{"id":"F2017L00736","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plan (Boggomoss Snail) (21/06/2017)","slug":"f2017l00736","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317479,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L00736-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, JOSH FRYDENBERG, Minister for the Environment and Energy, 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 Queensland:\n\n| Species               | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Adclarkia dawsonensis | Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection 2017. Recovery plan for the boggomoss snail Adclarkia dawsonensis. Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Brisbane. |\n\nThis recovery plan replaces the recovery plan which was adopted under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 \\[F2008L02578\\] for the species specified below:\n\n| Species               | Recovery Plan                                                                                          |\n| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Adclarkia dawsonensis | Dr Stanisic, J., Queensland Museum (2008) Recovery Plan for the Boggomoss Snail Adclarkia dawsonensis. |\n\nThe recovery plan will come into force on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated this 21 day of June 2017\n\nJosh Frydenberg\n\nMinister for the Environment and Energy","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"},"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 a state/territory recovery plan for a listed threatened species. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (subsection 269A(7)) with straightforward adoption mechanism","Only one defined term implied (the species scientific name)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Simple tabular format for identifying the replaced and replacing documents","Automatic commencement mechanism (day after registration)","Extremely short length (under 300 words of operative text)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister formally adopts and gives legal effect under the EPBC Act to Queensland’s 2017 recovery plan for the endangered boggomoss snail, replacing the 2008 plan. This binds federal decisions to the updated conservation approach and affects anyone whose activities may impact the snail’s habitat (e.g., mining, agriculture or development), as well as the agencies responsible for implementing recovery actions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument changes which recovery plan is operative for Adclarkia dawsonensis by replacing the 2008 plan with the Queensland 2017 plan (the species covered remains the same). The legal scope of the adopted recovery plan is therefore altered by substitution of the plan text, though this instrument itself does not specify changes to measures, funding or obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: applies to a single listed species (Adclarkia dawsonensis).","Ministerial adoption power: decision taken by the Minister under subsection 269A(7), showing centralised executive discretion.","Replacement action: expressly supersedes the prior 2008 recovery plan, changing the operative plan without altering species coverage.","Effectuation timing: plan takes legal effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation — implementation contingent on registration.","Low procedural detail in instrument: the instrument adopts an external plan but does not set out funding, specific obligations, enforcement mechanisms or administrative steps within the text.","Inter-jurisdictional reliance: federal adoption of a state-made plan (Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection) creates dependence on a state-prepared instrument for federal recovery measures."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records that the federal Minister for the Environment and Energy adopts Queensland’s 2017 recovery plan for the threatened Boggomoss snail (Adclarkia dawsonensis), replacing a 2008 plan. The adopted document becomes the recovery plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act for that species and takes effect the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2017l00736","history":"/api/acts/f2017l00736/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2017l00736/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2017l00736/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2017l00736/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2017l00736/documents"}}