{"id":"F2009L03893","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plan (06/10/2009) (SA)","slug":"f2009l03893","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":335664,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03893-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 Plan\n\nI, PETER ROBERT GARRETT, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, hereby adopt, under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the following plan as made by South Australia (or agencies of that State):\n\nWillson, A. and Bignall, J. (2009) Regional Recovery Plan for Threatened Species and Ecological Communities of Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia\n\nas the recovery plan for the following listed threatened species endemic to the region covered by that plan:\n\n-   Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta (Spotted Quail-thrush (Mt Lofty Ranges));\n-   Hylacola pyrrhopygia parkeri (Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Mt Lofty Ranges));\n-   Allocasuarina robusta (Mt Compass Oak-bush);\n-   Corybas dentatus (Finniss Helmet-orchid);\n-   Prasophyllum murfetii (Fleurieu Leek Orchid); and\n-   Spyridium coactilifolium.\n\nThe adopted recovery plan will come into force on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this Sixth day of October 2009.\n\nPeter Robert Garrett\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 a state or territory recovery plan for threatened species. The scope is narrow and precisely aligned with the legislative mechanism—adopting a specific existing plan for specific listed species without expansion beyond this purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (subsection 269A(7)) with straightforward adoption mechanism","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Simple list structure for the six affected species","No conditional logic or exceptions","Cross-reference only to the empowering provision (269A(7)) and the adopted document","Minimal length (approximately 200 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"The federal Environment Minister has registered a South Australian recovery plan as the official federal recovery plan for six threatened species in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, giving the state-made plan legal effect under national environment law. \n\nThis decision affects land managers, developers and government agencies in the region: the legally binding plan now guides required protections and must be considered for any actions that could impact these species."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument adopts the South Australian recovery plan 'as made' for the listed species and does not amend or expand the plan's content. It confers federal recognition/status on that existing regional plan under s269A(7) and becomes effective after registration."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: statutory adoption of an external document rather than new regulatory text (s269A(7)).","Cross-jurisdictional material: the legal effect depends on an external State-authored recovery plan (Willson & Bignall 2009).","Trigger tied to registration: effectiveness is contingent on registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (instrument text).","Limited stakeholders but operational burden rests with plan implementers and the State department named in the instrument.","No substantive procedural or enforcement detail in the instrument itself; implementation particulars remain in the adopted plan (adds dependency, not complexity)."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, the Minister adopts under subsection 269A(7) of the EPBC Act a South Australian regional recovery plan (Willson & Bignall 2009) as the federal recovery plan for six listed, endemic species in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges. The adoption takes effect the day after the instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nThis directly involves the named species, the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage (the plan author) and the Minister as decision-maker; it makes the state plan the recognised federal recovery plan for those species."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2009l03893","history":"/api/acts/f2009l03893/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2009l03893/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2009l03893/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2009l03893/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2009l03893/documents"}}