{"id":"F2013L00526","name":"Instrument Adopting and Revoking Recovery Plans (21 February 2013)","slug":"instrument-adopting-and-revoking-recovery-plans-21-february-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172769,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00526-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","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 and Revoking Recovery Plans\n\nI, DEBRA JAYNE CALLISTER‑CARTER, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Branch, delegate for the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities:\n\n(a) pursuant to subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby revoke the adoption of the following State recovery plans:\n\n\\- Hartley, R., & Barrett, S., (2008), Recovery Plan for the Kundip Wattle Acacia rhamphophylla.\n\n\\- Hartley R., & Barrett, S., (2008) Recovery Plan for the Long-sepalled Daviesia Daviesia megacalyx.\n\n\\- Orell, P and Morris, K. 1994. Chuditch Recovery Plan 1992-2001. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Wanneroo, WA.\n\n(b) under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt as recovery plans for the listed threatened species specified below, the respective plans made by New South Wales and Western Australia (or agencies of those States) specified opposite those listed threatened species:\n\nNew South Wales Recovery Plans (3)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community | Recovery Plan |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Persoonia pauciflora (North Rothbury persoonia) | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2012). National Recovery Plan: North Rothbury Persoonia Persoonia pauciflora. NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney. |\n| Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides (button wrinklewort) | NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2012). National Recovery Plan for Button Wrinklewort Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides. NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Hurstville. |\n| White Box-Yellow Box-Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland(ecological community) | Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW (2010). National Recovery Plan for White Box - Yellow Box - Blakely’s Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney. |\n\nWestern Australian Recovery Plans (6)\n\n| Listed Threatened Species/Ecological Community | Recovery Plan |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Acacia rhamphophylla (Kundip wattle)Adenanthos dobagii (Fitzgerald woollybush)Adenanthos ellipticus (oval-leaf adenanthos)Coopernookia georgei (mauve coopernookia)Daviesia megacalyx (long-sepalled daviesia)Eucalyptus burdettiana (Burdett gum)Eucalyptus coronata (crowned mallee)Grevillea infundibularis (fan-leaf grevillea)Stylidium galioides (yellow mountain triggerplant)Verticordia crebraVerticordia pityrhops | Department of Environment and Conservation (2012). Fitzgerald Biosphere Recovery Plan: A Landscape Approach to Threatened Species and Ecological Communities Recovery and Biodiversity Conservation. Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation, Albany. |\n| Banksia pseudoplumosa (false plumed-banksia) | Department of Environment and Conservation (2011). Banksia pseudoplumosa Interim Recovery Plan 2011-2016. Interim Recovery Plan No.318. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. |\n| Dasyurus geoffroii (chuditch, western quoll) | Department of Environment and Conservation (2012). Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii) Recovery Plan. Wildlife Management Program No. 54. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, Western Australia. |\n| Egernia stokesii aethiops (Baudin Island spiny-tailed skink)Egernia stokesii badia (western spiny-tailed skink) | Department of Environment and Conservation (2012). Western Spiny-tailed Skink Egernia stokesii Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth, WA. |\n| Grevillea brachystylis subsp. grandis (large-flowered short-styled grevillea) | Department of Environment and Conservation (2011). Grevillea brachystylis subsp. grandis Interim Recovery Plan 2011-2016. Interim Recovery Plan No. 317. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. |\n| Schoenia filifolia subsp. subulifolia (Mingenew everlasting) | Department of Environment and Conservation (2011). Schoenia filifolia subsp. subulifolia Interim Recovery Plan 2011-2016. Interim Recovery Plan No. 319. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. |\n\nThe adopted recovery plans will come into force on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this 21st day of February 2013\n\nDebra Jayne Callister-Carter\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function contemplated by section 269A of the EPBC Act: adopting and revoking recovery plans for listed threatened species and ecological communities. The scope remains tightly constrained to this administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with straightforward structure (revocation list + adoption tables)","No defined terms section — all terminology is standard EPBC Act nomenclature","Minimal conditional logic — operates automatically upon registration with no triggers or exceptions","Cross-references limited to two clear statutory provisions (subsection 33(3) of Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and subsection 269A(7) of EPBC Act)","Tabular format makes species-plan mapping immediately readable","No nested exceptions, sunset clauses, or operational subsections"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes federal recognition of three outdated recovery plans and formally adopts nine state-made recovery plans as national recovery plans under the EPBC Act. It thereby gives federal legal force to those state plans — covering several threatened plants, ecosystems and animals (including the chuditch and multiple Western Australian and NSW species).\n\nThat change matters because adopted recovery plans bind federal decision‑making, ensuring consistent national conservation action."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument alters the Commonwealth’s set of adopted recovery plans: it revokes the adoption of three previously adopted State recovery plans and adopts the listed NSW and WA recovery plans as Commonwealth recovery plans for the specified species and ecological community under subsection 269A(7). The change takes effect the day after registration, replacing the earlier adopted plans for those species/communities."},"complexity_factors":["Authority drawn from subsection 269A(7) EPBC Act and subsection 33(3) Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (instrument relies on cross‑statute delegation and interpretation rules)","Decision made by a named delegate (Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Branch) rather than by the Minister","Procedure combines revocation of prior adoptions and adoption of multiple State plans in one instrument","Adoption by reference of multiple external State documents (NSW and WA recovery plans dated 2010–2012)","Multiple species and one ecological community across two jurisdictions increases cross‑jurisdictional coordination","Effective date tied to registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (procedural timing)","Potential practical complexity for stakeholders required to follow a different set of recovery plans once adopted"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by an Assistant Secretary under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, revokes the Commonwealth adoption of three State recovery plans and adopts a set of New South Wales and Western Australian recovery plans as Commonwealth recovery plans for the listed threatened species and one ecological community. It takes effect the day after registration. Decisions are by delegate; affected parties include State agencies, land managers and anyone whose activities interact with the listed species because different recovery plans will now guide Commonwealth planning and approvals."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-and-revoking-recovery-plans-21-february-2013","history":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-and-revoking-recovery-plans-21-february-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-and-revoking-recovery-plans-21-february-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-and-revoking-recovery-plans-21-february-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-and-revoking-recovery-plans-21-february-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/instrument-adopting-and-revoking-recovery-plans-21-february-2013/documents"}}