{"id":"F2012L01594","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plans (NSW, QLD, SA, TAS and WA) (06/07/2012)","slug":"f2012l01594","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314369,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01594-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, hereby revoke the following recovery plan currently in force under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999:\n\n\\- Milne, T., Hutchinson, M. and Clarke, .S. (2000). Recovery Plan for the Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis, Environment Australia, Canberra.\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 and ecological communities specified below, the respective plans made by New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia (or agencies of those States) specified opposite those listed threatened species and ecological communities:\n\nNew South Wales Recovery Plans (2)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                                                                      | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Prasophyllum affine (Jervis Bay leek-orchid, Culburra leek-orchid, Kinghorn Point leek-orchid)                                      | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2011). National Recovery Plan for the Jervis Bay Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum affine). NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Hurstville. |\n| Syzygium paniculatum (magenta lilly pilly, magenta cherry, pocket-less brush cherry, scrub cherry, creek lilly pilly, brush cherry) | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2012). National Recovery Plan Magenta Lilly Pilly Syzygium paniculatum. NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.                 |\n\nQueensland Recovery Plans (1)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Erythrotriorchis radiatus (red goshawk)        | Department of Environment and Resource Management 2012. National recovery plan for the red goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra. Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management, Brisbane. |\n\nSouth Australian Recovery Plans (2)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                               | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Iron-grass natural temperate grassland of South Australia                    | Turner, J. (2012). National Recovery Plan for the Iron-grass Natural Temperate Grassland of South Australia ecological community 2012. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia. |\n| Tiliqua adelaidensis (pygmy blue-tongue lizard, Adelaide blue-tongue lizard) | Duffy, A., Pound, L. and How, T. (2012). Recovery Plan for the Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia.                           |\n\nTasmanian Recovery Plans (1)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                                               | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                        |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi (King Island Brown Thornbill)Acanthornis magna greeniana (King Island Scrubtit) | Threatened Species Section (2012). King Island Biodiversity Management Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Hobart. |\n\nWestern Australian Recovery Plans (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                        | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Caladenia procera (Carbunup king spider orchid)                       | Department of Environment and Conservation (2011). Caladenia procera Interim Recovery Plan 2011-2016. Interim Recovery Plan No. 316. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia.          |\n| Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales of the southern Swan Coastal Plain | Department of Environment and Conservation (2011). Interim Recovery Plan 2011-2016 for Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales. Interim Recovery Plan No. 314. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth. |\n| Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi (woylie)                                | Yeatman, G.J. and Groom, C.J. (2012). National Recovery Plan for the woylie Bettongia penicillata. Wildlife Management Program No. 51. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth.                    |\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 6th day of July 2012\n\nSIGNED\n\nD J CALLISTER-CARTER\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities","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":"The instrument operates squarely within the intended scope of section 269A of the EPBC Act, which was specifically designed to allow federal adoption of state recovery plans. The mechanism prevents duplication while maintaining national legal enforceability. No expansion beyond original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative section (269A) with straightforward adoption power","No defined terms within the instrument itself — all definitions sit in the parent Act","Simple binary structure: one revocation, multiple adoptions in tabular format","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic statutory citations","Clear identification of species using both scientific and common names","Standard administrative template with minimal legal drafting complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This delegated legislative instrument updates Australia’s national recovery plans for threatened plants and animals by revoking one outdated plan and adopting nine state-made recovery plans as national plans. It directly affects listed species and ecological communities, state and federal environment agencies, land managers, developers and conservation groups whose activities may impact those species. By adopting state plans under the EPBC Act, the measures become enforceable nationally."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument removes an older federal recovery plan for the pygmy bluetongue lizard and replaces it with a South Australian plan, and additionally brings multiple state-prepared recovery plans into effect as the recognised recovery plans under the EPBC Act (adoption under s269A(7); revocation under Acts Interpretation Act s33(3)). This shifts the authoritative recovery documents for the listed species/ecological communities to the specified state plans and fixes commencement as the day after registration."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-jurisdictional alignment: federal adoption of plans produced by five different States requires legal and operational coordination across jurisdictions (s269A(7)).","Replacement of prior federal plan: instrument revokes an existing national recovery plan for Tiliqua adelaidensis (Milne et al. 2000) and substitutes a state plan (Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s33(3)).","Heterogeneous plan types: adopted documents include national, interim and biodiversity management plans with differing timeframes and management prescriptions.","Delegated decision-making and statutory citation: instrument is signed by a delegate and relies on specific statutory powers, so legal formalities and delegation limits matter.","Commencement tied to registration: legal effectiveness is linked to registration timing, which affects when obligations and implementation commence."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a 2000 federal recovery plan for the pygmy bluetongue lizard and, under section 269A(7) of the EPBC Act, adopts a set of state-made recovery plans (from NSW, QLD, SA, TAS and WA) as the applicable recovery plans for the listed species and ecological communities named. It affects the listed species/communities, the state agencies that prepared the plans, and anyone subject to recovery-plan obligations; the adopted plans take effect the day after registration on the Federal Register."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2012l01594","history":"/api/acts/f2012l01594/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2012l01594/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2012l01594/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2012l01594/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2012l01594/documents"}}