{"id":"F2008L02578","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plans (06/07/2008) (WA, QLD)","slug":"f2008l02578","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":326503,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02578-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 and ecological community specified below, the plans made by Western Australia and Queensland Governments (or agencies of the State) specified opposite the listed threatened species/ecological community:\n\nWestern Australia (10)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community  | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                               |\n| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Kundip Wattle Acacia rhamphophylla              | Hartley, R., & Barrett, S., (2008), Recovery Plan for the Kundip Wattle Acacia rhamphophylla.                                               |\n| Slender Andersonia Andersonia gracilis          | Stack, G., Taylor, H., Sage, L., Evans, R., Broun, G., & English, V., (2008), Recovery Plan for the Slender Andersonia Andersonia gracilis. |\n| Feather-leaved Banksia Banksia brownii          | Gilfillan, S., & Barrett, S., (2008), Recovery Plan for the Feather-Leaved Banksia Banksia brownii.                                         |\n| Manypeaks Rush Chordifex abortivus              | Hartley, R., Gilfillan, S., & Barrett, S., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Manypeaks Rush Chordifex abortivus.                                 |\n| Dunsborough Spider-orchid Caladenia viridescens | Patten, J., Webb, A., & Batty, A., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Dunsborough Spider Orchid Caladenia viridescens.                            |\n| Grass Conostylis Conostylis misera              | Hartley, R., & Barrett, S., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Grass Conostylis Conostylis misera.                                                |\n| Yellow Mountain Bell Darwinia collina           | Hartley, R., & Barrett, S., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Yellow Mountain Bell Darwinia collina.                                             |\n| Wittwer’s Mountain Bell Darwinia wittwerorum    | Hartley, R., Gilfillan, S., & Barrett, S., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Wittwer’s Mountain Bell Darwinia wittwerorum.                       |\n| Long-sepalled Daviesia Daviesia megacalyx       | Hartley R., & Barrett, S., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Long-sepalled Daviesia Daviesia megacalyx.                                          |\n| Naturaliste Nancy Wurmbea calcicola             | Taylor, H., English, V., & Webb, A., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Naturaliste Nancy Wurmbea calcicola.                                      |\n\n  \n\nQueensland Recovery Plans (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community    | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                  |\n| ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Boggomoss Snail Adclarkia dawsonensis             | Dr Stanisic, J., Queensland Museum (2008) Recovery Plan for the Boggomoss Snail Adclarkia dawsonensis.                                         |\n| Yellow Chat (Dawson) Epthianura crocea macgregori | Houston, W., & Melzer, A., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Yellow Chat (Dawson) Epthianura crocea macgregori.                                     |\n| Mabi Forest (Complex Notophyll Vine Forest 5b)    | Latch, P., for the Mabi Forest Recovery Team (2008) Recovery Plan for the Mabi Forest (Complex Notophyll Vine Forest 5b) Ecological Community. |\n\nThe adopted recovery plans will come into force on the day after they are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this sixth day of July 2008.\n\nPETER ROBERT GARRETT\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the statutory scope of the Act. It formally adopts specific state recovery plans for the listed species/ecological community under s269A(7) and sets their commencement (day after FRLI registration). It does not add species, create new legal powers, or specify funding within the text of the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative adoption power exercised under s269A(7) — straightforward legal mechanism","Enumerates multiple state recovery plans (13 plans across WA and QLD) requiring accurate cross-referencing","Cross-jurisdictional recognition (State plans adopted as Commonwealth recovery plans) — requires coordination but no novel legal rules","Effective date triggered by registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (administrative timing)","Instrument is declaratory/adoptive only and does not specify funding, enforcement changes, or new obligations","Named Minister signs the instrument — routine formalisation rather than policy-making detail"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument adopts specified Western Australian and Queensland recovery plans as the Commonwealth recovery plans under section 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for the listed threatened species and ecological community. The Minister named in the instrument makes the adoption; the adopted plans take effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. The instrument lists the state plans and does not itself set funding levels or create new statutory powers."},"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 recovery plans as federal plans. There is no expansion beyond the statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: straightforward adoption of existing documents under one subsection (269A(7))","No defined terms within the instrument itself — relies entirely on external definitions in the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions — simply lists species and maps them to specific recovery plan documents","Minimal cross-referencing: only references the empowering provision (subsection 269A(7)) and the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments","Tabular format makes the mapping between species and plans immediately clear","No substantive legal drafting — the instrument functions as a formal notice or register of adoption"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister formally adopts 13 state recovery plans (10 from Western Australia, 3 from Queensland) as federal recovery plans under the EPBC Act. These plans set out actions to protect and restore threatened species and ecological communities.\n\nThat gives the plans legal force: state plans gain federal backing and land managers, developers and agencies must consider and follow them when proposing actions that could affect the listed species or habitats."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2008l02578","history":"/api/acts/f2008l02578/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2008l02578/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2008l02578/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2008l02578/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2008l02578/documents"}}