{"id":"tas:sr-2004-004","name":"State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2004","slug":"state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318130,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-004-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 [State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-004) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 2 February 2004.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 3.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) .\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 2 February 2004\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original commencement/citation instrument for the order. The document itself is minimal and serves only to establish the order's identity and effective date, while noting that substantive amendments have been incorporated into the parent Act. There is no indication of scope creep within this fragment."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (only 3 clauses)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation except a citation to the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Purely administrative machinery (naming, commencement, incorporation note)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, formal document that gives a name to a Tasmanian government order and sets when it starts operating.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Names the order**: It officially calls this document the \"State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2004\". This is just a label so people can find and refer to it easily.\n- **Sets the start date**: The order began operating on 2 February 2004.\n- **Notes an amendment**: It mentions that changes made by this order have already been added into the main \"State Service Act 2000\" (the principal law that governs Tasmania's public service).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily Tasmanian public servants and government agencies, as it relates to how the State Service is organised and who leads various agencies.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This type of document (called a \"subordinate legislation\" or \"statutory order\") is how the government puts into practice the details that the main Act doesn't cover—like listing which bodies count as \"agencies\" and who their bosses are. Without this order, the main Act couldn't function properly because it wouldn't know which organisations it applies to."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the order appears to have remained consistent with its original intent — formally designating State Service agencies and their heads. Regular amendments (reflected in the Table of Amending Instruments) likely reflect machinery-of-government changes such as departments being created, renamed, or abolished, rather than any expansion or contraction of the order's fundamental purpose."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content available is minimal — the document as provided is largely metadata and status information rather than operative legal text","Administrative/structural orders of this type are typically straightforward lists rather than complex legal provisions","No novel legal concepts or cross-referencing obligations are visible in the provided text","Interpretation requires familiarity with the parent legislation (State Service Act 2000), adding a minor layer of complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Order lists and legally defines the agencies that make up Tasmania’s State Service and names the head of each agency. It affects public servants, ministers, and anyone dealing with government departments. Its importance is practical and legal: it creates the official organisational structure, identifies who is accountable for agency decisions and actions, and operates alongside the State Service Act 2000."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Clause 3 records that an amendment effected by this Order has been incorporated into the authorised version of the State Service Act 2000 (cl.3). That indicates the Order changes the statutory text of the Act as published in its authorised version; the Order itself is procedural but produces a change in the Act's authorised text."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only formal provisions (short title, commencement, incorporation statement).","Cross-references to another primary statute (State Service Act 2000) create reliance on external text for substantive effect (cl.3).","No substantive definitions or operative lists included in the excerpt; practical effect depends on the amended authorised Act.","Administrative details (Gazette notification, administrative responsibility) are present but add little legal complexity.","Plain procedural language; limited discretion or compliance mechanisms in the text provided."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order sets out its short title and commencement date (2 February 2004) and records that an amendment made by the Order has been incorporated into the authorised version of the State Service Act 2000. It is a technical, administrative instrument that alters the official statutory text concerning agencies and heads of agencies, and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet and noted in the Gazette."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2004","history":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2004/documents"}}