{"id":"F2021L00476","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—White-throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula)) Instrument 2021","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-white-throated-snapping-turtle-el","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101713,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00476-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—White-throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula)) Instrument 2021","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia  \n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nSection 269A\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Recovery Plan—White-throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula)) Instrument 2021\n\nI, SUSSAN LEY, Minister for the Environment, under subsection 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby make a recovery plan for the listed threatened species specified below:\n\n| Species         | Recovery Plan                                                                   |\n| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Elseya albagula | National Recovery Plan for the White-throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula) |\n\nThe recovery plan will come into force on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated this 16th day of March 2021\n\nSussan Ley\n\nMinister for the Environment\n\nNote: The name of this instrument was amended on registration as the instrument as lodged did not have a unique name (see subsection 10(2), Legislation Rule 2016).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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: formally adopting a recovery plan for a listed threatened species. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (under 200 words) consisting essentially of a single table and ministerial signature","No defined terms within the instrument itself — relies entirely on external definitions in the parent Act (EPBC Act 1999)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single operative provision: adoption of an external document (the recovery plan)","No cross-references within the instrument beyond the citation of section 269A(2) of the parent Act","Administrative note regarding name amendment is procedural only"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister has formally adopted the National Recovery Plan for the White-throated Snapping Turtle under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, making the plan official government policy. Once registered, it is binding on the Australian Government and must guide federal decision‑making affecting the species.\n\nThis affects government agencies required to act consistently with the plan and may impose additional conditions on developers and land managers whose actions impact the turtle’s habitat, aiming to halt extinction and promote recovery."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument adopts the specified recovery plan and commences after registration. The recorded amendment to the instrument's name at registration (see subsection 10(2), Legislation Rule 2016) is administrative only and does not alter the legal scope or effect of adopting the recovery plan."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument that only adopts a named recovery plan (low structural complexity).","Depends on statutory authority in EPBC Act s269A(2) for legal effect (legal dependency).","Clear commencement provision: comes into force the day after registration (simple temporal clause).","Substantive content and implementation detail are contained in the separate recovery plan document, not in this instrument (implementation complexity deferred).","Administrative amendment to the instrument's name on registration referenced (Legislation Rule 2016 s10(2)) — procedural rather than substantive."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under s269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, formally adopts the National Recovery Plan for the White‑throated Snapping Turtle (Elseya albagula). It takes effect the day after registration and identifies the Minister as the decision‑maker; operational responsibilities, costs and compliance measures are set out in the named recovery plan rather than in this instrument."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-white-throated-snapping-turtle-el","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-white-throated-snapping-turtle-el/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-white-throated-snapping-turtle-el/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-white-throated-snapping-turtle-el/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-white-throated-snapping-turtle-el/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-recovery-plan-white-throated-snapping-turtle-el/documents"}}