{"id":"tas:sr-2026-037","name":"Administrative Arrangements Amendment Order (No. 3) 2026","slug":"administrative-arrangements-amendment-order-no-3-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"37 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":499806,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2026-037-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-07-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Administrative Arrangements Amendment Order (No. 3) 2026](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2026-037) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> > (1)  Except as provided in this clause, the provisions of this order take effect on 2 July 2026.\n> \n> > (2)  [Part 3](#HP3@EN) takes effect on 16 July 2026.\n\n*\n\n> **PART 2 - Administrative Arrangements Order 2025 Amended**\n\n**3.**   **Principal Order**\n\n> In this Part, the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) is referred to as the Principal Order.\n\n*\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) .\n\n***\n\n> **PART 3 - Administrative Arrangements Order 2025 Further Amended**\n\n**5.**   **Principal Order**\n\n> In this Part, the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) is referred to as the Principal Order.\n\n*\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) .\n\n**\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 17 June 2026\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Administrative Arrangements Order 2025 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Administrative Arrangements Order 2025 Amended","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Order","content":"### 3 Principal Order\n\n> In this Part, the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) is referred to as the Principal Order.\n\n*\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) .\n\n*","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Administrative Arrangements Order 2025 Further Amended","content":"# Part 3 Administrative Arrangements Order 2025 Further Amended","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Order","content":"### 5 Principal Order\n\n> In this Part, the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) is referred to as the Principal Order.\n\n*\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) .\n\n*","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Administrative Arrangements Order 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/sr-2025-039) .","sortOrder":8}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no evidence in the supplied text that this Order expands beyond the usual purpose of Administrative Arrangements Orders (reallocating ministerial or departmental responsibility). The material available contains only metadata and no schedules; based on the instrument type, the scope appears consistent with ordinary executive reallocation of responsibilities rather than a change in substantive legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument type: administrative housekeeping order (typically short and formulaic)","Provided material contains only headings and metadata; no substantive schedule included","Likely single-purpose: reassignment of administrative responsibility rather than creating new law","Potential cross-references to many Acts (which can add practical complexity) but those are external to the Order itself","Low number of defined terms expected; few conditional rules or nested exceptions in standard AAOs"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument is and does (plain English)**\n\n- This document is an Administrative Arrangements Amendment Order for Tasmania (No. 3) 2026. Instruments of this type reassign which Minister or government department is responsible for particular Acts, functions or administrative tasks. They are an executive housekeeping tool: they move responsibilities around inside government, they do not by themselves change primary law (Acts of Parliament).\n\n- Who it affects\n  - Ministers and departments: it changes which Minister or department handles particular programs, statutory functions or administrative responsibilities.\n  - Public servants: agencies must change reporting lines, policy responsibilities and administrative arrangements to match the new assignment.\n  - Regulated persons and businesses: the point of contact for permits, compliance, approvals or enforcement may change; notices, application forms and guidance may need updating.\n  - Members of the public: interactions with government (where to apply for something, which Minister to contact) can change.\n\n- How it works, mechanically\n  - The Order lists specific Acts, statutory functions or administrative subjects and names the Minister and department to which each is assigned. Implementation is normally by proclamation or by replacing entries in the schedule of the Administrative Arrangements Order.\n  - It does not amend the text of the Acts themselves. Powers, duties and legal standards in the Acts remain unchanged unless a separate law is passed.\n  - Effect is immediate on the administrative responsibilities listed (subject to any commencement wording inside the Order).\n\n- Why it matters (stated purpose, and practical implications)\n  - Stated purpose: to reallocate administrative responsibility so that the right Minister or department handles particular functions (for example after a reshuffle, machinery of government change, or creation/abolition of a department).\n  - Practical implications and trade-offs:\n    - Implementation costs: administrative work to update delegations, website information, forms, signage, corporate systems and interdepartmental arrangements.\n    - Transitional risk: temporary loss of institutional knowledge at the receiving agency, possible delays in decision-making while staff and processes are realigned.\n    - Compliance and business effects: businesses and individuals may need to redirect applications or complaints; if the new agency adopts different administrative practices, compliance costs can change.\n    - No change to legal standards: regulatory obligations and statutory rights remain governed by the underlying Acts unless Parliament amends those Acts.\n    - Concentrated vs diffuse effects: changes mainly concentrate on agencies (who bear transition costs) while the public experiences diffuse impacts (where to apply, possible short-term delays).\n\n- Who pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes\n  - Who pays: taxpayers absorb administrative transition costs; agencies bear internal reorganisation costs; regulated parties may bear any increased compliance cost or short-term delay costs.\n  - Who decides: the Premier, relevant Ministers and the Governor (acting under executive powers) make and sign Administrative Arrangements Orders.\n  - Behaviour changes: departments reallocate staff and budgets; Ministers gain or lose oversight of particular functions; regulated entities and the public must change the channel through which they interact with government.\n\n- Limits and legal effect\n  - This Order is an administrative (executive) instrument, not primary legislation. It does not create new statutory duties or change legal rights in Acts. Any change to substantive law requires Parliament.\n\nNote on source material: the document text supplied contains the instrument heading, metadata and status details only; no schedule of specific functions or Acts appears in the material provided. The summary above therefore describes the legal effect and practical mechanics of Administrative Arrangements Orders generally and the likely impacts of a typical such amendment. If you want a clause-by-clause breakdown, please provide the Order's schedules (the list of specific Acts and functions being reassigned)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-amendment-order-no-3-2026","history":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-amendment-order-no-3-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-amendment-order-no-3-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-amendment-order-no-3-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-amendment-order-no-3-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-amendment-order-no-3-2026/documents"}}