{"id":"F2019L00157","name":"Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2018)","slug":"threat-abatement-plan-for-disease-in-natural-ecosystems-caused-by-phytophthora-cinnamomi-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98790,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00157-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2018)","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: MS18-000777 Attachment E Legislative Instrument\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nThreat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2018)\n\n \n\nI, Melissa Price, Minister for the Environment, make the Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2018) under section 270B of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 for the purpose of reducing the effect of the key threatening process, Dieback caused by the root-rot fungus (Phytophthora cinnamomi).\n\nThis instrument commences the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n \n\nDated 15/2/19   \n\nMelissa Price\n\nMinister for the Environment\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is only the formal 'making' instrument (the legal cover sheet) for the threat abatement plan, not the substantive plan itself. It contains only the minister's signature block, the title, the empowering provision, and commencement details. The actual content — the strategies, research priorities, management actions, and geographic scope of the plan — is not included in this excerpt. This is essentially a legislative stub or navigation page equivalent.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the standard making instrument for a threat abatement plan under the EPBC Act. The scope aligns with the original statutory purpose of section 270B, which is specifically designed for creating plans to abate key threatening processes. No evidence of scope creep in this formal instrument, though the full plan's content would need review to confirm."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only the making clause and commencement provision are visible in this excerpt","No defined terms section visible in provided text","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the single empowering provision (section 270B)","Simple, direct purpose clause with no conditional logic or exceptions","Standard commencement formula ('day after registration')","Full substantive content of the threat abatement plan (strategies, actions, research priorities) is not shown in this excerpt — only the formal making instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **threat abatement plan** — a legal document that sets out how Australia will tackle a specific environmental threat.\n\n**What it does:**\nThis plan creates a national strategy to reduce the damage caused by **Phytophthora cinnamomi** (pronounced \"fy-TOF-thor-a sin-a-MO-mee\"), a microscopic fungus that causes a plant disease commonly known as **\"dieback.\"** This fungus attacks the roots of plants, eventually killing them. It spreads through soil and water, and it's a major problem for native Australian ecosystems.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Land managers** — including national parks, state forests, and private landowners — who must follow the strategies in this plan when managing infected or at-risk areas\n- **Scientists and researchers** working on controlling the disease\n- **Indigenous land managers** and **local communities** in affected regions (particularly in Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia where the fungus is most destructive)\n- **Anyone moving soil, plants, or equipment** in sensitive areas, as the plan likely includes hygiene protocols to stop spread\n\n**Why it matters:**\nPhytophthora cinnamomi has been called \"biological bulldozing\" because it silently destroys entire plant communities. It threatens **threatened species** (plants and animals at risk of extinction) and **ecological communities** (groups of plants and animals that live together) protected under national environment law. Without coordinated action, the fungus continues to spread, making conservation of Australia's unique biodiversity much harder.\n\nThis plan sits under the **Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999** (the main federal environment law), which means it has legal weight in how the Australian Government approaches this threat."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument records the making of the 2018 Threat abatement plan under s270B and its commencement timing. The text does not indicate any expansion, narrowing, or alteration of scope relative to the plan it purports to make; it simply gives legal effect to the plan. No information in the instrument text suggests the plan's scope was changed by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very short and formulaic statutory instrument (minimal text).","Relies on an external document (the abatement plan) for substantive detail, which is not included here.","References a statutory power (s270B EPBC Act) but does not reproduce or explain that provision or any procedural requirements.","Contains a single clear commencement clause (simple timing mechanism).","No operational, funding, compliance, or delegation details specified in the instrument text."],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister for the Environment formally makes a threat abatement plan for Phytophthora cinnamomi under s.270B of the EPBC Act, declaring its purpose to reduce dieback in natural ecosystems and bringing the plan into legal effect the day after registration. It matters to land managers, conservation agencies and regulators because it establishes a statutory abatement instrument, but the instrument itself does not set out operational actions, funding, enforcement or implementation arrangements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/threat-abatement-plan-for-disease-in-natural-ecosystems-caused-by-phytophthora-cinnamomi-2018","history":"/api/acts/threat-abatement-plan-for-disease-in-natural-ecosystems-caused-by-phytophthora-cinnamomi-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/threat-abatement-plan-for-disease-in-natural-ecosystems-caused-by-phytophthora-cinnamomi-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/threat-abatement-plan-for-disease-in-natural-ecosystems-caused-by-phytophthora-cinnamomi-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/threat-abatement-plan-for-disease-in-natural-ecosystems-caused-by-phytophthora-cinnamomi-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/threat-abatement-plan-for-disease-in-natural-ecosystems-caused-by-phytophthora-cinnamomi-2018/documents"}}