This instrument, signed by Ian Gordon Campbell as Minister for the Environment and Heritage on 18 August 2004, adopts a set of State and Territory recovery plans as recovery plans for particular listed threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 by operation of section 269A of that Act. The operative sentence is explicit: the Minister, "under section 269A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt[s] as recovery plans for the listed threatened species specified below, the respective plans made by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia (or agencies of that State/Territory) specified opposite those listed threatened species" (instrument preamble).

Mechanically the instrument performs three discrete acts that are stated on its face. First, it identifies the legal source of authority for the adoption, s 269A of the EPBC Act. Second, it lists the State/Territory plans and matches them to named listed threatened species. The instrument reproduces author and title details for each plan, and in many cases the plan title includes the producing agency and the plan period (for example, "NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for Zieria formosa, Zieria buxijugum and Zieria parrisiae. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW"). Third, it fixes the commencement date: "The recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument" (instrument, final paragraph). The instrument is dated and signed, "Dated this 18th day of August 2004. IAN CAMPBELL Minister for the Environment and Heritage."

Concretely, the instrument converts a discrete set of state-authored documents into recovery plans for the Commonwealth by specific reference. The lists are grouped by State: two NSW recovery plans (covering Zieria species and Zieria lasiocaulis), one Victorian recovery plan (a single document covering twenty-five threatened orchids with species names listed), two Queensland recovery plans (Golden-shouldered Parrot and Isis tamarind), and twenty-four Western Australian recovery plans (each generally an "Interim Recovery Plan" with author and Department of Conservation and Land Management attribution). Each plan is adopted "for the listed threatened species specified below" and identified by plan title, author and year. That identification is the only textual connection between the adopted recovery plan status and the specific State/Territory documents.

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Section 269A

Adoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans

I, IAN GORDON CAMPBELL, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, under section 269A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby adopt as recovery plans for the listed threatened species specified below, the respective plans made by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia (or agencies of that State/Territory) specified opposite those listed threatened species:

New South Wales Recovery Plans (2)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Zieria Formosa, Zieria buxijugum and Zieria parrisiae	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for Zieria formosa, Zieria buxijugum and Zieria parrisiae. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.
Zieria lasiocaulis	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for Zieria lasiocaulis, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.

Victorian Recovery Plan (1)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Arachnorchis concolorArachnorchis fulvaArachnorchis sp. aff. venusta (Kilsyth South)Diuris ochromaPrasophyllum sp aff. frenchii 2Prasophyllum morganiiPrasophyllum suaveolens, P. sp. aff. suaveolens (Basalt Plains)Prasophyllum subbisectumPterostylis despectansThelymitra epipactoidesThelymitra mackibbinii	Coates, F., Jeanes, J. and Pritchard, A. (2002). Recovery Plan for Twenty-five Threatened Orchids of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales 2003 - 2007. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne, VIC.

Queensland Recovery Plans (2)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Psephotus chrysopterygius(Golden-shouldered Parrot)	Garnett, S.T. and Crowley, G.M. (2002). Recovery Plan for the golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius 2003-2007. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane, QLD.
Alectryon ramiflorus(Isis tamarind)	Barker, M. and Barry, S. (2003). Recovery plan for the Isis tamarind Alectryon ramiflorus 2003-2007. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane, QLD.

Western Australian Recovery Plans (24)

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:508.35pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Listed Threatened Species</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Recovery Plan</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Darwinia</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> Sp </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Williamson</span></p><p class="Header" style="page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Abba </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bell</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:17.3pt; text-indent:-13.6pt; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and English, V. (2003). Abba </span><span>Bell</span><span> (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Darwinia</span><span> Sp </span><span style="font-style:italic">Williamson</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Acacia Aprica</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Blunt Wattle)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18.15pt; text-indent:-14.45pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Bayliss, B. (2003). Blunt Wattle (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Acacia Aprica</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Conostylis setigera</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> subsp. </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Dasys</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Boscabel Conostylis)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18.15pt; text-indent:-14.45pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Loudon, B. (2003). Boscabel Conostylis (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Conostylis setigera</span><span> subsp. </span><span style="font-style:italic">dasys</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Andersonia Axilliflora</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Giant Andersonia)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:22.1pt; text-indent:-22.1pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Evans, R., Barrett, S., Stack, G. and Brown, A. (2003). Giant Andersonia (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Andersonia Axilliflora</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Chamelaucium</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> sp. Gingin</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(Gingin Wax)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18.15pt; text-indent:-14.45pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and English, V. (2003). Gingin Wax (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Chamelaucium</span><span> sp. Gingin) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Thomasia</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> sp. Green Hill</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(Green Hill Thomasia)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18.15pt; text-indent:-14.45pt; font-size:11pt"><span>English, V. (2003). Green Hill Thomasia (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Thomasia</span><span> sp. Green Hill) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Goodenia integerrima</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Gypsum Goodenia)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Phillimore, R. and Brown, A. (2003). Gypsum Goodenia (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Goodenia integerrima</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Caladenia drakeoides</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Hinged Dragon Orchid)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Brown, A., </span><span>Holland</span><span>, E. and Kershaw, K. (2003). Hinged Dragon Orchid (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Caladenia drakeoides</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Grevillea elongata</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ironstone Grevillea)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and English, V. (2003). Ironstone Grevillea (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Grevillea elongata</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Grevillea maccutcheonii</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">McCutcheon's Grevillea)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G., Brown, A. and English, V. (2003). McCutcheon's Grevillea (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Grevillea maccutcheonii</span><span> ) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Verticordia plumosa</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> var. </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">pleiobotrya</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Narrow-petalled Featherflower)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Phillimore, R. and Evans, R. (2003). Narrow-petalled Featherflower (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Verticordia plumosa</span><span> var. </span><span style="font-style:italic">pleiobotrya</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Eremophila pinnatifida</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> ms</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(Pinnate-leaved Eremophila)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and Brown, A. (2002). Pinnate-leaved Eremophila (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Eremophila pinnatifida</span><span> ms) Interim Recovery Plan 2002-2007. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Synaphea quartzitica</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Quartz-loving Synaphea)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18.15pt; text-indent:-14.45pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and English, V. (2003). Quartz-loving Synaphea (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Synaphea quartzitica</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:187.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Lambertia orbifolia</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> subsp. </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">orbifolia</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> ms</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(Round-leafed Honeysuckle)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18.15pt; text-indent:-14.45pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Phillimore, R. and Brown, A. (2002). Round-leafed Honeysuckle (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Lambertia orbifolia</span><span> </span><span>subsp. </span><span style="font-style:italic">orbifolia</span><span> ms) Interim Recovery Plan 2002-2007. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Personia micranthera</span></p><p class="Header" style="page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Small-flowered Snottygobble)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and Brown, A. (2003). Small-flowered Snottygobble (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Personia micranthera</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Grevillea althoferorum</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Split-leaved Grevillea)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and English, V. (2003). Split-leaved Grevillea (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Grevillea althoferorum</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Grevillea humifusa</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Spreading Grevillea)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and English, V. (2003). Spreading Grevillea (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Grevillea humifusa</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Rulingia</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> sp. </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Trigwell</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bridge</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(Trigwell's Rulingia)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and Brown, A. (2003). Trigwell's Rulingia (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Rulingia</span><span> sp. </span><span>Trigwell</span><span> </span><span>Bridge</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Rhizanthella gardneri</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Underground Orchid)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Brown, A., Batty, A., Brundrett, M. and </span><span>Dixon</span><span>, K. (2003). Underground Orchid (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Rhizanthella gardneri</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Eremophila viscida</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Varnish Bush)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Phillimore, R., Evans, R., Brown, A. and English, V. (2003) Varnish Bush (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Eremophila viscida</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Lambertia echinata</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> subsp. </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Occidentalis</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Western Prickly Honeysuckle)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and Brown, A. (2003). Western Prickly Honeysuckle (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Lambertia echinata</span><span> subsp. </span><span style="font-style:italic">occidentalis</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Eremophila verticillata</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Whorled Eremophila)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Phillimore, R. and Brown, A. (2003). Whorled Eremophila (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Eremophila verticillata</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Lasiopetalum pterocarpum</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> ms</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(Wing-fruited Lasiopetalum)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G. and English, V. (2003). Wing-fruited Lasiopetalum (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Lasiopetalum pterocarpum</span><span> ms) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:190.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">Stylidium coroniforme</span></p><p class="Header" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">(</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Wongan Hills Triggerplant)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:295.2pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:18pt; margin-bottom:5pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Stack, G., Willers, N. and Brown, A. (2003).Wongan Hills Triggerplant (</span><span style="font-style:italic">Stylidium coroniforme</span><span>) Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008. Department of Conservation and Land Management, </span><span>Wanneroo</span><span>, </span><span>WA</span><span>.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:198pt"></td><td style="width:3.6pt"></td><td style="width:302.4pt"></td><td style="width:3.6pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>

The recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument.

Dated this 18th day of August 2004.

IAN CAMPBELL

Minister for the Environment and Heritage

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Section 269A

Adoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans

New South Wales Recovery Plans (2)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Zieria Formosa, Zieria buxijugum and Zieria parrisiae	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for Zieria formosa, Zieria buxijugum and Zieria parrisiae. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.
Zieria lasiocaulis	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for Zieria lasiocaulis, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, Hurstville, NSW.

Victorian Recovery Plan (1)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Arachnorchis concolorArachnorchis fulvaArachnorchis sp. aff. venusta (Kilsyth South)Diuris ochromaPrasophyllum sp aff. frenchii 2Prasophyllum morganiiPrasophyllum suaveolens, P. sp. aff. suaveolens (Basalt Plains)Prasophyllum subbisectumPterostylis despectansThelymitra epipactoidesThelymitra mackibbinii	Coates, F., Jeanes, J. and Pritchard, A. (2002). Recovery Plan for Twenty-five Threatened Orchids of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales 2003 - 2007. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne, VIC.

Queensland Recovery Plans (2)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Psephotus chrysopterygius(Golden-shouldered Parrot)	Garnett, S.T. and Crowley, G.M. (2002). Recovery Plan for the golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius 2003-2007. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane, QLD.

The instrument pivots on two legal and administrative concepts stated on its face: the statutory adoption power in section 269A of the EPBC Act, and the notion of a "recovery plan" as a distinct form of document for listed threatened species. The instrument does not reproduce the text of s 269A or define "recovery plan" within its own body; rather it invokes s 269A as the authority under which the Minister acts. The instrument therefore functions as a ministerial adoption instrument: it takes pre-existing State or agency documents and records that those documents are to be regarded, for the purposes that the Act contemplates, as "recovery plans."

Several descriptive sub‑concepts appear in the instrument text and matter operationally. The documents adopted are identified by author, title, producing agency and year. Many of the Western Australian entries are expressly styled "Interim Recovery Plan" and include a stated coverage period (for example, "Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008" or "Interim Recovery Plan 2002-2007"). The Victorian entry is a single recovery plan document titled "Recovery Plan for Twenty-five Threatened Orchids of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales 2003 - 2007." The State agencies credited as plan authors include NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, and the Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management.

A further operational concept is the matching of plan documents to named "listed threatened species." The instrument does that by species name and in some cases by taxonomic notation (for example, "Prasophyllum sp aff. frenchii 2" and "Lambertia orbifolia subsp. orbifolia ms"). The inclusion of species with "sp", "ms" or "sp. aff." indicates the plan documents adopt particular taxonomic treatments or provisional names as used in those plans; the instrument imports those identifications for the purpose of identifying which plan applies to which listed threatened species.

Finally, the instrument contains a commencement mechanism: the adopted recovery plans "will come into force on the date of signing" of the instrument. That single-date commencement is the only temporal rule it contains. The instrument does not specify any review or expiry for the adopted plans; however, many of the plans themselves include an author-specified plan period (for example 2002-2007, 2003-2008), which will be relevant to implementation and to any interpretation of currency of the plans in practice.

Throughout the instrument the Minister is the decision maker who adopts the plans, and State or agency authors are the originators of the underlying documents. The instrument therefore formalises a Commonwealth-level recognition of State-produced recovery plans for the specified species, by reference to the statutory adoption power invoked.

The instrument expressly affects a small set of actors by reference and a broader set by implication. On its face the instrument names the decision maker, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, as the adopting authority. It also names the State or agency authors of the underlying plans: for example, "NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service," "Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne, VIC," "Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane, QLD," and "Department of Conservation and Land Management, Wanneroo, WA." Those named agencies are the immediate document authors and therefore the entities most directly connected to the documents the Minister adopts.

The adopted plans, as identified in the instrument, concern specific listed threatened species. Stakeholders with a direct interest in those species are therefore affected: landholders and leaseholders on properties where the species occur; state and local government land managers; developers and proponents with projects in habitats used by the named species; conservation non-government organisations and community groups focused on the particular taxa; and researchers and ecological consultants engaged to implement or advise on recovery actions. For the species named (for example, Zieria formosa, Psephotus chrysopterygius (Golden-shouldered Parrot), Prasophyllum morganii), parties with any legal or contractual duties associated with managing those species or habitat will need to take the adopted plans into account.

Because the instrument adopts State/Territory documents as recovery plans under the EPBC Act, the Commonwealth Department responsible for the EPBC Act is implicated in administration and decision-making frameworks that reference recovery plans. The instrument does not itself name the Commonwealth department, but by its statutory invocation the EPBC Act's Commonwealth administrative apparatus is the context for the adoption. Practitioners advising clients in areas affected by the listed species should therefore expect to engage both State agencies (the original plan authors) and Commonwealth environment officials where federal approvals, assessments or consultation obligations under the EPBC Act are in play.

Finally, the instrument does not state that adoption creates new funding, obligations, or enforcement mechanisms in itself, nor does it list parties that gain or lose legal rights. The practical effect on third parties will therefore arise by reference to the content of each adopted recovery plan and by reference to the EPBC Act's separate provisions about how recovery plans are used in assessment or decision-making. For current legal status, users must cross-check the adopted plan documents and the EPBC Act (and any subsequent instruments) to determine whether implementation responsibilities, funding or new compliance obligations attach in practice.

The instrument is narrowly worded and contains no express allocation of statutory duties, rights or penalties. Its operative wording is limited to adoption: the Minister "hereby adopt[s] as recovery plans for the listed threatened species specified below, the respective plans made by" the State agencies identified. The instrument therefore confers, on its face, the status of "recovery plan" under the EPBC Act to the documents listed. The instrument does not further elaborate what legal consequences flow from that status in terms of duties on landowners, duties on Commonwealth agencies, or rights of third parties.

Because the instrument does not itself set out duties, rights or enforcement mechanisms, practical obligations that might bind particular actors will stem from two sources external to the instrument. First, the content of each adopted recovery plan will contain recommended actions, management prescriptions, priority actions and allocated responsibilities; readers must consult the actual plan documents cited (authors, titles and years are provided in the instrument) to see who the plans name as responsible for particular actions and what timeframes are set. For example, many of the Western Australian entries are titled "Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008" and will contain interim actions and named lead agencies; those lead agencies are identified in the plan metadata reproduced in the instrument. Second, any duties or rights that flow from a recovery plan in legal terms will be governed by the EPBC Act itself, specifically the statutory framework that defines how recovery plans are to be prepared, adopted and given effect. This instrument invokes s 269A as its statutory authority, and therefore the statutory consequences of adopting a recovery plan (whether they be informative only, binding on Commonwealth decision makers, or otherwise) will need to be determined by reference to that section and other relevant parts of the EPBC Act.

In practice, then, the key "duties and rights" relevant to stakeholders are likely to be found in the content of the adopted recovery plans and in the EPBC Act's provisions. The instrument provides the identity of the documents that now bear the recovery plan label for the listed species, and its practical effect is to require users who want to know what is expected of whom, and what rights exist, to read the adopted plan document and the EPBC Act. The instrument itself is silent on funding commitments, timelines for Commonwealth implementation, or whether the adopted plans create procedural rights for third parties such as consultation or review rights.

Where parties must act, a prudent first step is to examine the adopted plan text (the instrument gives full bibliographic details) for any named "responsible" bodies and the specific recommended actions, and then cross‑reference with the EPBC Act to determine whether those plan provisions are binding on particular kinds of decisions or merely advisory. The instrument supplies the necessary pointer , these State/agency documents are the recovery plans for the listed species , but not the legal grammar that translates plan content into enforceable duties or rights.

The instrument contains no penalty provisions, no enforcement mechanism, and no statement that the adoption creates new offences or civil sanctioning powers. Its text is limited to the adoption act and the specification that "The recovery plans will come into force on the date of signing of this instrument." There are no clauses in the instrument that describe compliance monitoring, enforcement channels, or the imposition of pecuniary penalties.

Since the instrument does not itself create enforcement regimes, any enforcement consequences relevant to stakeholders will have to be located elsewhere: either in the EPBC Act's general enforcement and offence provisions (not reproduced in the instrument) or in the content of the adopted recovery plans where those plans may specify responsibilities, reporting requirements, or monitoring arrangements for their nominated implementing agencies. The instrument establishes which documents are to be treated as recovery plans, but it does not, on its face, convert a plan action into an immediate criminal or civil sanction.

Practitioners should therefore be cautious about assuming that adoption alone triggers particular penalties. To understand enforcement risks and potential sanctions one must take two steps: read the adopted plan text to identify any assigned responsibilities and monitoring/reporting protocols; and consult the EPBC Act (including the statutory provisions that govern recovery plans under s 269A and any offence or compliance sections) to determine whether plan status has statutory consequences (for example, conferring obligations on Commonwealth decision makers or informing assessments that could give rise to offence elements under separate sections). The instrument does not itself disclaim enforcement, but it also does not record any enforcement procedure.

If a client asks whether non‑compliance with an adopted recovery plan could lead to a fine or prosecution, the instrument itself cannot answer that question. The correct legal inquiry requires cross‑reference to the EPBC Act and to any later instruments, regulations, or administrative guidance that explain how adopted recovery plans are used in practice for decision‑making and enforcement.

The instrument explicitly invokes s 269A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 as its statutory basis, and therefore its primary legal interaction is with the EPBC Act. The instrument does not reproduce the text of other statutory provisions, nor does it purport to amend State laws. Mechanically it takes documents produced at State/Territory level and instructs that they are to be regarded as recovery plans under the EPBC Act. That creates an intergovernmental link: State-prepared documents are recognised at Commonwealth level by ministerial act.

Beyond that textual fact, the instrument itself does not set out the manner in which the recovery plans are to be used in the operation of other laws. It does not state whether the adopted plans are to be taken into account in Commonwealth decisions under other EPBC Act provisions (such as approvals, referrals, or conditions), nor does it specify how the adopted plans interact with State permitting regimes or regional planning frameworks. Those interactions will be determined by the substantive EPBC Act provisions governing how recovery plans influence Commonwealth decision-making and by the content of the State recovery plans themselves, which may identify State regulatory mechanisms, lead agencies and co‑operative arrangements.

There are practical interaction channels to note from the instrument's structure. First, the instrument establishes the Commonwealth recognition of State recovery plans, which may reduce the need for duplicative Commonwealth-authored recovery plans for the listed species. Second, because the instrument adopts State documents that themselves identify State agencies as authors and implementers, the instrument imports into the Commonwealth sphere a framework that the State has already prepared, potentially aligning Commonwealth and State implementation activities. Third, the instrument's adoption of "Interim Recovery Plans" (a term used frequently in the WA entries) can create a temporal interaction challenge: the plan period specified in the State document (for example 2003-2008) does not get automatically replaced or extended by the adoption instrument; the interaction between an adopted interim plan's timeframe and any Commonwealth requirements will depend on whether the EPBC Act or subsequent instruments address plan expiry, replacement or review.

Finally, because the instrument identifies species by taxonomic names as used in the State plans (including provisional labels such as "ms" and "sp. aff."), there is a potential interaction with listing instruments and taxonomic entries under the EPBC Act. Practitioners should ensure that the species names used in the State plan align with the species entries on the Commonwealth lists, and check for any divergence in nomenclature or scope. The instrument does not resolve nomenclatural discrepancies; it simply imports the State plan identifiers.

In short, the instrument interacts with other laws primarily through the EPBC Act (s 269A), by converting State documents into Commonwealth recovery plans. Exactly how that recognition affects approvals, offences, funding, or State regulatory schemes is not resolved by the instrument itself and requires examining the EPBC Act and the adopted plan documents.

The instrument as presented contains a single dated adoption: "Dated this 18th day of August 2004" and bears the Minister's name, Ian Campbell. It does not contain any express amendment history or indicate prior instruments that it supersedes or replaces. The instrument does not purport to amend any statutory text; it is an administrative adoption instrument exercising the authority of s 269A of the EPBC Act.

The adopted plan documents that the instrument lists do include their own publication dates and plan periods, and several are labelled "Interim Recovery Plan" with explicit coverage periods (for example, "Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008", "2002-2007", "2003-2007"). Those dates are part of the bibliographic specification and therefore relevant to assessing currency. The instrument itself does not purport to extend, renew, or amend those plan timeframes. If any of the adopted State plans have subsequently been revised, replaced, or superseded by either State agencies or subsequent Commonwealth instruments, such changes are not contained in this document.

For a complete amendment history affecting the recovery plans' status under the EPBC Act, users must consult: (a) subsequent ministerial instruments under the EPBC Act that adopt, revoke, amend, or replace recovery plans; (b) updated State recovery plan publications and their revision histories; and (c) legislative amendments to the EPBC Act that change the statutory framework for recovery plans after 18 August 2004. None of that post‑instrument material is present in the instrument itself. The instrument therefore functions as a historical snapshot: on 18 August 2004, the named State documents were adopted as recovery plans for the named species.

Practitioners wishing to rely on the instrument for current compliance or advisory work should treat it as the starting point and check the Commonwealth and State legislative and instrument databases for any subsequent adoption instruments, revocations, or new Commonwealth recovery plans that may have altered legal status since 2004.

The instrument contains no reference to any litigation, challenge, or judicial consideration. It does not record any disputes about the adoption or contention over the State plans. As a standalone adoption instrument, it does not include legal reasoning or findings that would typically attract litigation text.

Because no litigation history is recorded in the instrument, a search for associated case law or judicial decisions must be conducted externally. If a practitioner wishes to determine whether the adoption of these particular State plans as Commonwealth recovery plans has been the subject of judicial review, statutory interpretation disputes, or other litigation, the correct approach is to search court and tribunal databases for cases that reference: (a) the EPBC Act and s 269A; (b) the particular species named in the instrument; or (c) the specific State plan titles and authors listed. The instrument itself does not provide that material.

It is also possible that litigation touching these species or the adopted plans could exist in State courts or administrative tribunals (for example, in relation to State approvals or implementation actions), but again none of that is recited or referenced in this document. The instrument does not purport to preclude or comment on past or future litigation.

Practitioners should therefore treat the absence of litigation information in the instrument as an absence of recorded litigation history in this document only. Confirming whether litigation exists that affects the legal status or interpretation of these adopted plans requires independent legal research in court decisions, administrative determinations, and subsequent instruments or policy statements.

Several practical "gotchas" arise from the text of the instrument that a practitioner should not overlook.

Adoption is narrow and procedural. The instrument does not itself translate plan prescriptions into statutory obligations. It adopts documents as recovery plans but does not state the legal effects of that adoption. Do not assume that adoption equals an immediate, enforceable duty on private landowners; the instrument does not say that.
Plan nomenclature and provisional names. The adopted plans, as identified, frequently use provisional taxonomic labels (for example, "Prasophyllum sp aff. frenchii 2", "Lambertia orbifolia subsp. orbifolia ms"). Those provisional names may not match the nomenclature used in other Commonwealth lists or in later taxonomic updates. Practitioners should not assume a one‑to‑one match between the species name in the instrument and current species listings without checking.
Interim plans and timeframes. Many of the Western Australian documents are "Interim Recovery Plan 2003-2008" or similar. The instrument states the adopted plans "will come into force on the date of signing," but it does not state whether an adopted interim plan remains the operative recovery plan after its indicated plan period expires. Do not assume the plan's internal dates control the Commonwealth position without checking for subsequent instruments or updates.
Bibliographic accuracy and transcription. The instrument reproduces long bibliographic entries and, in the Victorian table, a concatenated list of twenty-five orchid species in one cell. The formatting in the supplied text shows the WA table embedded in HTML and the Victorian list concatenated without separation in places (for example, "Arachnorchis concolorArachnorchis fulvaArachnorchis sp. aff. venusta (Kilsyth South)Diuris ochroma..."). That raises a transcription risk. Practitioners should consult the original published recovery plan documents and official gazette/instrument copies to confirm species lists and plan titles exactly.
No funding or implementation detail. The instrument contains no appropriation, budget allocation or direction about which agency pays for implementation actions set out in the plans. If clients expect Commonwealth funding or execution, they should not rely on the adoption instrument for that purpose.
Lack of enforcement language. The instrument does not create or identify penalties, monitoring or compliance mechanisms. If a practitioner needs to advise on enforcement risk, they must look beyond the instrument to the EPBC Act and to the content of the adopted plans.
Intergovernmental coordination assumptions. The instrument imports State documents into Commonwealth recognition. It does not record any binding intergovernmental agreement or a schedule for coordination between State and Commonwealth agencies. Expect gaps that will need to be bridged by memoranda of understanding, agency networking or subsequent administrative direction.
Potential for subsequent supersession. Because the instrument is dated 2004, subsequent legislative changes, later Commonwealth recovery plans, or State plan revisions may have superseded or amended the practical effect of this adoption. Do not treat this instrument as dispositive of current status without checking for later instruments or updated plans.

In short, the instrument is a precise administrative act with limited textual scope. The principal "gotcha" is to assume that the adoption alone resolves questions about duties, enforcement, funding, taxonomic scope, or longevity. It does not.

Compliance implications flow from two documents: this adoption instrument and the adopted recovery plans themselves. The instrument identifies which documents have been adopted and that the adoption was effective 18 August 2004. For practical compliance work, follow these concrete steps.

Confirm species coverage. Use the exact species names as provided in the instrument to confirm that the species you are dealing with are among those adopted. Because some names are provisional (ms, sp. aff.), cross‑check the Commonwealth threatened species list (current digital list) and the original plan documents to confirm the precise taxonomic identity and any synonymy.
Obtain the adopted recovery plan documents. The instrument provides full bibliographic references (authors, title, year, agency, place). Secure copies of each adopted plan , for example, "NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002). Recovery Plan for Zieria formosa, Zieria buxijugum and Zieria parrisiae." Read the plans in full, focusing on: priority actions, allocated responsibilities, timelines, monitoring and reporting requirements, and recommended management prescriptions.
Check plan currency and any subsequent updates. Many plans cited are "interim" and include finite planning periods. Search Commonwealth and State databases for any subsequent recovery plan revisions, replacement Commonwealth recovery plans, or later ministerial instruments that amend the adopted status. Do not rely on the 2004 adoption instrument alone for current legal standing.
Map responsibilities and funding. Identify which agency the plan names as responsible for each action (the instrument reproduces plan author names which are the starting point). Determine whether the plan requires actions by State agencies, landholders or Commonwealth bodies and whether there are listed funding commitments. If the plan calls for specific State actions and no funding is identified, advise clients on potential risks associated with expectations of funded activities.
Integrate plan measures into approvals and assessments. If advising proponents or assessing projects, ensure that any EPBC Act referrals, environmental impact assessments, or conditions attached to Commonwealth approvals account for the content of the adopted recovery plan. The instrument supplies the identity of the recovery plans to be considered; practitioners should quote the instrument when demonstrating which recovery plan is relevant to a species.
Address species nomenclature in documents and permits. Where there is any ambiguity in species naming (e.g., "sp aff.", "ms"), include cross‑references to accepted taxonomic authorities in project documentation and permits. Document how the plan's species name corresponds to the current Commonwealth listing.
Monitor for enforcement and compliance requirements. Because the adoption instrument itself contains no enforcement text, determine whether plan status under EPBC (as created by s 269A) triggers particular compliance obligations in the EPBC Act (for example, being a consideration in decision‑making). Consult the EPBC Act and any administrative guidance on the role of recovery plans in enforcement or conditioning.
Record the instrument in due diligence. For transactional or compliance due diligence, include the adoption instrument in the register of regulatory instruments that affect a property or project, and note the specific plan(s) adopted and their effective date (18 August 2004). Where a property hosts a listed species named in one of the adopted plans, require a review of the plan's prescriptions as part of any risk assessment.
Liaise with named agencies. The instrument identifies the State/agency authors of each plan. Where plan implementation or interpretation issues arise, contact those agencies (for example, NSW NPWS, DSE Victoria, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, WA Department of Conservation and Land Management) because they are the originators of the adopted documents and are likely to be the first port of call for implementation arrangements.
Where in doubt, seek statutory clarification. If a client’s exposure turns on whether the adopted plan creates a binding legal obligation or whether non‑adherence could trigger sanctions, obtain a statutory interpretation of the EPBC Act provisions referenced (s 269A) or seek written Commonwealth administrative guidance. The adoption instrument itself does not resolve such questions.

These steps keep compliance work grounded in the two essential documents: the adoption instrument (this instrument) and the adopted recovery plan texts, and they require verification against any subsequent legislative or instrument changes.

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - section 269A - Adoption of State Plans as Recovery Plans (18/08/2004)

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Current sections

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Main concepts

Who it affects

Key duties and rights

Penalties and enforcement

How it interacts with other laws

Amendment history

Litigation history

Gotchas

How to comply