{"id":"F2009L04165","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plans (06/11/2009) (NT, QLD, WA)","slug":"f2009l04165","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":327391,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L04165-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, CAROLYN WEISS CAMERON, Acting Assistant Secretary, Approvals and Wildlife Division, delegate for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, under subsection 269A(7) 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 the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia (or agencies of those States/Territories) specified opposite those listed threatened species:\n\nNorthern Territory Recovery Plans (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                                           | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Livistona mariae Central Australian Cabbage Palm                                                    | Nano, C. 2008. National Recovery Plan for the Central Australian Cabbage Palm Livistona mariae subsp. mariae. Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Northern Territory.                                                    |\n| Macrozamia macdonnellii MacDonnell Ranges Cycad                                                     | Nano, C. and Pavey, C. R. 2008. National Recovery Plan for the McDonnell Ranges Cycad, Macrozamia macdonnellii. Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Northern Territory.                                                  |\n| Olearia macdonnellensis, Minuria tridens Minnie Daisy and Actinotus schwarzii Desert Flannel-flower | Nano, C. and Pavey, C. 2008. National Recovery Plan for Olearia macdonnellensis, Minuria tridens (Minnie Daisy) and Actinotus schwarzii (Desert Flannel Flower). Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Northern Territory. |\n\nQueensland Recovery Plans (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Melomys rubicola Bramble Cay Melomys                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Latch, P. 2008. Recovery Plan for the Bramble Cay Melomys Melomys rubicola. Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane.                                                             |\n| Turnix melanogaster Black-breasted Button-quail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Mathieson, M.T. and Smith, G.C. 2009. National Recovery Plan for the Black-breasted Button-quail Turnix melanogaster. Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane. |\n| Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia Nut, Queensland Nut, Smooth-shelled Macadamia, Bush Nut, Nut Oak, M. jansenii Bulberin Nut, Bulburin Nut Tree, M. ternifolia Small-fruited Queensland Nut, Gympie Nut, M. tetraphylla Rough-shelled Bush Nut, Macadamia Nut, Rough-shelled Macadamia, Rough-leaved Queensland Nut | Costello, G., Gregory, M. and Donatiu, P. 2009. Southern Macadamia Species Recovery Plan. Horticulture Australia Limited, Sydney.                                                  |\n\nWestern Australian Recovery Plans (9)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                       | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Acacia leptalea Chinocup Wattle                                                 | Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). Recovery plan for Acacia leptalea Chinocup Wattle. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                               |\n| Acacia sciophanes Wundowlin Wattle, Ghost Wattle                                | Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). Recovery plan for Acacia sciophanes Wundowlin Wattle. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                            |\n| Beyeria lepidopetala Small-petalled Bayeria, Short-petalled Bayeria             | Department of Environment and Conservation (2009). Short-petalled Beyeria (Beyeria lepidopetala) Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                     |\n| Caladenia huegelii King Spider-orchid, Grand Spider-orchid, Rusty Spider-orchid | Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). Recovery plan for Caladenia huegelii Grand Spider Orchid. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                        |\n| Caladenia winfieldii Majestic Spider-orchid                                     | Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). Recovery plan for Caladenia winfieldii Majestic Spider Orchid. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                   |\n| Conospermum undulatum Wavy-leaved Smokebush                                     | Department of Environment and Conservation (2009). Wavy-leaved Smokebush (Beyeria lepidopetala) Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                      |\n| Conostylis rogeri Kulin Conostylis, Single-flowered Conostylis                  | Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). Recovery plan for Conostylis rogeri Kulin Conostylis. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                            |\n| Conostylis seorsiflora subsp. trichophylla Hairy Mat Conostylis                 | Department of Environment and Conservation (2009). Hairy Mat Conostylis (Conostylis seorsiflora subsp. trichophylla) Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia. |\n| Marianthus mollis Hairy-fruited Billardiera                                     | Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). Recovery plan for Marianthus mollis Hairy-fruited Marianthus. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                    |\n\nThe adopted recovery plans 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 ………November…………….2009.\n\nCarolyn Weiss Cameron\n\nDelegate of the Minister 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"},"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 and territory recovery plans as federal recovery plans. The scope remains limited to the specific adoption mechanism and does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (subsection 269A(7)) with straightforward delegation and adoption mechanism","No defined terms within the instrument itself — relies on external definitions in the parent Act","Tabular format makes the 15 adoptions easy to read and verify","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument","Standard administrative template with minimal legal drafting complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally adopts 15 existing state recovery plans (3 NT, 3 QLD, 9 WA) under the federal EPBC Act, making those plans recognised for threatened species conservation at the national level.  \n\nThat federal adoption gives the plans legal weight in approvals, funding and conservation decision‑making; they take effect the day after registration on the Federal Register."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the list of threatened species or amend the content of the named recovery plans. It formally adopts existing State/Territory recovery plans as recovery plans under the EPBC Act and fixes their commencement (day after registration). The scope therefore remains the adoption of specified plans rather than changing species coverage or imposing new, specified obligations in the text."},"complexity_factors":["Legal mechanism is narrow: adoption under subsection 269A(7) (instrument text cites s269A(7)).","Fixed commencement rule: plans commence the day after registration (instrument text: \"will come into force on the day after this instrument is registered\").","Cross-jurisdictional content: multiple existing State/Territory plans (NT, QLD, WA) are adopted without amendment, requiring administrative coordination across jurisdictions.","Number and variety of plans: 15 named recovery plans for different species increases practical implementation coordination.","Decision-maker identified: an Acting Assistant Secretary, delegate for the Minister, signs the instrument (instrument text names the delegate), concentrating executive adoption authority.","Financial responsibility and specific implementation actions are not specified in the instrument (no funding or enforcement details in the text), leaving costs and delivery to existing implementing agencies and processes."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister’s delegate under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, adopts specified Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australian documents as recovery plans for listed threatened species. The adopted plans take effect the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. It affects the agencies and parties who implement or authorise activities affecting those listed species because the adopted documents become EPBC Act recovery plans that guide recovery priorities and actions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2009l04165","history":"/api/acts/f2009l04165/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2009l04165/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2009l04165/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2009l04165/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2009l04165/documents"}}