{"id":"F2013L01314","name":"Instrument making a recovery plan (11 June 2013)","slug":"instrument-making-a-recovery-plan-11-june-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91144,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01314-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Instrument making a recovery plan (11 June 2013)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Blank document\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nSection 269A\n\nInstrument making a recovery plan\n\n \n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to:\n\n(a)   section 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), make a recovery plan for Neophoca cinerea – Australian sea lion entitled  “Recovery Plan for the Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) 2013”\n\nThe recovery plan will come into force on the day after the plan is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n \n\nDated this                  11             day of        June                   2013\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTony Burke\n\nTony Burke\n\nMinister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 269A of the EPBC Act — formally making a recovery plan for a listed threatened species. There is no scope creep; it is a straightforward exercise of the statutory power."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (approximately 200 words)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the single empowering section (s 269A(2))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative provisions beyond the simple making and commencement mechanism","Single operative act: making the recovery plan and specifying its commencement date","The substantive content (the actual recovery plan) is incorporated by reference but not reproduced in the legislative instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is a formal legal instrument made by the federal Environment Minister in 2013 that creates a **recovery plan** for the Australian sea lion (*Neophoca cinerea*).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Activates legal protection:** Under the *Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999* (EPBC Act) — Australia's main national environmental law — threatened species can have recovery plans made for them.\n- **Sets the rules:** The instrument officially adopts the document titled *\"Recovery Plan for the Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) 2013\"* as the legally binding plan for saving this species.\n- **Triggers legal obligations:** Once registered, the plan comes into force the next day. This means government agencies and others must consider and follow the plan when making decisions that could affect Australian sea lions.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Government agencies** — must act consistently with the plan when exercising powers under the EPBC Act\n- **Industry and developers** — may face conditions or restrictions in sea lion habitat areas\n- **The Australian sea lion** — an endangered marine mammal found only in southern Australian waters\n\n**Why it matters:** Recovery plans are the main tool under Australian environmental law for coordinating conservation efforts. This instrument transforms a policy document into a legally recognised framework that must be considered in environmental assessments, fisheries management, and development approvals affecting sea lion populations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not indicate any change of scope from the power cited; it records the Minister's exercise of authority under section 269A(2) to make a recovery plan for Neophoca cinerea and specifies commencement on registration. It neither expands nor narrows the statutory scope in this text, and it does not modify the EPBC Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single, short operative act: makes a named recovery plan (low textual complexity).","Relies on external statute for legal authority (references section 269A(2) of the EPBC Act) which requires checking the parent Act for substantive powers and limits.","Commencement depends on registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (a separate administrative step).","The instrument does not include the recovery plan text or implementation details, requiring cross-reference to additional documents to assess practical effects.","No operational or economic measures are specified here, so factual determination of costs, obligations or affected parties requires further material."],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument records that the Minister has made the \"Recovery Plan for the Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) 2013\" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and that the plan takes effect the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. \n\nIt formally establishes the plan for the species but does not itself specify measures, funding, obligations or who will implement them—those details are in the recovery plan and later administrative decisions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/instrument-making-a-recovery-plan-11-june-2013","history":"/api/acts/instrument-making-a-recovery-plan-11-june-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/instrument-making-a-recovery-plan-11-june-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/instrument-making-a-recovery-plan-11-june-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/instrument-making-a-recovery-plan-11-june-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/instrument-making-a-recovery-plan-11-june-2013/documents"}}