{"id":"tas:sr-2022-073","name":"Financial Management Amendment Order 2022","slug":"financial-management-amendment-order-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"73 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179718,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-073-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 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-073) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 October 2022.","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 30 September 2022\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 staying within the established scope of Tasmanian public sector financial management rules. There is no evidence from the metadata provided that the order expands or contracts its original intent in any significant way."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive amendment text is visible, making content analysis impossible","Subordinate legislation (orders) can be harder to track than Acts as they amend existing frameworks rather than standing alone","Requires cross-referencing with the principal Financial Management Act and existing orders to understand the full effect","Narrow administrative scope — likely affects a limited audience within the Tasmanian public sector"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends Tasmania’s existing financial management order, updating the rules that govern how state departments and agencies handle public money. It primarily affects Tasmanian public servants and agencies responsible for spending and accounting taxpayer funds, with indirect effects for the public.\n\nThe file appears to contain only metadata (dates/status) rather than the amendment text, so the practical impact cannot be determined from this document alone."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order performs exactly its intended function: formally amending the Principal Act and noting that the amendment has been incorporated. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 clauses total","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation except naming the Principal Act","Substantive amendment already incorporated elsewhere — this instrument is purely procedural"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **technical housekeeping instrument** that makes a minor change to the Financial Management Act 2016 (Tasmania).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Amends the state's main financial management law\n- The actual amendment has already been merged into the official version of the Act (this is noted in clause 4)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian public servants who manage government money\n- Anyone who needs to check the official version of the Financial Management Act 2016\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It keeps the law up to date by formalising a change that was already made\n- It ensures there's a clear record of when the change took effect (1 October 2022)\n- This is standard administrative practice — the Order itself doesn't create new substantive rules, it just documents an amendment that's already been applied to the main Act"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 30 September 2022 but the version is only current from 1 October 2022, this raises a question about whether any modifications could have been made after the 'last modified' date but before commencement. While likely a technical/administrative artefact, it creates a logical gap: either the file was complete before commencement (in which case the modification date should arguably post-date or match commencement) or modifications could occur after the stated modification date. This undermines confidence in the integrity of the version control metadata.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it is 'Version current from 1 October 2022 to date' while simultaneously stating the 'File last modified 30 September 2022'. The version is stated to commence on 1 October 2022 but the file was last modified the day before it came into force, creating an internal inconsistency about when the authoritative version was finalised."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The presence of a 'Table of Amending Instruments' hyperlink alongside a currency statement suggesting the version is current and unchanged since 1 October 2022 creates a mild structural absurdity. If no amendments have been made, the table serves no purpose in the document. If amendments have been made, the currency statement is potentially misleading. The confidence is low because it is common practice to include amendment tables as standard infrastructure regardless of whether amendments exist.","confidence":0.3,"description":"The legislation states it is accessible 'to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 14:45)' suggesting the document remains unamended and current for over three and a half years, yet the Table of Amending Instruments section is included, implying amendments exist or are anticipated. Including amendment infrastructure for what purports to be a wholly unamended instrument is redundant but not impossible."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or formatting error in the HTML-to-text conversion rather than a substantive legislative drafting flaw, if taken as the authoritative text of the instrument, every heading appearing twice creates genuine ambiguity. Statutory interpretation principles require that effect be given to all words in legislation. A court or reader could not definitively determine whether the double titling is intentional (e.g., indicating bilingual or parallel provisions) or erroneous. The severity is medium because it affects the readability and formal integrity of the instrument, even if the practical content is unaffected.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Every heading and section title in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Financial Management Amendment Financial Management Amendment Order 2022', 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). This systematic duplication renders the document structurally incoherent and raises questions about which instance of each heading is authoritative."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 30 September 2022","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 1 October 2022 to date","confidence":0.5,"description":"The file is stated to have been last modified on 30 September 2022, yet the operative version does not commence until 1 October 2022. This creates a contradiction between the administrative record of the document's last change and its stated commencement date: the document was supposedly finalised before it legally came into existence as current law."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Status Information - 'File last modified 30 September 2022' with currency stated as current 'to date (accessed 5 April 2026)'","confidence":0.3,"description":"The update policy states the site is updated within 3 working days of legislative change. If the file has genuinely not been modified since 30 September 2022 despite being accessed in April 2026, this is consistent only if no changes occurred — yet the existence of a 'Table of Amending Instruments' link implies the instrument has or could have amending instruments. If amending instruments exist but the file has not been updated, the 3-working-day update commitment is contradicted."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Order effects an amendment to the Financial Management Act 2016 (clause 3) and takes effect 1 October 2022 (clause 2). The Order does not publish the substantive amendment text in this instrument; it only records that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Act (clause 4). Because the instrument does not disclose the content of the amendment, the precise substantive expansion or contraction of the Act's subject-matter cannot be determined from this Order alone."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only formal, procedural clauses (title, commencement, principal-act reference, incorporation note).","No substantive amendment text or operative detail included in this instrument.","Clear commencement date (reduces temporal ambiguity).","Direct reference to an existing principal Act — requires cross-checking the Financial Management Act 2016 to see substantive effect.","Administrative clarity about department responsible (Department of Treasury and Finance)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order amends the Financial Management Act 2016, comes into force on 1 October 2022 (clause 2) and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance. It does not itself print the amendment text here but notes the change has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Act (clause 4).\n\nThe Order mechanically changes the legal text that governs who must follow the Financial Management Act 2016; any compliance costs or payment obligations created by that amendment will fall on the persons and bodies governed by that Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2022","history":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/financial-management-amendment-order-2022/documents"}}