{"id":"F2020L01405","name":"Instrument Adopting a Recovery Plan for Miniopterus orianae bassanii","slug":"instrument-adopting-a-recovery-plan-for-miniopterus-orianae-bassanii","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":130632,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01405-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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 for Miniopterus orianae bassanii  \n\nI, SUSSAN LEY, Minister for the Environment, under section 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 the Victorian Government:\n\n| Species                      | Recovery Plan                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Miniopterus orianae bassanii | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. 2020. National Recovery Plan for the Southern Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus orianae bassanii. Victorian Government, Melbourne. |\n\nThe recovery plan will come into force on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\nDated this 19th day of October 2020\n\nSussan Ley\n\nMinister for the Environment","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function described in its title and the enabling provision: adopting a pre-existing state recovery plan for a specific threatened species. There is no expansion of scope beyond the statutory adoption mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision relying on one statutory power (section 269A(7))","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling section","Straightforward tabular format for identifying the species and plan","Automatic commencement mechanism (day after registration) with no conditional triggers","Extremely short length (under 200 words of operative text)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister formally adopts the Victorian recovery plan for the Southern Bent‑wing Bat as the national recovery plan under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This makes the state plan the authoritative federal guidance for restoring the threatened bat.\n\nThat change directly affects the species, land managers, developers and regulators (especially in Victoria), and the Victorian Government, because federal decision‑makers must now consider the plan when assessing actions that could harm the bat."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument formally adopts the Victorian 2020 recovery plan for Miniopterus orianae bassanii without amending its content. It records who decided (Minister Sussan Ley under s269A(7)) and the commencement timing (day after registration) but does not expand or narrow the species coverage or the plan's stated measures; any operational detail remains in the adopted plan."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative adoption of an external document (Victorian recovery plan) rather than detailed substantive rules","Reliance on statutory power in section 269A(7) to give legal effect to the adoption","Instrument is short and procedurally focused, with implementation details located in the separate recovery plan document","Cross‑jurisdictional linkage: federal adoption of a state government plan requires users to consult two documents for full effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under section 269A(7) of the EPBC Act, adopts the Victorian Government’s 2020 National Recovery Plan as the Commonwealth recovery plan for the Southern Bent‑wing Bat (Miniopterus orianae bassanii). It comes into force the day after registration and records the federal adoption; the instrument itself does not set out funding, enforcement or operational steps — those are contained in the adopted recovery plan."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-a-recovery-plan-for-miniopterus-orianae-bassanii","history":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-a-recovery-plan-for-miniopterus-orianae-bassanii/history","analysis":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-a-recovery-plan-for-miniopterus-orianae-bassanii/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-a-recovery-plan-for-miniopterus-orianae-bassanii/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-a-recovery-plan-for-miniopterus-orianae-bassanii/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-a-recovery-plan-for-miniopterus-orianae-bassanii/documents"}}