{"id":"F2012L01883","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Instrument Adopting and Revoking Recovery Plans (NSW, SA and WA) (10/09/2012)","slug":"f2012l01883","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":328116,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01883-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 and Revoking 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\\- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2001). Recovery Plan for the Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree). NSW NPWS, Hurstville, NSW.\n\n\\- Recovery Plan for the Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) prepared by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (November 2000)\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, South Australia and Western Australia (or agencies of those States) specified opposite those listed threatened species:\n\nNew South Wales Recovery Plans (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                                       | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Litoria booroolongensis (Booroolong frog)                                                            | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2012). National Recovery Plan for Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis). Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW), Hurstville.                                                                        |\n| Pseudophryne corroboree (southern corroboree frog)Pseudophryne pengilleyi (northern corroboree frog) | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2012). National Recovery Plan for the Southern Corroboree Frog, Pseudophryne corroboree, and the Northern Corroboree Frog, Pseudophryne pengilleyi, Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW), Hurstville. |\n| Swainsona recta (small purple-pea)                                                                   | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2012). National Recovery Plan for Small Purple-pea (Swainsona recta). Hurstville, NSW.                                                                                                                    |\n\nSouth Australian Recovery Plans (1)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Pseudomys australis (plains rat, plains mouse) | Moseby, K. (2012). National Recovery Plan for the Plains Mouse Pseudomys australis. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia. |\n\nWestern Australian Recovery Plans (2)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Lagorchestes hirsutus bernieri (rufous hare-wallaby (Bernier Island))Lagorchestes hirsutus dorreae (rufous hare-wallaby (Dorre Island))Lagorchestes hirsutus unnamed subsp. (mala, rufous hare-wallaby (central mainland form))                                                                             | Richards, J. D. (2012). Rufous Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) National Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia.                                                                                         |\n| Bettongia lesueur lesueur (burrowing bettong (Shark Bay), boodie)Bettongia lesueur unnamed subsp. (burrowing bettong (Barrow and Boodie Islands), boodie)Lagostrophus fasciatus fasciatus (banded hare-wallaby, marnine, munning)Perameles bougainville bougainville (western barred bandicoot (Shark Bay)) | Richards, J. D. (2012). Western Barred Bandicoot Perameles bougainville, Burrowing Bettong Bettongia lesueur and Banded Hare-Wallaby Lagostrophus fasciatus National Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation, 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 10th day of September 2012\n\nDebra Jayne 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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates exactly within its intended scope under section 269A of the EPBC Act, which specifically provides for the Minister (or delegate) to adopt state recovery plans and revoke outdated ones. There is no scope creep — it performs the precise function the section was designed for."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward administrative instrument with clear structure: revocation section followed by adoption tables","Only 2 operative subsections referenced (s 269A(7) and Acts Interpretation Act s 33(3))","No nested conditional logic or complex exceptions — actions are absolute (revoke X, adopt Y)","Tabular format makes species-plan mapping clear and readable","Limited defined terms — only standard statutory references (delegate powers, commencement timing)","Single purpose instrument with no cross-referencing to other complex regulatory schemes"],"plain_english_summary":"A senior official, acting for the Environment Minister under the EPBC Act, has revoked two old Southern Corroboree Frog recovery plans and adopted six state-developed recovery plans as federally recognised instruments.  \n\nThose adopted plans extend national legal force to rescue strategies for several threatened frogs, plants and mammals (including Booroolong frog, Southern and Northern Corroboree frogs, small purple‑pea, plains mouse/rat, rufous hare‑wallaby and several WA bandicoots/bettongs), affecting land managers, developers, states and conservationists."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument alters the set of federally adopted recovery plans: clause (a) revokes the federal adoption of two earlier NSW recovery plans, and clause (b) adopts a new set of state-prepared recovery plans for listed species in NSW, SA and WA. The change takes effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, thereby replacing prior federal adoptions with the newly adopted state plans."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory mechanism: instrument exercises powers under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (instrument text, opening paragraph).","Two-step action: contains both revocation of previously adopted federal recovery plans (clause (a)) and adoption of a set of state-made recovery plans (clause (b)).","Cross-jurisdictional coverage: adopts plans from three States (NSW, SA, WA) covering multiple species and some multi-species/subspecies groupings (instrument tables).","Administrative delegation: made by an Assistant Secretary as delegate of the Minister (opening signature block).","Temporal operation: adopted plans 'will come into force on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments' (final paragraph), requiring tracking of registration date.","Document aggregation: several species are grouped into single recovery-plan documents (e.g. corroboree frogs together; Western Barred Bandicoot with other species), which affects how plan obligations are packaged and referenced."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the federal adoption of two earlier NSW recovery plans and adopts specified state-made recovery plans from New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia as national recovery plans for listed threatened species. Made by a Ministerial delegate under the EPBC Act and the Acts Interpretation Act, the adopted plans come into force the day after registration. It changes which recovery plans operate federally and therefore affects Commonwealth administration, the state agencies that prepared the plans, and parties whose activities interact with the listed species."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2012l01883","history":"/api/acts/f2012l01883/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2012l01883/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2012l01883/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2012l01883/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2012l01883/documents"}}