{"id":"F2015L01394","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Section 269A - Instrument Adopting and Revoking Recovery Plans (WA) (21 August 2015)","slug":"f2015l01394","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":335829,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01394-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, GEOFFREY RICHARDSON, Assistant Secretary, Protected Species and Communities Branch, delegate for the Minister for the Environment:\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 plan:\n\n\\- Wardell-Johnson, G., Roberts, J.D., Driscoll, D., and Williams, K. (1995). Orange-bellied and White-bellied Frogs Recovery Plan. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia.  \n\n(b) under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt as a recovery plan for the listed threatened species specified below, the plan made by Western Australia:\n\n| Listed Threatened Species         | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Geocrinia albaGeocrinia vitellina | Department of Parks and Wildlife (2015). White-bellied and Orange-bellied Frogs (Geocrinia alba and Geocrinia vitellina) Recovery Plan. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth, Western Australia. |\n\nDated this 21st day of August 2015\n\nGeoff Richardson\n\nDelegate of the Minister for the Environment\n\nThis instrument comes into force on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Replaces the Commonwealth adoption of the 1995 WA recovery plan (Wardell‑Johnson et al. 1995) with the Western Australian 2015 recovery plan (Department of Parks and Wildlife 2015) for Geocrinia alba and Geocrinia vitellina. The instrument does not alter species listings or detail implementation funding or enforcement; it changes which State recovery plan is the Commonwealth‑adopted plan under s269A(7)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject matter: revocation and adoption concerning two frog species and two named State plans.","Clear legal authority cited: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s33(3) and EPBC Act s269A(7).","Administrative act by a Ministerial delegate rather than primary legislation or broad regulatory change.","Cross‑jurisdictional mechanism: a State plan is adopted at Commonwealth level (possible coordination implications).","No new substantive obligations, enforcement mechanisms, or funding provisions stated in the instrument itself.","Temporal clarity: instrument specifies commencement (day after registration)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the Commonwealth adoption of a 1995 Western Australian recovery plan and adopts Western Australia’s 2015 recovery plan as the EPBC Act recovery plan for the White‑bellied and Orange‑bellied frogs (Geocrinia alba and Geocrinia vitellina). The change is made by the Minister’s delegate under the Acts Interpretation Act s33(3) and EPBC Act s269A(7), and takes effect the day after registration. The instrument itself does not set funding or enforcement details; it replaces which State plan is treated as the Commonwealth‑adopted recovery plan."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function contemplated by section 269A of the EPBC Act: adopting and revoking recovery plans for threatened species. The scope remains tightly confined to the administrative update of recovery plan documentation for two specific frog species."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with only two operative provisions (revocation and adoption)","No defined terms requiring interpretation within the instrument itself","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites two enabling provisions: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s 33(3) and EPBC Act s 269A(7))","Straightforward tabular format for the adoption","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial decision cancels the 1995 recovery plan and adopts a 2015 recovery plan for two threatened Western Australian frogs (Geocrinia alba and G. vitellina). It binds the WA agency that prepared the plan and anyone whose actions affect the frogs or their habitat. By adopting the updated state plan under the EPBC Act, the federal government makes the newer, science-based measures enforceable nationally."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2015l01394","history":"/api/acts/f2015l01394/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2015l01394/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2015l01394/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2015l01394/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2015l01394/documents"}}