{"id":"F2016L00655","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plan (Mallee Emu-Wren, Red-lored Whistler, Western Whipbird) (02/05/2016)","slug":"f2016l00655","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":328733,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00655-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 Plan  \n\nI, GREG HUNT, Minister for the Environment:\n\n(a) 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, this plan made by Victoria:\n\n| Listed Threatened Species                                                   | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Stipiturus malleePachycephala rufogularisPsophodes nigrogularis leucogaster | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. 2015. National Recovery Plan for the Mallee Emu-Wren Stipiturus mallee, Red-lored Whistler Pachycephala rufogularis and Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis leucogaster. Australian Government, Canberra. |\n\nDated this 2nd day of May 2016\n\nGreg Hunt\n\nMinister for the Environment\n\nThis instrument comes into force on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.","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 or territory recovery plans for threatened species. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward ministerial adoption power","No defined terms requiring interpretation within the instrument itself","Minimal conditional logic - adoption is absolute, not qualified by exceptions","Cross-reference limited to one clear statutory provision (EPBC Act s 269A(7))","Tabular format presents information clearly without nested structures","No amendments, schedules, or transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister has federally adopted Victoria’s recovery plan for the Mallee Emu‑Wren, Red‑lored Whistler and Western Whipbird, making that state strategy legally binding under national law. This change requires land managers, developers and government agencies whose actions might affect these threatened birds to follow the plan’s measures. It matters because it creates enforceable, coordinated protection across jurisdictions where the species’ habitats span state borders."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument adopts an existing Victorian recovery plan as the Commonwealth recovery plan for the three specified listed species; it does not by itself add or remove species from the EPBC Act lists. Its effect is to designate the cited document as the recovery plan under section 269A, with commencement the day after registration."},"complexity_factors":["Ministerial adoption under subsection 269A(7) of the EPBC Act — requires reference to the Act to understand legal consequences and Ministerial authority.","Adoption of an external, Victoria‑made recovery plan rather than embedding measures in the instrument — substantive obligations and actions are contained in the cited document, not the instrument itself.","The instrument lists species by scientific names and common names together, requiring precise species identification for legal effect.","Commencement tied to registration on the Federal Register of Legislation — timing depends on administrative registration.","Practical effects and compliance burdens depend on reading the adopted recovery plan; this instrument alone does not specify specific actions, funding, or enforcement mechanisms."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records the Commonwealth Minister’s formal adoption, under subsection 269A(7) of the EPBC Act, of a recovery plan made by Victoria for three listed threatened birds (Mallee Emu‑Wren; Red‑lored Whistler; Western Whipbird). It takes effect the day after registration. The Victorian document becomes the Commonwealth recovery plan that will inform conservation priorities and EPBC regulatory decision‑making; parties such as land managers, developers and government agencies will need to consult that adopted plan when EPBC obligations apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2016l00655","history":"/api/acts/f2016l00655/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2016l00655/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2016l00655/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2016l00655/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2016l00655/documents"}}