{"id":"tas:sr-2004-011","name":"Ombudsman Order 2004","slug":"ombudsman-order-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"11 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318035,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-011-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 [Ombudsman Order 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-011) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Ombudsman Act 1978](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1978-082) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Ombudsman Act 1978](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1978-082) .\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 March 2004\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order does not change the substantive scope of the Ombudsman Act 1978. It formalises the instrument's short title and commencement, identifies the Principal Act, and records incorporation into the authorised text — administrative and editorial effects only (cls 1–4; admin note)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with limited operative text (clauses 1–4).","Procedural commencement mechanism tied to Gazette notification (cl.2) — low interpretive burden.","Cross-reference to Principal Act reduces standalone content but requires checking the Ombudsman Act 1978 for substantive law (cl.3).","Statement of incorporation affects the authorised version of the Act but does not itself create new powers or obligations (cl.4).","Single administrating agency identified (Department of Justice) — concentrated administrative responsibility."],"plain_english_summary":"This order is an administrative instrument that sets the short title, says the order takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette, and identifies the Ombudsman Act 1978 as the ‘Principal Act’. It also records that the amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Act. It mainly affects people who rely on the authorised text of the Ombudsman Act and the Department of Justice (administrator) by formalising commencement and textual incorporation (cls 1–4; admin note)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard machinery provision (an administrative instrument that makes technical amendments to a principal Act). It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of updating the Ombudsman Act 1978."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 clauses across 2 pages","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive operational provisions — merely references amendments already incorporated elsewhere","Single cross-reference to the Ombudsman Act 1978"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation called the **Ombudsman Order 2004**. It does three simple things:\n\n- **Names itself**: It officially calls itself the \"Ombudsman Order 2004\" so people know what document they're looking at.\n- **Sets when it starts**: It begins on the day it's published in the *Gazette* (the government's official newspaper where new laws are announced).\n- **Amends another law**: It makes changes to the **Ombudsman Act 1978** (the main law setting up the Commonwealth Ombudsman, who investigates complaints about government agencies). The actual changes have already been added to the official version of that Act, so you won't see them written out here.\n\n**Who it affects**: Mostly government lawyers and administrators who need to track which version of the Ombudsman Act is current. Ordinary people won't deal with this document directly, but they benefit from the updated Ombudsman Act it helps maintain.\n\n**Why it matters**: This is how Australia's legal system keeps the statute book tidy. Instead of printing a whole new Act, Parliament passes a short \"order\" that slots amendments into existing law."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive text is available to assess whether the scope changed from original intent. The Order has been in force since 17 March 2004 with no apparent amendments indicated, suggesting it has remained consistent with its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited substantive content is available in the provided text — only metadata and status information is visible","Administrative/subordinate legislation (an 'Order') rather than primary legislation, which adds a layer of legal hierarchy to understand","Requires familiarity with the parent Act (Ombudsman Act 1978) to fully understand the Order's effect","Short instrument with a narrow, specific administrative purpose — inherently low complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This short Tasmanian administrative Order designates certain bodies as subject to the Tasmanian Ombudsman's oversight, extending the Ombudsman’s power to investigate complaints about those agencies.  \n\nIt matters to members of the public seeking independent complaint resolution and to the government agencies and public servants brought within that accountability framework. The Order has been in force since 17 March 2004; the full list of designated bodies is not included here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ombudsman-order-2004","history":"/api/acts/ombudsman-order-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ombudsman-order-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ombudsman-order-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ombudsman-order-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ombudsman-order-2004/documents"}}