{"id":"F2007B00399","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Adoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans (19/02/2004)","slug":"f2007b00399","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":325146,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00399-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 specified opposite those listed threatened species:\n\nNew South Wales Recovery Plans (10)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                           | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Litoria castanea(Yellow-spotted Bell Frog) and Litoria piperata(Peppered Tree Frog) | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2001). Yellow-spotted Bell Frog (Litoria castanea) and Peppered Tree Frog (Litoria piperata) Recovery Plan. NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW. |\n| Thersites mitchellae(Mitchell’s Rainforest Snail)                                   | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2001). Mitchell’sRainforest Snail Thersites mitchellae Recovery Plan. NSW PWS, Hurstville, NSW.                                        |\n| Emydura macquari(Bellinger River Emydura)                                           | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2001). Bellinger River Emydura Emydura macquarii (Bellinger River) Recovery Plan. NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                           |\n| Boronia granitica(Granite Boronia)                                                  | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for Boronia granitica (Granite Boronia). NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                                               |\n| Pterostylis gibbosa (R.Br.) (Illawarra Greenhood Orchid)                            | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Pterostylis gibbosa (R.Br.) Illawarra Greenhood Orchid Recovery Plan. NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                                |\n| Grevillea obtusiflora subsp. obtusiflora and subsp. fecunda                         | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2001). Grevillea obtusiflora subsp. obtusiflora and subsp. fecunda Recovery Plan. NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                           |\n| Elaeocarpus sp. Rocky Creek (syn E. sp. 2 'Minyon')                                 | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2003). Recovery Plan for the Elaeocarpus sp. Rocky Creek (syn E. sp. 2 'Minyon'). NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                           |\n| Pseudophryne corroboree(Southern Corroboree Frog)                                   | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2001). Recovery Plan for the Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree). NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                            |\n| Genoplesium plumosum(Tallong Midge Orchid)                                          | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for the Tallong Midge Orchid (Genoplesium plumosum). NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                                   |\n| Genoplesium vernale(East Lynne Midge Orchid)                                        | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for the East Lynne Midge Orchid (Genoplesium vernale). NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.                                 |\n\nThe recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument.\n\nDated this19th day of February 2004.\n\nDAVID KEMP\n\nMinister for the Environment and Heritage","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates exactly as intended by section 269A of the EPBC Act - it is a specific adoption of state plans for particular threatened species. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose of allowing federal recognition of state recovery plans."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 269A) with straightforward adoption mechanism","No defined terms requiring interpretation within the instrument itself","Simple tabular format listing 10 species-to-plan mappings","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions within the text","Ministerial instrument rather than primary legislation - essentially a notification of administrative decision","Straightforward commencement (date of signing)"],"plain_english_summary":"The ministerial decision under the EPBC Act adopts 10 NSW recovery plans as official federal recovery plans, bringing a set of threatened frogs, a turtle, snails and several rare plants under Commonwealth recovery guidance. This lets the Commonwealth rely on existing state plans—giving them federal legal force, reducing duplication, and guiding federal approvals and actions that could affect these species. Signed by Minister David Kemp on 19 February 2004."},"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The instrument adopts specified NSW recovery plans as Commonwealth recovery plans for the named listed threatened species under section 269A. It does not add or remove species, alter statutory powers, or specify funding or enforcement arrangements; it simply gives Commonwealth effect to the listed state plans from the date signed."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: Ministerial adoption of existing state documents under section 269A (source: instrument header and recital).","Adopts external documents: the legal effect depends on ten NSW NPWS recovery plans listed in the schedule — users must consult those plans to see substantive measures.","Immediate commencement: plans come into force on date of signing (source: final paragraph), creating an immediate change in applicable recovery instruments.","Narrow scope of change: instrument names specific species and plans; it does not amend the Act or add new statutory powers.","Limited procedural detail: the instrument does not specify funding, enforcement, or compliance mechanisms for implementing the adopted plans (silence in text increases practical uncertainty).","Decision-maker clarity: ministerial discretion is exercised under s269A (source: opening line), concentrating the adopting decision in a single executive act."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records that the Commonwealth Minister, under *section 269A* of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, adopts ten New South Wales recovery plans as Commonwealth recovery plans for the specified listed threatened species. The adopted plans take effect on the date signed and apply to the species named in the schedule."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00399","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00399/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00399/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00399/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00399/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00399/documents"}}