{"id":"F2017L01035","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Section 269A - Instrument Adopting a Recovery Plan (Numbat) (04/08/2017)","slug":"f2017l01035","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317550,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01035-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 a 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 Western Australia:\n\n| Listed Threatened Species | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Myrmecobius fasciatus     | Department of Parks and Wildlife (2017). Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) Recovery Plan. Wildlife Management Program No. 60. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth, Western Australia. |\n\nThis recovery plan will come into force on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated this 4 day of August 2017\n\nJosh Frydenberg\n\nMinister for the Environment and Energy","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function authorised by section 269A of the EPBC Act: adopting a state-made 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 no conditional logic","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Simple tabular format presenting only essential information","No cross-references to other sections beyond the empowering provision","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Extremely short — approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environment Minister has formally adopted Western Australia’s recovery plan for the numbat, making that state-written conservation strategy legally binding under federal environmental law. This gives the numbat a coordinated, enforceable protection plan, requires WA agencies to follow it on lands where numbats occur, and obliges anyone proposing actions that could harm numbats to account for the plan when seeking federal approvals."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument adopts an existing Western Australian Numbat Recovery Plan as the Commonwealth recovery plan for Myrmecobius fasciatus. It does not amend species listing, create new statutory powers, or alter the EPBC Act's scope in this text; substantive scope and obligations remain in the adopted plan and other EPBC provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Simple legal action: a single ministerial adoption under subsection 269A(7) of the EPBC Act.","Cross-jurisdictional reference: adopts a recovery plan produced by the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife, requiring readers to consult an external document for substantive measures.","Limited text: instrument contains no operational detail (no funding, obligations, penalties) — legal effect depends on the adopted plan and broader EPBC framework.","Clear effective date rule: comes into force the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.","Low procedural complexity but reliance on other instruments and statutory provisions for implementation and enforcement."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records the Minister's adoption under subsection 269A(7) of the EPBC Act of Western Australia's Numbat Recovery Plan, making that plan the Commonwealth recovery plan for the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus). It takes effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nThe Minister decides (subsection 269A(7)); the instrument names the adopted plan but does not itself allocate funding, create new statutory obligations, or specify enforcement mechanisms—those details are in the adopted plan or other EPBC provisions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2017l01035","history":"/api/acts/f2017l01035/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2017l01035/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2017l01035/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2017l01035/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2017l01035/documents"}}