{"id":"tas:sr-2019-041","name":"Financial Management Amendment Order 2019","slug":"financial-management-amendment-order-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"41 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184460,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-041-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Financial Management Amendment Order 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2019-041) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which the *Financial Management Act 2016* commences.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Financial Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-042) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Financial Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-042) .\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 26 June 2019\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this appears to be a routine administrative amendment order making targeted updates to existing financial management rules. There is no indication of scope creep beyond its stated purpose of amending financial management arrangements within the Tasmanian public sector."},"complexity_factors":["The actual amendment content is not present in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Administrative/subordinate legislation (an 'Order') rather than primary legislation — typically narrower in scope","Likely contains technical financial or accounting terminology in the full instrument","Interacts with the parent Financial Management Act, requiring cross-reference to understand full effect"],"plain_english_summary":"The Financial Management Amendment Order 2019 (Tas.) is an administrative instrument that amends existing financial management rules for Tasmanian government departments and agencies. Affecting public servants who manage public funds, it updates procedural and reporting arrangements (effective 1 July 2019) to keep government finance practices current and protect taxpayer money."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file modified on 25 June 2019 cannot reflect a version that is current from 1 July 2019 unless the modification anticipated future commencement. This creates an internal temporal inconsistency: the currency period begins after the file was last touched, implying the document was never actually updated to reflect its operative state.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 1 July 2019 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 25 June 2019' — a date before its own commencement date."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The instrument references a Table of Amending Instruments (implying subsequent amendments exist), yet the file modification date of 25 June 2019 suggests no updates have been made. This contradicts the assurance of timely updates.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The statement that legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' is rendered meaningless for this instrument, as the file has apparently not been modified since 25 June 2019 despite a Table of Amending Instruments being referenced."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 25 June 2019","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 1 July 2019 to date","confidence":0.74,"description":"The file modification date predates the commencement date of the version it purports to represent. A document last modified on 25 June 2019 cannot authentically capture a legislative state that only came into existence on 1 July 2019."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow the substantive scope of the Financial Management Act in the text provided. It only sets commencement timing (cl.2), identifies the Principal Act (cl.3), records incorporation into the authorised version (cl.4), and records administration; these are procedural and publication matters rather than changes to subject-matter scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only formal clauses: title, commencement, principal act reference, incorporation, administration)","Procedural effect only — no substantive policy or regulatory rules in the text supplied","Commencement tied to the Principal Act (cl.2), creating dependency on an external triggering event","References to the Principal Act require readers to consult that Act for substantive content (cl.3)","Incorporation statement (cl.4) affects legal publication/versioning rather than behavioural obligations","Administrative note about departmental responsibility is declarative, not rule-making"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument makes a brief, procedural amendment to the Financial Management Act 2016: it gives the amendment a short title, says it takes effect when the Financial Management Act 2016 commences (cl.2), and records that the change has been incorporated into the authorised version of that Act (cl.4). It does not itself create new fees or regulatory duties in the supplied text and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amendment order with no indication of scope creep. It performs its intended narrow function of formally amending the principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No defined terms beyond standard references to the Principal Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive operative provisions — the amendment has been incorporated elsewhere","Purely mechanical/technical instrument with no policy content in the text itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that makes a change to the **Financial Management Act 2016** (the main law that governs how the Victorian Government manages its money, spending, and financial reporting).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Amends** (changes) the Financial Management Act 2016\n- The actual change itself has already been merged into the main Act, so this Order is essentially a formal record that a change was made\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Victorian Government departments and agencies who must follow the Financial Management Act\n- Public servants responsible for government budgeting and accounting\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Ensures the government's financial management rules stay up to date\n- Provides legal certainty about when changes take effect (whenever the main Act started)\n\n**Key detail:** This Order doesn't contain the actual text of the change — it just points to where the updated law can be found. This is common with amendment instruments that have been \"incorporated\" into the principal legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2019","history":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2019/documents"}}