{"id":"F2016L00662","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plan (Orange-bellied Parrot) (02/05/2016)","slug":"f2016l00662","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":328739,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00662-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) 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    \\- Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team (2006). National Recovery Plan for the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) Department of Primary Industries and Water (DPIW), Hobart.\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, this plan made by Victoria:\n\n| Listed Threatened Species | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                           |\n| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Neophema chrysogaster     | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. 2016. National Recovery Plan for the Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster. 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 (and revoking) recovery plans for listed threatened species. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 2 substantive operative paragraphs (revocation and adoption)","Single cross-reference to the parent Act (EPBC Act) and standard machinery provision (Acts Interpretation Act)","No defined terms, schedules, or conditional logic","Straightforward tabular format for the adoption","No exceptions, nested provisions, or discretionary powers exercised"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2016 federal instrument under the EPBC Act cancels the 2006 Tasmania-based recovery plan for the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot and adopts a new Victorian recovery plan as the national plan. It affects the parrot and the agencies, land managers and conservation groups responsible for its protection, giving the newer plan national legal effect so recovery actions reflect updated science and management."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the previously adopted recovery plan for the Orange-bellied Parrot (revoking the 2006 DPIW adoption) with a 2016 plan made by Victoria, thereby changing which document is the adopted national recovery plan for Neophema chrysogaster. It does not change the species’ legal listing or, within the text, specify funding or new statutory duties; authority for the revocation/adoption is exercised under Acts Interpretation Act s33(3) and EPBC Act s269A(7)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument (revocation of one adopted plan and adoption of another).","References statutory powers for format and authority (Acts Interpretation Act 1901 s33(3); EPBC Act s269A(7)).","Cross-jurisdictional element: federal adoption of a State-made plan (Victoria) as the national recovery plan.","Commencement mechanism tied to registration (no separate commencement scheduling).","Does not create detailed implementation, funding, or compliance rules within the instrument itself (low technical depth)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, signed by the Minister for the Environment, withdraws the federal adoption of the 2006 Orange-bellied Parrot recovery plan and replaces it with a 2016 plan prepared by Victoria. It changes which specific recovery plan is the legally adopted national plan for Neophema chrysogaster and takes effect the day after registration. The instrument does not itself set out funding, implementation duties or change the species’ listing; it records which plan is adopted under the Act (s269A(7))."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2016l00662","history":"/api/acts/f2016l00662/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2016l00662/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2016l00662/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2016l00662/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2016l00662/documents"}}