{"id":"F2007B00401","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Adoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans (14/07/2001)","slug":"f2007b00401","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":325152,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00401-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 Act 1999","content":"# Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999\n\nI, ROBERT MURRAY HILL, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, in pursuance of s269A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby\n\ndeclare that the following Recovery Plans (23):\n\nNew South Wales (2)\n\nRecovery Plan for the Somersby Mintbush Prostanthera junonis 2000-2005, prepared by\n\nNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Recovery Planning Program, (2000);\n\nRecovery Plan for the Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) prepared by\n\nNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (November 2000)\n\nQueensland (3)\n\nRecovery Plan for the Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica 2000-2004, prepared by Dr\n\nAndrew Dennis with the Northern Bettong Recovery Team, Queensland Parks and\n\nWildlife Service, (2001);\n\nRecovery plan for the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) 1997-2002,\n\nprepared by Geoff Lundie-Jenkins for the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Recovery Team,\n\nQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service (2001);\n\nRecovery plan for cave-dwelling bats, Rhinolophus philippinensis, Hipposideros semoni\n\nand Taphozous troughtoni 2001–2005 prepared by Mr Bruce Thompson, Dr Chris Pavey and\n\nMr Terry Reardon in collaboration with the cave-dwelling bats recovery team, Queensland\n\nParks and Wildlife Service (2000).\n\nSouth Australia (2)\n\nRecovery Plan for the Mt Lofty Ranges Southern Emu\\-Wren (Stipiturus malachurus\n\nintermedius) 1999-2003 compiled by the Mt Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-Wren Recovery\n\nTeam, Conservation Council of South Australia (1998).\n\nPygmy Bluetongue Lizard (Tiliqua adelaidensis) Recovery Plan compiled by Tim Milne, Flinders University of South Australia, Mark Hutchinson and Sylvia Clarke of the South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia (November 2000).\n\nTasmania (1)\n\nBurrowing Crayfish (Engaeus) Group Recovery Plan 2001-2005 prepared by Niall Doran, Threatened Species Unit, Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Primary Industry,\n\nWater and the Environment (November 1999).\n\nVictoria (1)\n\nRecovery Plan for the Bald-tip Beard Orchid Calochilus richiae Nichols prepared by Sue Berwick, Adrian Moorrees and Fiona Coates, Department of Natural Resources &\n\nEnvironment, Victoria (March 2000).\n\n  \nWestern Australia (14)\n\nMallee Box (Eucalyptus cuprea) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by Rebecca Evans,\n\nAndrew Brown, and Val English, August 1999;\n\nSplit leaved Grevillea (Grevillea althoferorum) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by\n\nSheila Hamilton-Brown, and Val English, July 1999;\n\nIronstone Grevillea (Grevillea elongata) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by Robyn\n\nPhillimore, Gillian Stack and Val English, January 2000;\n\nSpreading Grevillea (Grevillea humifusa) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by Gillian\n\nStack and Val English, April 1999;\n\nMcCutcheon’s Grevillea (Grevillea maccutcheonii) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by\n\nRobyn Phillimore and Diana Papenfus, December 1999;\n\nPungent Jacksonia (Jacksonia pungens ms) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by Rebecca\n\nEvans and Val English, June 1999;\n\nWestern Prickly Honeysuckle (Lambertia echinata subsp. occidentalis) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by Gillian Stack, Rebecca Evans and Val English, July 1999;\n\nWing-fruited Lasiopetalum (Lasiopetalum pterocarpum ms) Interim Recovery Plan 1999 –\n\n2002 by Gillian Stack, and Val English, June 1999;\n\nSmall-flowered snottygobble (Persoonia micranthera) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002\n\nby Rebecca Evans, Sarah Barrett and Andrew Brown, November 1999;\n\nTrigwell’s Rulingia (Rulingia sp. Trigwell Bridge) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by\n\nGillian Stack, Rebecca Evans, and Val English, July 1999;\n\nQuartz-loving Synaphea (Synaphea quartzitica) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by\n\nGillian Stack and Val English, December 1999;\n\nCinnamon Sun Orchid (Thelymitra manginii ms) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by\n\nRobyn Phillimore, Andrew Brown and Val English, November 1999;\n\nGreen Hill Thomasia (Thomasia sp. Green Hill) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002 by\n\nRebecca Evans and Val English, April 1999;\n\nScaly-leaved Featherflower (Verticordia spicata subsp. squamosa) Interim Recovery Plan\n\n1999-2002 by Robyn Phillimore and Val English, November 1999.\n\nare adopted as Recovery Plans under this Act.\n\nDated this 14th day of July 2001.\n\nROBERT HILL","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"},"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 — adopting state recovery plans as federal recovery plans. The scope remains limited to the specific mechanism of adoption; it does not expand beyond this purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: ministerial declaration under one section (s269A) with no conditional logic or exceptions","No defined terms within the instrument itself — all definitions sit in the parent Act","Straightforward list structure: 23 items grouped by state with basic bibliographic details","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling section","No procedural requirements, time limits, or appeal mechanisms contained in this instrument","Length is substantial due to the list of 23 plans, but content is purely declaratory with no legal complexity in the text itself"],"plain_english_summary":"The federal Minister has adopted 23 state conservation plans as legally binding Recovery Plans under the EPBC Act, giving those state-made strategies national legal force. That means federal decisions (like project approvals) must consider and not act inconsistently with these plans. It formalises a cooperative federalism approach—avoiding duplication, recognising state expertise—and affects developers seeking federal approvals, state agencies whose plans gain national status, and conservation groups enforcing protections."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration does not alter the statutory scope of the Act; it simply gives federal recognition to the listed state recovery plans under s269A. Coverage is limited to the species and groups named in the adopted plans. The Minister makes the adoption decision; compliance costs and regulatory effects fall on parties whose activities engage the listed species (state agencies, landholders, developers and conservation managers), but the instrument does not add new species or expand legislative powers."},"complexity_factors":["Procedure is a single ministerial declaration adopting existing state plans under s269A (simple legal mechanism).","Large number of individual plans (23) across six jurisdictions increases administrative tracking and coordination needs.","Adoption imports heterogeneous plan content and timeframes (various authors, dates, and interim vs final statuses), creating variable compliance implications.","Ministerial discretion to adopt under s269A centralises the decision-maker and creates a one-step legal effect without amending the Act.","Downstream complexity for stakeholders: adopted plans can affect approvals, conditions and enforcement under the EPBC framework even though the instrument itself is short."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration adopts 23 state recovery plans as Recovery Plans under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, giving those state‑prepared documents formal status under the Act. \n\nIt affects state agencies, landholders, developers and conservation managers by making these plans relevant to federal approvals and obligations; that changes who must comply, who decides recovery actions, and where regulatory risk and costs may fall."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2007b00401","history":"/api/acts/f2007b00401/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2007b00401/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2007b00401/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2007b00401/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2007b00401/documents"}}