{"id":"F2012L00213","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plans (NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC and WA) (19/01/2012)","slug":"f2012l00213","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313797,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00213-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, DEBRA JAYNE CALLISTER‑CARTER, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Branch, delegate for the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities:\n\n(a) pursuant to subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby revoke the adoption of the following State recovery plans:\n\n\\- Coates, F. (1991). Spyridium obcordatum (Hook. f.) W.M. Recovery Plan. Departments of Geography and Environmental Studies/Plant Science, University of Tasmania;\n\n\\- English, V. (1999). Shrubland Association on Southern Swan Coastal Plain Ironstone (Busselton Area) (Southern Ironstone Association) Interim Recovery Plan 1999-2002. Department of Conservation and Land Management Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit, Wanneroo;\n\n\\- English, V. and Blyth, J. (2000). Aquatic Root Mat Communities Numbers 1-4 of Caves of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge Interim Recovery Plan 2000-2003. Department of Conservation and Land Management Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit, Wanneroo;\n\n\\- English, V. and Blyth, J. (2000). Assemblages of Organic Mound (Tumulus) Springs of the Swan Coastal Plain Interim Recovery Plan 2000-2003. Department of Conservation and Land Management Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit, Wanneroo;\n\n\\- English, V. and Blyth, J. (2000). Shrublands and Woodlands on Perth to Gingin Ironstone Interim Recovery Plan 2000 2003. Department of Conservation and Land Management Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit, Wanneroo;\n\n\\- Keith, D. (1997). National recovery plan for Tasmanian Forest Epacrids 1999-2004. Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service;.\n\n\\- Lynch, A.J.J. and Appleby M.W.A. (1996). Phebalium daviesii Recovery Plan 1996-2004. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart;\n\n\\- Potts, W.C. (1997). Recovery Plan for Threatened Tasmanian Lowland Euphrasia Species 1997-2001. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart;\n\n\\- Potts, W.C. and Gilfedder, L. (1999). Barbarea Australis Recovery Plan 1999-2002. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart;\n\n\\- Robertson, P. (1998). Recovery Plan for the Corangamite Water Skink (Eulamprus tympanum marnieae). Unpublished report to Environment Australia, Canberra;\n\n\\- Swift Parrot Recovery Team (2001). Swift Parrot Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart;\n\n(b) 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 New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia (or agencies of those States) specified opposite those listed threatened species:\n\nNew South Wales Recovery Plans (2)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                           |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Lathamus discolor (swift parrot)               | Saunders, D.L. and Tzaros, C.L. 2010. National Recovery Plan for the Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor, Birds Australia, Melbourne.                        |\n| Triplarina nowraensis (Nowra heath-myrtle)     | Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW) (2011). National Recovery Plan for Triplarina nowraensis. Office of Environment and Heritage, Hurstville, NSW. |\n\nQueensland Australian Recovery Plans (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                         | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Chalinolobus dwyeri (large-eared pied bat)                                             | Department of Environment and Resource Management (2011). National recovery plan for the large-eared pied bat Chalinolobus dwyeri. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra. Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane.                              |\n| Nangura spinosa (Nangur spiny skink)                                                   | Department of Environment and Resource Management. (2010). Recovery plan for the Nangur spiny skink (Nangura spinosa). Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra. Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane.                                          |\n| Petaurus australis unnamed subsp. (yellow-bellied glider (wet tropics), fluffy glider) | Department of Environment and Resource Management (2011). National recovery plan for the yellow-bellied glider (Wet Tropics) Petaurus australis unnamed subspecies. Report to Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra. Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane. |\n\nSouth Australian Recovery Plans (1)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                            |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Sminthopsis aitkeni (Kangaroo Island Dunnart)  | Gates, J.A. (2011). Recovery Plan for the Kangaroo Island Dunnart Sminthopsis aitkeni. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia. |\n\nTasmanian Recovery Plan (8)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                          |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Asplenium hookerianum (maidenhair spleenwort)Hypolepis distans (scrambling ground-fern)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Threatened Species Section (2011). Flora Recovery Plan: Threatened Tasmanian Ferns. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart.            |\n| Barbarea australis (native wintercress, riverbed wintercress)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Threatened Species Section (2011). Barbarea australis Flora Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart.                     |\n| Callitris oblonga (Pygmy Cypress-pine, Pigmy Cypress-pine, Dwarf Cypress-pine)Eucalyptus ovata – Callitris oblonga forest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Threatened Species Section (2011). Recovery Plan: Eucalyptus ovata – Callitris oblonga Forest. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart. |\n| Centrolepis pedderensis (Pedder centrolepis, Pedder bristlewort)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Threatened Species Section (2011). Centrolepis pedderensis Flora Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart.                |\n| Epacris acuminata (Coral Heath, Claspleaf Heath)Epacris apsleyensis (Apsley Heath)Epacris barbata (Bearded Heath, Freycinet Heath)Epacris exserta (South Esk Heath)Epacris glabella (Funnel Heath, Smooth Heath)Epacris grandis (Grand Heath, Tall Heath)Epacris graniticola (Mt Cameron Heath, Granite Heath)Epacris limbata (Border Heath)Epacris virgata (Pretty Heath, Dan Hill Heath) | Threatened Species Section (2011). Flora Recovery Plan: Threatened Tasmanian Forest Epacrids. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart.  |\n| Euphrasia amphisysepala (shiny cliff eyebright)Euphrasia sp. Bivouac Bay (W.R.Barker 7626 et al.) (masked cliff eyebright, masked eyebright)Euphrasia fragosa (shy eyebright, Southport eyebright)Euphrasia gibbsiae subsp. psilantherea (swamp eyebright)Euphrasia phragmostoma (hairy cliff eyebright, Buftons eyebright)Euphrasia semipicta (peninsula eyebright)                       | Threatened Species Section (2011). Tasmanian lowland Euphrasia species Flora Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart.    |\n| Phebalium daviesii (Davies' waxflower, St Helens waxflower)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Threatened Species Section (2011). Phebalium daviesii Flora Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart.                     |\n| Spyridium obcordatum (creeping dusty miller)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Threatened Species Section (2011). Spyridium obcordatum Flora Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart.                   |\n\nVictorian Recovery Plans (9)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                                        | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Buloke woodlands of the Riverina and Murray-Darling Depression Bioregions                             | Cheal, D., Lucas, A. and Macaulay, L. (2011). National Recovery Plan for Buloke Woodlands of the Riverina and Murray-Darling Depression Bioregions. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne. |\n| Eulamprus tympanum marnieae (Corangamite water skink)                                                 | Peterson, G. and Robertson, P. (2011). Recovery Plan for Corangamite Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum marnieae. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.                                       |\n| Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor (hoary sunray)                                                    | Sinclair, S.J. (2010). National Recovery Plan for the Hoary Sunray Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.                                             |\n| Litoria raniformis (growling grass frog, southern bell frog, green and golden frog, warty swamp frog) | Clemann, N. and Gillespie, G.R. (2010). National Recovery Plan for the Growling Grass Frog Litoria raniformis. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.                                      |\n| Mixophyes balbus (stuttering frog, southern barred frog)                                              | Hunter, D. and Gillespie, G.R. ( 2011). National Recovery Plan for the Stuttering Frog Mixophyes balbus. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.                                            |\n| Petrogale penicillata (brush-tailed rock-wallaby)                                                     | Menkhorst, P. and Hynes, E. (2010). National Recovery Plan for the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata. Department of Sustainability and Environment, East Melbourne.                            |\n| Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides (regent parrot (eastern))                                          | Baker-Gabb, D. and Hurley, V.G. (2011). National Recovery Plan for the Regent Parrot (eastern subspecies) Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.       |\n| Tecticornia flabelliformis (bead glasswort)                                                           | Carter, O. (2010). National Recovery Plan for the Bead Glasswort Tecticornia flabelliformis. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.                                                        |\n| Xerochrysum palustre (swamp everlasting)                                                              | Carter, O. and Walsh, N. (2011). National Recovery Plan for the Swamp Everlasting Xerochrysum palustre. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.                                             |\n\nWestern Australian Recovery Plans (4)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                                                          | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Aquatic root mat communities numbers 1 to 4 in caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge                                   | Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). Interim Recovery Plan 2008-2013 for the ‘Aquatic root mat communities numbers 1 to 4 of caves of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge’. Interim Recovery Plan No. 281. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia. |\n| Assemblages of plants and invertebrate animals of tumulus (organic mound) springs of the Swan Coastal Plain             | Department of Conservation and Land Management (2006). Community of Tumulus (Organic Mound) Springs of the Swan Coastal Plain Interim Recovery Plan. Interim Recovery Plan No. 198. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia.                                |\n| Shrublands and woodlands on Perth to Gingin ironstone (Perth to Gingin ironstone association) of the Swan Coastal Plain | Meissner, R. and English, V. (2005). Shrublands and Woodlands on Perth to Gingin Ironstone Recovery Plan. Interim Recovery Plan No. 197. Department of Environment and Conservation, Wanneroo, Western Australia.                                                                        |\n| Shrublands on southern Swan Coastal Plain ironstones                                                                    | Meissner, R. and English, V. (2005). Shrubland Association on Southern Swan Coastal Plain Ironstone (Busselton Area) (Southern Ironstone Association) Interim Recovery Plan. Interim Recovery Plan No. 215. Department of Environment and Conservation, Wanneroo, 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 19 day of January 2012\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates exactly within the scope intended by section 269A of the EPBC Act, which specifically provides for the federal adoption of state and territory recovery plans. It does not expand beyond this purpose; it merely updates the list of adopted plans by revoking old ones and adopting new ones."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward administrative instrument with clear structure (revocation list + adoption tables)","No complex conditional logic or nested exceptions — simply lists plans being revoked and adopted","Relies on external documents (the recovery plans themselves) but does not incorporate their content by reference in complex ways","Single operative section with two clear limbs: (a) revocation and (b) adoption","Minimal defined terms — only standard legislative references (subsection numbers, Act names)","No cross-referencing maze — only cites two specific provisions (Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s 33(3) and EPBC Act s 269A(7))"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under the EPBC Act by a senior public servant acting for the federal Environment Minister, revokes federal adoption of 11 outdated Tasmanian, Victorian and WA recovery plans and adopts 27 new or updated recovery plans from six states.  \n\nIt gives these plans federal legal status, affecting state governments, landholders, developers and conservation groups, and updates official conservation blueprints for threatened species and ecological communities."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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The instrument removes earlier adopted State recovery plans (revocations in item (a)) and replaces them with a new, specified set of State recovery plans (adoptions in item (b)), thereby changing which State plans have Commonwealth effect and which listed species/communities are governed by adopted recovery plans under the EPBC Act."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-jurisdictional adoption: imports State-made documents into Commonwealth law, requiring alignment between different statutory frameworks","Revocation plus adoption: the instrument both revokes previous adoptions and adopts new plans, creating transitional and reference complexity","Large volume and variety of listed species/communities across six States increases tracking and compliance burdens for regulated parties","Administrative discretion: a delegate exercises power under subsection 269A(7) and subsection 33(3) Acts Interpretation Act 1901, concentrating decision authority","Document heterogeneity: mix of interim, national and State recovery plans with differing scopes, timeframes and formats","Legal effect on approvals and assessments: adopted plans become relevant to EPBC decision-making and condition-setting, affecting private project approvals","Timing: comes into force the day after registration, giving immediate effect and limited lead time for affected stakeholders"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes certain previously adopted State recovery plans and adopts a set of State recovery plans from NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC and WA as Commonwealth recovery plans under section 269A(7) of the EPBC Act. It takes effect the day after registration.\n\nIt affects the Minister’s delegate, the listed threatened species and communities named, and stakeholders whose actions are regulated under the EPBC Act because adopted recovery plans inform conservation priorities and can influence environmental assessment and approval conditions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2012l00213","history":"/api/acts/f2012l00213/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2012l00213/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2012l00213/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2012l00213/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2012l00213/documents"}}