{"id":"F2022L01319","name":"List of Threatened Ecological Communities Amendment (EC180) Instrument 2022","slug":"list-of-threatened-ecological-communities-amendment-ec180-instrument-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102718,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L01319-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"List of Threatened Ecological Communities Amendment (EC180) Instrument 2022","content":"![Commonwealth of Australia coat of arms](image.001.png)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nList of Threatened Ecological Communities Amendment (EC180) Instrument 2022\n\nI, TANYA PLIBERSEK, Minister for the Environment and Water, pursuant to paragraph 184(a) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, amend the list referred to in section 181 of that Act by including in the list of threatened ecological communities in the endangered category:\n\nMount Kaputar land snail and slug community\n\nas described in the Schedule to this instrument.\n\nThis instrument commences the day after registration.\n\nTanya Plibersek\n\n...................................................................................\n\nTanya Plibersek\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water\n\nDated ................ 26-9-22 .......................................................\n\n \nSCHEDULE 1\n\nMount Kaputar land snail and slug community\n\nThe Mount Kaputar land snail and slug community is:\n\n An assemblage of native land snail and slug taxa that are characteristic of, or locally significant to, the Mount Kaputar region. The assemblage of snails and slugs comprises the following taxa, including informally recognised taxa yet to be formally named (and noting that scientific names are current at the time of listing and may change over time).\n\n```html\n

Scientific name

Common name

Annabellia bingara

New England carnivorous snail

Austrochloritis kaputarensis

Mt Kaputar bristle snail

Austrochloritis niangala

Tamworth uplands bristle snail

Austrorhytida nandewarensis

Nandewar carnivorous snail

Brevisentis kaputarensis

Mt Kaputar glass-snail

Cralopa kaputarensis

bronze rippled pinwheel snail

Discocharopa stenomphala

off-white pinwheel snail

Galadistes pustulosa

Mt Kaputar woodland snail

Kaputaresta nandewarensis

Nandewar pinhead snail

Levidens ponderi

coarse-grooved glass-snail

Scelidoropa nandewar

Nandewar Range pinwheel snail

Vitellidelos kaputarensis

Mt Kaputar carnivorous snail

Taxa yet to be formally named

Charopidae NE2

Charopidae NE6

Charopidae NE11

Charopidae NE19

Thersites sp. nov. ‘Kaputar’ [Camaenidae NE27]

Kaputar keeled snail

Triboniophorus sp. nov. ‘Kaputar’

Kaputar pink slug

\n```\n\nThe main geographic area where the Mount Kaputar land snail and slug community occurs is the Kaputar subregion of the Nandewar bioregion in New South Wales plus areas where suitable environments occur within ten kilometres from the boundary of the Kaputar subregion. An outlying occurrence of suitable habitats for the ecological community also occurs at Hobden Hill National Park.\n\nThe range of suitable environments and habitats in the Mount Kaputar region that comprise the particular area of nature that the land snail and slug assemblage inhabits are:\n\n Native vegetation and landscapes at higher elevations of 1000 metres above sea level or more;\n Dry rainforests and vine thickets at elevations of 400 metres above sea level or more; and\n Boulder fields and scree slopes at elevations of 400 metres above sea level or more.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the statutory scope by adding a narrowly defined ecological community to the endangered category of the list in section 181 of the EPBC Act. The change is specific to the Mount Kaputar land snail and slug assemblage (particular taxa and habitats within a delimited geographic area including a 10 km buffer and Hobden Hill) and therefore expands the set of communities covered by the Act in a geographically and taxonomically confined way."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory amendment mechanism: uses paragraph 184(a) and amends the list referred to in section 181 of the EPBC Act (legal cross-references).","Taxonomic detail: enumerates multiple scientific names and several undescribed/formally unnamed taxa, creating potential for future name changes to affect interpretation.","Geographic precision: defines occurrence as Kaputar subregion of the Nandewar bioregion plus a 10 km buffer and an outlying Hobden Hill occurrence, requiring spatial interpretation.","Habitat/elevation thresholds: lists habitat types with minimum elevation cut-offs (1000 m for high-elevation vegetation; 400 m for dry rainforest, vine thicket, and boulder/scree), adding ecological criteria to the legal definition.","Schedule format: detailed species table embedded as schedule (HTML table in source), which may complicate automated indexing and interpretation.","Commencement timing: becomes effective the day after registration, creating a clear but immediate compliance trigger."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister for the Environment and Water under paragraph 184(a) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, adds the \"Mount Kaputar land snail and slug community\" to the national list of threatened ecological communities in the endangered category. It defines the community by naming component snail and slug taxa (including taxa not yet formally named) and by setting a geographic and habitat description (Kaputar subregion plus a 10 km buffer, Hobden Hill, specified vegetation types and elevation bands). The instrument commences the day after registration."},"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":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the EPBC Act's amendment mechanism — adding a specific ecological community to the threatened list based on scientific assessment. There is no scope creep; it is a discrete, single-purpose administrative instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward amendment adding one item to an existing list","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act (EPBC Act 1999)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument itself","Descriptive content in the Schedule is purely scientific/geographic rather than legal","Only operative provision is the inclusion of one named ecological community in the 'endangered' category","Length is approximately 2 pages with most content being a species table"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister has listed the Mount Kaputar land snail and slug community as endangered under the EPBC Act, giving legal protection to the whole assemblage of small endemic molluscs and their mountain habitats. This changes approvals for land managers and anyone proposing actions that could significantly affect those high‑elevation rainforests, vine thickets and rocky slopes, and supports conservation work for dozens of tiny, range‑restricted species."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/list-of-threatened-ecological-communities-amendment-ec180-instrument-2022","history":"/api/acts/list-of-threatened-ecological-communities-amendment-ec180-instrument-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/list-of-threatened-ecological-communities-amendment-ec180-instrument-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/list-of-threatened-ecological-communities-amendment-ec180-instrument-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/list-of-threatened-ecological-communities-amendment-ec180-instrument-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/list-of-threatened-ecological-communities-amendment-ec180-instrument-2022/documents"}}