{"id":"F2006L03783","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument repealing and adopting Recovery Plans (10/11/2006) (TAS)","slug":"f2006l03783","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":324852,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L03783-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument repealing and adopting Recovery Plans (10/11/2006) (TAS)","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nInstrument repealing and adopting Recovery Plans\n\nI, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Minister for the Environment and Heritage:\n\n1. Pursuant to subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby repeal the Recovery Plans for\n\n Forty-Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus);\n\nWhich are currently adopted under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; and\n\n2\\. Under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt as recovery plans for the listed threatened species specified below, made by the Tasmanian agency specified opposite those listed threatened species:\n\nTasmanian Recovery Plans (9)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species or Ecological Community                                                                                  | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Astacopsis gouldi                                                                                                                  | Threatened Species Section (2006). Fauna Recovery Plan: Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Lobster (Astacopsis gouldi) 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart.                             |\n| Pardalotus quadragintus                                                                                                            | Threatened Species Section (2006). Fauna Recovery Plan Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus): 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart.                                  |\n| Galaxias pedderensisGalaxias fontanusGalaxias johnstoniGalaxias tanycephalusGalaxias auratusParagalaxias mesotesGalaxiella pusilla | Threatened Species Section (2006). Recovery Plan: Tasmanian Galaxiidae 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart.                                                                     |\n| Lomatia tasmanica                                                                                                                  | Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Lomatia tasmanica (King’s lomatia) 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart.                                                 |\n| Ranunculus prasinus                                                                                                                | Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Ranunculus prasinus (Tunbridge buttercup) 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart.                                          |\n| Eucalyptus morrisbyi                                                                                                               | Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Eucalyptus morrisbyi (Morrisbys gum) 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart.                                               |\n| Oreoporanthera petalifera and Sagina diemensis                                                                                     | Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Tasmanian Alpine Karst Flora Oreoporanthera petalifera and Sagina diemensis 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart.        |\n| Xanthorrhoea arenaria andXanthorrhoea bracteata                                                                                    | Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Tasmanian Threatened Grasstrees (Xanthorrhoea arenaria and Xanthorrhoea bracteata) 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart. |\n\n  \n\n| Arachnorchis anthracinaArachnorchis caudataArachnorchis dienemaArachnorchis lindleyanaArachnorchis pallidaArachnorchis saggicolaCorunastylis brachystachyaCorunastylis firthiiDiuris lanceolataPetalochilus campbelliiPetalochilus sylvicolaPetalochilus tonelliiPrasophyllum amoenumPrasophyllum apoxychilumPrasophyllum castaneumPrasophyllum correctumPrasophyllum favoniumPrasophyllum milfordensePrasophyllum olidumPrasophyllum perangustumPrasophyllum pulchellumPrasophyllum robustumPrasophyllum secutumPrasophyllum stellatumPrasophyllum tunbridgensePterostylis atriolaPterostylis commutataPterostylis cucullataPterostylis rubenachiiPterostylis wapstrarumPterostylis ziegeleriThynninorchis nothofagicola | Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Threatened Tasmanian Orchids 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries and Water, Hobart. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nThe repeal of the Recovery Plan for:\n\n Forty-Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadraqintus) 1991-1997;\n\nwill take effect on the date of signing of this instrument.\n\nThe adopted recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument.\n\nDated this 10th day of November 2006.\n\nIAN GORDON CAMPBELL\n\nMinister for the Environment and Heritage","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument replaces the earlier Forty‑Spotted Pardalote recovery plan (1991–1997) with a 2006–2010 Tasmanian plan and brings eight additional Tasmanian recovery plans into Commonwealth adoption under EPBC s269A(7). Mechanically, the scope of Commonwealth‑adopted recovery plans is altered: the specific prior plan is removed and a broader set of 2006–2010 Tasmanian plans is adopted, effective 10 November 2006."},"complexity_factors":["Legal formality: instrument relies on two statutory hooks (Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s33(3) for repeal and EPBC Act s269A(7) for adoption), requiring precise procedural compliance.","Multiplicity of listings: nine recovery plans covering many species (including multi‑species group plans) increase administrative tracking and application complexity.","Replaced material: explicit repeal of a prior Forty‑Spotted Pardalote plan (1991–1997) requires clarity about which texts govern post‑signing.","Interjurisdictional adoption: state agency documents (Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water) are elevated to Commonwealth‑adopted status, creating potential coordination and responsibility questions.","Commencement timing: all changes take effect on the instrument’s signing date, requiring immediate administrative implementation.","Document identification: long run‑together species lists and minor typographical inconsistencies in the instrument can complicate interpretation and record linkage."],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister formally repeals an older recovery plan for the Forty‑Spotted Pardalote and adopts nine Tasmanian recovery plans (2006–2010) as recovery plans under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (s269A(7)). The adopted documents, produced by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water, take effect on signing (10 November 2006). This makes those state-made plans the Commonwealth‑adopted recovery plans for the listed species, giving them statutory effect for Commonwealth environmental decision‑making."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 269A of the EPBC Act - adopting state and territory recovery plans for threatened species. The scope remains limited to the specific administrative action of updating Tasmania's recovery plan suite for the 2006-2010 period."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with straightforward structure: repeal one plan, adopt nine plans","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Minimal conditional logic - operates entirely on the date of signing","Simple cross-references to only two statutory provisions (Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s 33(3) and EPBC Act 1999 s 269A(7))","Tabular format for adopted plans is clear but contains lengthy species lists (44 species total across 9 plans)","No exceptions, nested provisions, or operative contingencies"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial decision withdraws the 1991–97 recovery plan for the Forty‑Spotted Pardalote and adopts a new 2006–2010 plan, and it approves nine new or updated recovery plans covering 44 threatened Tasmanian species (including the Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Lobster, several galaxiid fishes, and multiple rare plants and orchids). By adopting Tasmania’s plans under federal law, the instrument gives those recovery strategies Commonwealth legal force, ensuring coordinated state–federal protection and action to prevent extinctions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006l03783","history":"/api/acts/f2006l03783/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006l03783/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006l03783/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006l03783/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006l03783/documents"}}