{"id":"F2019L00953","name":"Amendment to the list of threatened species, threatened ecological communities and key threatening processes under sections 178, 181 and 183 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EC77)","slug":"f2019l00953","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318368,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00953-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Minister for the Environment","sectionType":"part","heading":"Minister for the Environment","content":"# Minister for the Environment\n\n  \nSCHEDULE\n\nTasmanian Forests and Woodlands Dominated by Black Gum or Brookers Gum (Eucalyptus ovata / E. brookeriana)\n\nThe Tasmanian Forests and Woodlands Dominated by Black Gum or Brookers Gum (Eucalyptus ovata / E. brookeriana) is an ecological community that is limited to Tasmania, including the Bass Strait islands. The ecological community is typically associated with sites that are poorly draining and wet, such as lowland flats, lower slopes, gullies or seepage slopes.\n\nThe structure of the vegetation varies from open woodland to sclerophyll forest. A tree canopy is present in which the minimum solid crown cover is 5% or more and the dominant trees have a minimum height of 5 metres or more. The tree canopy is dominated to co-dominated by Eucalyptus ovata (black gum) and/or E. brookeriana (Brookers gum), including hybrids of E. ovata or E. brookeriana with other eucalypt species. Other tree species may be present in the canopy but are never dominant in their own right.\n\nThe understorey below E. ovata trees typically comprises a range of native shrubs and sedges, while the understorey below E. brookeriana typically has a range of broad-leaved shrubs and ferns and may include some rainforest elements. Some minor variants of E. ovata woodlands develop as a low, open canopy with a native heathy understorey (e.g. on more infertile near-coastal sites) or as an open woodland over native grassland (e.g. on fertile soils in the Midlands region).\n\nThe ecological community includes a variety of fauna species, including species that are listed as threatened at a national or state level.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the instrument text, the measure only adds and defines a named ecological community to the EPBC Act listings. It does not expand statutory powers, create new regulatory categories, or alter the legal assessment framework; it changes the set of matters subject to existing national assessment and approval requirements rather than the scope of those requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Legal cross-reference to EPBC Act listing regime (adds an entry rather than creating new powers)","Technical ecological description requiring field assessment (species dominance, canopy cover minimums, minimum tree height, understorey variants)","Spatial delimitation limited to Tasmania including Bass Strait islands — mapping/verification needed to apply the listing","Inclusion of hybrids and minor variants complicates on-ground identification and regulatory triggers","Direct administrative consequences for approvals and compliance for private landholders and developers, though the instrument itself is short and procedurally simple"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument adds the “Tasmanian Forests and Woodlands Dominated by Black Gum or Brookers Gum (Eucalyptus ovata / E. brookeriana)” to the national list of ecological communities under the EPBC Act. It sets out where the community occurs (Tasmania, including Bass Strait), its typical wet-site habitats and the vegetation structure that qualifies as the community. Mechanically, the listing brings actions that affect areas matching this description into the national approvals and assessment regime, creating compliance obligations and potential approval or offset costs for landholders and developers, administered by the Minister for the Environment."},"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 is a standard administrative listing instrument operating exactly within its intended scope under the EPBC Act — adding a specific ecological community to the threatened list based on scientific assessment. No scope creep evident."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete administrative action (adding one item to a list)","No operative provisions or conditional logic — purely descriptive","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of enabling sections (178, 181, 183)","Scientific terminology used but explained in plain English within the text","No defined terms section, no schedules with multiple parts","Straightforward factual description of ecological characteristics"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument adds \"Tasmanian Forests and Woodlands Dominated by Black Gum or Brookers Gum\" to Australia’s list of threatened ecological communities, bringing it under the EPBC Act. That means federal approval will be required for actions likely to have a significant impact. It directly affects land managers, developers and forestry operations in Tasmanian wet, poorly‑draining sites, and creates a legal safety net recognising and protecting these habitats and the threatened species they support."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2019l00953","history":"/api/acts/f2019l00953/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2019l00953/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2019l00953/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2019l00953/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2019l00953/documents"}}