{"id":"F2012L02262","name":"Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board Specification under section 62(1)(c) of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 (Cth) (1)","slug":"land-sector-carbon-and-biodiversity-board-specification-under-section-62-1-c-of-the-climate-change-a","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90249,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02262-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board Specification under section 62(1)(c) of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 (Cth) (1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nLand Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board Specification under section 62(1)(c) of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 (Cth) (1)\n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (the Environment Minister), acting under section 62(1)(c) of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 (Cth), specify the following matters as matters about which the Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board is required to advise the Environment Minister under section 62 of that Act:  \n\n1.  the implementation of the National Wildlife Corridors Plan;\n2.  the nomination of wildlife corridors for declaration as National Wildlife Corridors and the assessment of those nominated wildlife corridors;\n3.  the declaration of wildlife corridors as National Wildlife Corridors;\n4.  progress towards the implementation of National Wildlife Corridors in its annual report for presentation to the Parliament; and\n5.  the priorities for research and investigation in relation to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) – (d).\n\n  \nTony Burke\n\nTONY BURKE\n\nMinister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities\n\nDated this 23 day of November 2012","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2092},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument represents the initial exercise of the power under section 62(1)(c) to specify advisory matters for the newly established Board. It establishes the original scope regarding wildlife corridors without expanding beyond the Act's intended purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument containing only 5 advisory items","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 62(1)(c) of the parent Act)","Single operative provision using straightforward directive language"],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial specification directs the Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board, under the Climate Change Authority Act, to advise the Environment Minister on implementing and monitoring the National Wildlife Corridors Plan, evaluating and recommending nominated corridors for formal declaration, shaping the Board’s annual reporting, and identifying research priorities. It focuses the Board’s work on connecting landscapes to protect biodiversity and support land‑based carbon initiatives across Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-sector-carbon-and-biodiversity-board-specification-under-section-62-1-c-of-the-climate-change-a","history":"/api/acts/land-sector-carbon-and-biodiversity-board-specification-under-section-62-1-c-of-the-climate-change-a/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-sector-carbon-and-biodiversity-board-specification-under-section-62-1-c-of-the-climate-change-a/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-sector-carbon-and-biodiversity-board-specification-under-section-62-1-c-of-the-climate-change-a/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-sector-carbon-and-biodiversity-board-specification-under-section-62-1-c-of-the-climate-change-a/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-sector-carbon-and-biodiversity-board-specification-under-section-62-1-c-of-the-climate-change-a/documents"}}