{"id":"F2007B00396","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Adoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans (13/10/2003)","slug":"f2007b00396","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":325133,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00396-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","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\nAdoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans\n\nI, DAVID ALISTAIR KEMP, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, under section 269A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt as recovery plans for the listed threatened species specified below, the respective plans made by New South Wales or Queensland (or agencies of those States) specified opposite those listed threatened species:\n\nNew South Wales (5)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species   | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Acacia pubescens            | NSW National Parks and WildlifeService. 2003. Downy Wattle (Acacia pubescens) Recovery Plan. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.                                                          |\n| Bertya sp. Cobar-Coolabah   | NSW National Parks and WildlifeService. 2002. Bertya sp. Cobar-Coolabah (Cunningham & Milthorpe s.n., 2/8/73) Recovery Plan. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.                          |\n| Eriocaulon carsonii         | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Salt Pipewort (Eriocaulon carsonii) Recovery Plan. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.                                                     |\n| Amytornis textilis modestus | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Thick-billed Grasswren (eastern subspecies) (Amytornis textilis modestus) (North, 1902) Recovery Plan. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW. |\n| Gallirallus sylvestris      | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. 2002. Recovery Plan for the Lord Howe Woodhen. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.                                                               |\n\nQueensland (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                                                                                                                              | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Corchorus cunninghamii                                                                                                                                                                 | Marion Saunders on behalf of the Rainforest Ecotone Recovery Team (RERT). 2001. Recovery plan for the endangered native jute species, Corchorus cunninghamii, F. Muell, in Queensland (2001-2006). Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane. |\n| Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni                                                                                                                                                         | Coxen’s Fig Parrot Recovery Team. 2001. Coxen’s fig-parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni recovery plan 2001-2005. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.                                                                                 |\n| Stream Frogs of South-East Queensland:Mixophyes fleayiMixophyes iteratusRheobatrachus silusTaudactylus diurnusTaudactylus pleioneLitoria pearsonianaLitoria subglandulosa (sensu lato) | Hines, H.B, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and the South-East Queensland Threatened Frogs Recovery Team. 2002. Recovery plan for stream frogs of south-east Queensland 2001-2005. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.           |\n\nThe recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument.\n\nDated this 13th day of October 2003.\n\nDAVID KEMP\n\nMinister for the Environment and Heritage","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument confines itself to adopting the listed State recovery plans as Commonwealth recovery plans; it does not add species, create new powers, or alter the content of the adopted plans—it only changes their legal status under the EPBC Act."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow administrative act: the instrument simply adopts existing State documents rather than creating new regulatory frameworks (source: instrument text adopting NSW/Queensland plans).","Cross-jurisdictional effect: State-made plans are given Commonwealth recovery-plan status, requiring coordination between Commonwealth and State agencies.","Multiple items listed: several species/groups and distinct recovery documents are adopted, increasing administrative tracking and implementation tasks.","Immediate legal effect: the plans ‘will come into force on the date of signing’, creating an immediate compliance and enforcement starting point.","Substantive detail is external: the instrument refers to separately authored recovery plans, so legal obligations depend on those documents’ contents rather than this instrument.","Unspecified implementation burdens: the instrument does not set out funding, enforcement arrangements or responsibilities in detail, leaving those practicalities to agencies and the adopted plans."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under section 269A of the EPBC Act, adopts specific New South Wales and Queensland recovery plans as Commonwealth recovery plans for the named threatened species. The adopted State-made documents acquire federal recovery-plan status and take effect on the date the Minister signed the instrument.\n\nIt affects the listed species, the State agencies that prepared the plans, and persons whose activities are governed by those plans by giving the documents legal effect under the Commonwealth Act."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"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: allowing the federal minister to adopt state recovery plans for threatened species. The scope remains tightly confined to the specific adoption mechanism and the eight species listed. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 269A) with straightforward adoption mechanism","No defined terms requiring interpretation within the instrument itself","Tabular format makes the eight adoptions easy to read","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions","Purely administrative/executive instrument—essentially a notice of decision with supporting detail"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister has adopted eight state conservation plans (from New South Wales and Queensland) as federal recovery plans under the EPBC Act. This converts existing state plans for specific threatened plants and animals into legally binding Commonwealth recovery plans, creating national consistency and triggering federal obligations for approvals and actions affecting those species."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00396","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00396/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00396/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00396/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00396/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00396/documents"}}