{"id":"F2017L01043","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Section 269A - Instrument Adopting Recovery Plan (09/08/2017)","slug":"f2017l01043","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317551,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01043-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:\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, the plan made by Tasmania:\n\n```html\n

Species

Recovery Plan

Caladenia anthracina

Caladenia campbellii

Caladenia caudata

Caladenia dienema

Caladenia lindleyana

Caladenia pallida

Caladenia saggicola

Caladenia sylvicola

Caladenia tonellii

Corunastylis brachystachya

Corunastylis firthii

Diuris lanceolata

Prasophyllum atratum

Prasophyllum amoenum

Prasophyllum apoxychilum

Prasophyllum castaneum

Prasophyllum crebriflorum

Prasophyllum favonium

Prasophyllum incorrectum

Prasophyllum limnetes

Prasophyllum milfordense

Prasophyllum olidum

Prasophyllum perangustum

Prasophyllum pulchellum

Prasophyllum robustum

Prasophyllum secutum

Prasophyllum stellatum

Prasophyllum taphanyx

Prasophyllum tunbridgense

Pterostylis commutata

Pterostylis pratensis

Pterostylis rubenachii

Pterostylis wapstrarum

Pterostylis ziegeleri

Thelymitra jonesii

Thynninorchis nothofagicola

Threatened Species Section (2017). Threatened Tasmanian Orchids Flora Recovery Plan. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment, Hobart.

\n```\n\n \n\nThis recovery plan replaces the recovery plan which was adopted under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 \\[F2006L03783\\] for the species listed below:\n\n| Species | Recovery Plan |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Caladenia anthracina (formerly Arachnorchis anthracina)Caladenia campbellii (formerly Petalochilus campbellii)Caladenia caudata (formerly Arachnorchis caudata)Caladenia dienema (formerly Arachnorchis dienema)Caladenia lindleyana (formerly Arachnorchis lindleyana)Caladenia pallida (formerly Arachnorchis pallida)Caladenia saggicola (formerly Arachnorchis saggicola)Caladenia sylvicola (formerly Petalochilus sylvicola)Caladenia tonellii (formerly Petalochilus tonellii)Corunastylis brachystachyaCorunastylis firthiiDiuris lanceolataPrasophyllum amoenumPrasophyllum apoxychilumPrasophyllum castaneumPrasophyllum favoniumPrasophyllum milfordensePrasophyllum olidumPrasophyllum perangustumPrasophyllum pulchellumPrasophyllum robustumPrasophyllum secutumPrasophyllum stellatumPrasophyllum tunbridgensePterostylis commutataPterostylis rubenachiiPterostylis wapstrarumPterostylis ziegeleriThynninorchis nothofagicola | Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Tasmanian Threatened Orchids 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment, Hobart, Tasmania. |\n\nThe recovery plan will come into force on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated this 9 day of August 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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the earlier recovery plan adopted under subsection 269A(7) (F2006L03783) by adopting the Tasmanian 'Threatened Tasmanian Orchids' recovery plan (Threatened Species Section, 2017) for the listed species. Coverage remains focussed on the same group of Tasmanian threatened orchids, but the adopted instrument updates the recovery plan text and records taxonomic name variants; operational responsibility and compliance rest with the Tasmanian department and land managers specified in the plan. Commencement is the day after registration."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory adoption mechanism: relies on subsection 269A(7) of the EPBC Act to give a state plan Commonwealth recovery-plan status (legal procedure is straightforward but legally significant).","Replacement effect: expressly replaces a prior recovery plan (F2006L03783), requiring attention to transitional/continuity issues between instruments.","Large species list: many individual taxa (including taxonomic synonyms) are named, increasing administrative detail for implementation and tracking.","Commencement rule: plan comes into force the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation, a single prescribed triggering event.","Cross-jurisdictional implementation: a state-prepared plan is adopted federally, creating coordination requirements between Commonwealth, Tasmanian department (Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment) and local land managers.","Formatting/name-variance complexity: presence of former names and synonyms in the listing requires careful mapping of taxonomic identities for compliance and reporting."],"plain_english_summary":"Under subsection 269A(7) of the EPBC Act, the Minister adopts a Tasmanian-made recovery plan as the Commonwealth recovery plan for a set of threatened Tasmanian orchids, and replaces the earlier 2006 plan. The instrument takes effect the day after registration. The Minister decides adoption; implementation and on‑ground recovery actions are carried out by the Tasmanian department and land managers named in the plan, who will bear compliance and operational costs associated with the plan’s measures."},"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-prepared recovery plan for listed threatened species. The scope remains tightly confined to the statutory purpose of giving federal legal effect to Tasmania's orchid conservation plan."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: straightforward ministerial adoption under section 269A(7)","No defined terms within the instrument itself—all definitions inherited from parent Act","Simple tabular structure listing 35 species with cross-reference to external recovery plan document","Minimal conditional logic: only trigger is ministerial satisfaction under the Act","Straightforward replacement mechanism: explicitly revokes previous instrument F2006L03783","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions—commencement is simply 'day after registration'"],"plain_english_summary":"The federal Environment Minister has adopted Tasmania’s 2017 recovery plan for 35 threatened Tasmanian orchids under the EPBC Act, making its actions legally binding to prevent extinction and aid recovery. It replaces the 2006 plan, incorporates updated scientific names and knowledge, and formalises Commonwealth–state cooperation.\n\nThis affects land managers, developers needing federal approval, conservationists and scientists, and provides coordinated legal protection for the listed orchids."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2017l01043","history":"/api/acts/f2017l01043/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2017l01043/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2017l01043/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2017l01043/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2017l01043/documents"}}