{"id":"F2013L01506","name":"Instrument revoking and making a recovery plan (18 July 2013)","slug":"instrument-revoking-and-making-a-recovery-plan-18-july-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91322,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01506-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Instrument revoking and making a recovery plan (18 July 2013)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nSection 269A\n\nActs Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)\n\nSection 33\n\nInstrument revoking and making a recovery plan\n\nI, Mark Butler, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water, pursuant to:\n\n    (a) section 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), revoke the recovery plan for Carcharodon carcharias - White Shark, entitled “White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Recovery Plan 2002”; and\n    (b) section 269A(2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), make a recovery plan for Carcharodon carcharias – White Shark, entitled “Recovery Plan for the White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 2013”.\n\nThe revocation of the recovery plan specified in paragraph (a) will take effect the day after the plan specified in paragraph (b) is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nThe recovery plan specified in paragraph (b) will come into force on the day after the plan is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nDated this 18th day of July 2013\n\nMark Butler\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and Water","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward statutory instrument performing exactly the function intended: revoking an outdated recovery plan and making a replacement. The scope remains tightly confined to the administrative replacement of a single species recovery plan."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 2 operative provisions with straightforward conditional timing","No defined terms section — relies on external statutory definitions","Simple cross-references to two well-known Commonwealth Acts (EPBC Act and Acts Interpretation Act)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the timing mechanism"],"plain_english_summary":"This decision replaces the 2002 white shark recovery plan with a new 2013 recovery plan, revoking the old plan and putting the updated plan into legal effect. It affects white sharks, government conservation and fisheries agencies, and anyone whose activities might impact the species. The change takes effect the day after the new plan is registered, ensuring continuous legal protection."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument replaces the existing 'White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Recovery Plan 2002' with a new 'Recovery Plan for the White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 2013'. The instrument itself effects only a procedural substitution (revocation and making of a plan) and fixes commencement by FRLI registration; any substantive change in regulatory scope, obligations, costs or implementation depends on the contents of the 2013 recovery plan, which must be consulted to assess concrete changes."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural nature: instrument only revokes one plan and makes another; no substantive measures are set out in the instrument itself.","Statutory cross-references: relies on Acts Interpretation Act s33(3) and EPBC Act s269A(2) to authorise the Ministerial act.","Timing dependence: legal effect is tied to registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) — both revocation and commencement occur the day after registration.","Operational detail missing: obligations, costs, compliance burdens and implementation mechanisms must be read in the new 2013 recovery plan (not included here).","Ministerial discretion: decision recorded as taken by the Minister (Mark Butler) in the instrument; scope and content of the new plan are at the Minister's direction under the cited powers."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the White Shark recovery plan of 2002 and makes a new recovery plan for Carcharodon carcharias (White Shark) dated 2013. The Minister (Mark Butler) exercises powers under the Acts Interpretation Act and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act; both the revocation and the new plan take effect the day after the new plan is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. The instrument replaces which recovery plan governs the species but does not itself set actions, costs, or funding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/instrument-revoking-and-making-a-recovery-plan-18-july-2013","history":"/api/acts/instrument-revoking-and-making-a-recovery-plan-18-july-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/instrument-revoking-and-making-a-recovery-plan-18-july-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/instrument-revoking-and-making-a-recovery-plan-18-july-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/instrument-revoking-and-making-a-recovery-plan-18-july-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/instrument-revoking-and-making-a-recovery-plan-18-july-2013/documents"}}