Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 section 269A Instrument repealing and adopting Recovery Plans (09/05/2007) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Instrument repealing and adopting Recovery Plans

I, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources:

1. Pursuant to subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby repeal:

(a)  the Thick-billed Grasswren (Western Subspecies) (Amytornis textilis textilis) Interim Recovery Plan 2000‑2002 that was adopted under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 on 13 October 2003; and

(b)  the Conservation Research Statement and Species Recovery Plan for (Persoonia nutans) R. Br. 1996 under subsection 269A(7) of the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 on 5 October 2001; and

2. Under subsection 269A(7) 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 the State of New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Queensland (or agencies of those State/Territory) specified opposite those listed threatened species:

New South Wales Recovery Plans (3)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Persoonia nutans	NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (2006). Persoonia nutans R.Br. (Nodding Geebung) Recovery Plan NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Hurstville.
Prostanthera askania	NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (2006).  Prostanthera askani Recovery Plan NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Hurstville.
Zieria involucrata	NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (2006).  Zieria involucrata R.Br. ex Benth Recovery Plan NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, Hurstville.

Northern Territory Recovery Plans (2)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Macrotis lagotis	Pavey, C. (2006). National Recovery Plan for the Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis. Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, Alice Springs.
Erythrura gouldiae	O’Malley, C. (2006). National Recovery Plan for the Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae). WWF‑Australia, Sydney and Parks and Wildlife NT, Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, NT Government, Palmerston.

Queensland Recovery Plans (2)

Listed Threatened Species	Recovery Plan
Allocasuarina emuina	Environmental Protection Agency (2007): National recovery plan for the Mt Emu she-oak Allocasuarina emuina. Report to Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.
Litoria olongburensis	Meyer, E., Hero, J-M., Shoo, L. and Lewis, B. (2006): National recovery plan for the wallum sedgefrog and other other wallum-dependent frog species. Report to Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Canberra. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane.

The repeal of the Thick-billed Grasswren (Western Subspecies) (Amytornis textilis textilis) Interim Recovery Plan 2000‑2002 and the Conservation Research Statement and Species Recovery Plan for (Persoonia nutans) R. Br. 1996 will take effect on the date of signing of this instrument.

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

Dated this 9^th day of May 2007.

Malcolm Turnbull

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources