{"id":"F2008L02035","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plans (27/03/2008) (VIC, QLD, NSW)","slug":"f2008l02035","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":326390,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02035-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\nInstrument Adopting Recovery Plans\n\nI, PETER ROBERT GARRETT, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts:\n\nUnder subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt as the recovery plan for the listed threatened species specified below, the plans made by Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales Governments (or agencies of the State/Territory) specified opposite the listed threatened species:\n\nVictoria (4)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                    | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                   |\n| -------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Australian Grayling Prototroctes maraena     | Backhouse, G., O’Connor, J., & Jackson J., (2007) National recovery plan for the Australian Grayling Prototroctes maraena.                                      |\n| Murray Hardyhead Craterocephalus fluviatilis | Backhouse, G., Lyon, J., & Cant, B., (2007) National recovery plan for the Murray Hardyhead Craterocephalus fluviatilis.                                        |\n| Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis       | Trout Cod Recovery Team (2008), National Recovery Plan for the Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne. |\n| Sunshine Diuris Diuris fragrantissima        | Murphy, A., Webster, A., Lester, K., & Knight, C., (2007) National recovery plan for Sunshine Diuris Diuris fragrantissima.                                     |\n\nQueensland Recovery Plans (2)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                        | Recovery Plan                                                                                                             |\n| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii | Latch, P., for the Cassowary Recovery Team, Recovery plan for the Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuarius johnsonii.        |\n| Mahogany Glider Petaurus gracilis                | Parsons, M., & Latch, P., for the Mahogany Glider Recovery Team, Recovery plan for the Mahogany Glider Petaurus gracilis. |\n\nNew South Wales Recovery Plan (1)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                     | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                       |\n| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan | Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW) 2007, Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan, Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW), Sydney. |\n\nThe adopted recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument.\n\nDated this twenty-seventh day of March 2008.\n\nPETER ROBERT GARRETT\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or reduce the set of listed species or alter substantive EPBC duties; it formalises that the named state/territory recovery plans are adopted as the Commonwealth recovery plans for those species (under s.269A(7)) and brings them into force on signing."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-jurisdictional recognition: Commonwealth adopts plans prepared by State/Territory agencies, requiring coordination across levels of government (text cites Victoria, Queensland, NSW plans).","Statutory hook: Adoption exercise is made under a specific statutory power (s.269A(7)), so legal effect depends on that provision’s scope and interpretation.","Document integration: The instrument incorporates multiple external recovery-plan documents by reference, creating dependency on their differing formats, timelines and implementation measures.","Implementation responsibility: The instrument does not itself prescribe implementation steps or funding, leaving execution, monitoring and costs to agencies and stakeholders named in the adopted plans.","Timing and commencement: Comes into force on signing, producing immediate legal effect for the named plans and species.","Limited textual detail: The instrument lists species and plan titles but provides no operational detail, requiring readers to consult the adopted plans for obligations and measures."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records the Commonwealth Minister’s formal adoption (under s.269A(7) of the EPBC Act) of specified state-made recovery plans as the official recovery plans for certain listed threatened species. It names plans produced by Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales and states they come into force on the date the instrument is signed (27 March 2008).\n\nMechanically, the Minister decides to adopt existing state/territory recovery plans; implementing agencies, landholders and stakeholders named in those plans bear the obligations and costs of carrying them out under the EPBC framework."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function contemplated by section 269A of the EPBC Act: adopting state/territory recovery plans as national recovery plans. The scope remains tightly confined to the statutory mechanism of adoption without expansion into policy areas beyond the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: straightforward adoption of existing documents under one statutory subsection (269A(7))","No defined terms requiring interpretation within the instrument itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other sections of the Act","Tabular format makes the mapping of species to plans immediately clear","Length: approximately 1 page of substantive content","No amendments, modifications, or variations to the adopted plans — simple 'as-is' adoption"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister has formally adopted seven existing state recovery plans as national recovery plans under the EPBC Act. \n\nThat brings six threatened species and the Lord Howe Island biodiversity plan under binding federal policy, requiring Commonwealth decision‑makers to act consistently with those plans. The move aligns state and federal approaches and strengthens legal protection for the affected species and ecosystems."},"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"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2008l02035","history":"/api/acts/f2008l02035/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2008l02035/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2008l02035/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2008l02035/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2008l02035/documents"}}