image.046.png)\n\n![Figure 1 Map indicating Modelled distribution of the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)](image.049.png)\n\n![](image.053.png)![](image.052.png)![](image.051.png)![](image.050.png)\n\n![](image.054.png)\n\n![](image.055.png)\n\n![](image.063.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.062.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.061.png)![](image.060.png)![](image.060.png)![](image.059.png)![](image.058.png)![](image.057.png)![](image.056.png)\n\n![](image.068.png)![](image.067.png)![](image.060.png)![](image.066.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.065.png)![](image.064.png)\n\n![](image.074.png)![](image.073.png)![](image.072.png)![](image.071.png)![](image.070.png)![](image.069.png)\n\nChapter 2\n\nThreats\n\n![](image.075.png)![](image.076.png)\n\n![](image.077.png)\n\n![](image.081.png)![](image.080.png)![](image.079.png)![](image.078.png)\n\n![](image.083.png)![](image.082.png)\n\n![](image.084.png)\n\n![](image.093.png)![](image.092.png)![](image.091.png)![](image.090.png)![](image.089.png)![](image.088.png)![](image.087.png)![](image.086.png)![](image.085.png)\n\n![](image.098.png)![](image.097.png)![](image.096.png)![](image.095.png)![](image.094.png)\n\n![](image.060.png)![](image.103.png)![](image.060.png)![](image.102.png)![](image.101.png)![](image.100.png)![](image.099.png)\n\n![Table 2 indicating the Risk prioritisation by likelihood of occurrence and consequences.](image.104.png)\n\n![](image.110.png)![](image.109.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.108.png)![](image.107.png)![](image.106.png)![](image.105.png)\n\n![Table 3 indicating the Superb Parrot risk matrix by likelihood of occurrence and consequences](image.111.png)\n\nChapter 3\n\nPopulations Under\n\nParticular Pressure\n\n![](image.112.png)\n\n![An image of two Superb Parrots embracing on a tree branch.](image.113.jpeg)\n\n![](image.115.png)![](image.019.png)![](image.018.png)![](image.017.png)![](image.114.png)![](image.015.png)\n\nChapter 4\n\nRecovery Plan Vision, Objectives and Strategies\n\n![](image.116.png)\n\n![](image.120.png)![](image.119.png)![](image.118.png)![](image.117.png)\n\nChapter 5\n\nActions to Achieve the\n\nSpecific Objectives\n\n![](image.121.png)\n\n![Table of Strategy 1 which seeks to identify, protect, manage and strategically restore Superb Parrot breeding, foraging and movement habitats at the local, regional and landscape scales](image.122.png)\n\n![Table of Strategy 1 which seeks to identify, protect, manage and strategically restore Superb Parrot breeding, foraging and movement habitats at the local, regional and landscape scales (continued)](image.123.png)\n\n![Table for Strategy 2 which seeks to define, monitor, reduce and manage threats to the Superb Parrot at the local, regional and landscape scales](image.124.png)\n\n![Table for Strategy 2 to define, monitor, reduce and manage threats to the Superb Parrot at the local, regional and landscape scales (continued)](image.125.png)\n\n![Table for Strategy 2 to define, monitor, reduce and manage threats to the Superb Parrot at the local, regional and landscape scales (continued)](image.126.png)\n\n![Table for Strategy 3 which seeks to Expand and sustain ecologically meaningful monitoring to track changes in Superb Parrot distribution, habitat use and population size, including developing and applying techniques to measure the success of recovery actions](image.127.png)\n\n![Table for Strategy 4 which seeks to improve understanding of Superb Parrot movement ecology across multiple scales to better target protection and restoration measures](image.128.png)\n\n![Table for Strategy 5 which seeks to engage local communities and stakeholders in Superb Parrot conservation](image.129.png)\n\n![Table for Strategy 5 which seeks to engage local communities and stakeholders in Superb Parrot conservation (continued)](image.130.png)\n\n![](image.132.png)![Table for Strategy 6 which seeks to coordinate, review and report on Superb Parrot recovery progress](image.131.png)\n\n![](image.133.png)\n\nChapter 6\n\nDuration and cost of the\n\nrecovery process\n\n![Table 4 Summary of recovery actions and estimated costs in for the first five years of implementation (these estimated costs do not take into account inflation over time)\nDescription automatically generated](image.134.png)\n\n![](image.135.png)\n\nChapter 7\n\nEffects on other native species and biodiversity benefits\n\n![An image containing baby Superb Parrots nestled in the hands of an individual.](image.136.jpeg)\n\nChapter 8\n\nSocial and economic\n\nConsiderations\n\n![](image.137.png)\n\nChapter 9\n\nAffected interests\n\n![](image.138.png)\n\n![Table 5 Affected interests and their contribution to the Recovery Plan](image.139.png)\n\n![Table 5 detailing Affected interests and their contribution to the Recovery Plan (continued)](image.140.png)\n\nChapter 10\n\nConsultation\n\n![](image.141.png)\n\n![](image.107.png)![](image.147.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.146.png)![](image.145.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.144.png)![](image.143.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.142.png)\n\nChapter 11\n\nOrganisations/persons involved\n\nin evaluating the performance of the plan\n\n![](image.148.png)\n\n![An image of a Superb Parrot perched on a branch](image.149.jpeg)![](image.152.png)![](image.151.png)![](image.150.png)\n\n![](image.037.png)\n\nReferences\n\n![](image.153.png)\n\n![](image.154.png)\n\n![](image.155.png)\n\n![](image.156.png)\n\n![](image.157.png)\n\n![](image.159.png)![](image.158.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by s 269A of the EPBC Act: making a recovery plan for a specific listed threatened species. The scope remains tightly focused on the Superb Parrot throughout, with no significant expansion into broader policy areas beyond what is necessary for species conservation (standard biodiversity offsets, community engagement, and intergovernmental coordination)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-species focus with straightforward structure (10 chapters following standard recovery plan template)","Minimal legislative cross-referencing (only references the empowering provision: EPBC Act s 269A(2))","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","Primarily descriptive and strategic content rather than prescriptive regulatory rules","Contains tables and matrices (risk assessment, cost estimates) but these are illustrative rather than legally operative","Conditional logic limited to 'if funding permits' style qualifications in action tables","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested provisos typical of complex regulatory instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This legally binding 10-year recovery plan under the EPBC Act sets a strategy to halt decline and recover the Superb Parrot, identifying habitat loss, climate change, competition for hollows and collisions as key threats. It allocates actions, monitoring and coordination, and estimates costs.\n\nIt affects landholders and farmers in the NSW Riverina, ACT and northern Victoria, state/territory governments, developers, local councils and conservation groups. It matters because the species is nationally Vulnerable (Endangered in Victoria) and the plan creates legal obligations and a community framework to prevent extinction."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument's scope is to establish a recovery plan for Polytelis swainsonii. It does not change the species' legal listing or statutory protections under the EPBC Act; instead it sets policy priorities, actions, roles, monitoring and estimated costs to guide recovery implementation (instrument text; Chapters 4–6)."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory basis and commencement: made under EPBC Act s269A(2) and commences on registration (instrument header).","Multi‑chapter content: includes threat assessment, objectives, recovery strategies, actions, monitoring and reporting (Chapters 1–6, 11).","Cross‑jurisdictional considerations: references national and state conservation statuses (Table 1) and involves federal, state and local stakeholders (Chapters 9–10).","Resource allocation and costing: presents estimated five‑year costs for recovery actions (Chapter 6, Table 4), creating budgeting and funding implications.","Implementation and coordination burden: assigns roles to agencies, community groups and landholders and requires coordination, review and reporting (Chapters 5, 11).","Unclear enforcement mechanics: sets guidance and priorities but does not itself amend listing status or specify statutory enforcement steps.","Monitoring and adaptive management requirements: establishes monitoring programs and performance evaluation, adding ongoing administrative tasks (Strategy 3, Chapter 5).","Risk prioritisation: applies a threat risk matrix to prioritise actions (Chapter 2, Tables 2–3), requiring technical assessment to apply locally."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument makes a national recovery plan for the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) under subsection 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The plan identifies threats, sets recovery objectives and strategies, lists actions, assigns roles to government agencies, land managers and community groups, and estimates five‑year costs and monitoring requirements. It affects federal and state agencies, landholders, conservation groups and potential funders because it directs who should act, what actions are prioritised, and how recovery progress will be measured."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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