{"id":"tas:sr-2006-010","name":"State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2006","slug":"state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"10 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":316058,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2006-010-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 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2006-010) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 21 February 2006.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) 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 [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 20 February 2006\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified 5 July 2017, then the version cannot be truly 'current from 21 February 2006 to date' in an uninterrupted sense — a modification event occurred in between. This suggests either the currency date is misleading or the modification date refers to something other than substantive legislative content, but the distinction is never explained.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'Version current from 21 February 2006 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 5 July 2017', creating an internal inconsistency about when the instrument was last substantively changed versus when it has been 'current'."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A gap of nearly nine years between the last file modification (2017) and the claimed currency date (2026) is logically suspicious. Either no amendments were made in that period — which is possible but notable for a machinery-of-government instrument — or amendments exist but have not been incorporated, making the 'current to date' representation potentially misleading to readers relying on the consolidated version.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument claims to be current 'to date' as accessed on 8 April 2026, yet the file was last modified on 5 July 2017. If the instrument genuinely has not changed since 2017 but is described as current to 2026, this raises the question of whether intervening amending instruments listed in the Table of Amendments have been properly consolidated into the version being served."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Responsible Minister and Department","severity":"low","reasoning":"An Order whose very subject matter is the identification of agencies and heads of agencies declines to identify its own responsible Minister within its text, instead pointing externally. This creates a minor circularity: you need the Administrative Arrangement Order to know who administers the State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order, which itself is meant to structure the administrative apparatus.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The Order purports to define agencies and their heads, but then delegates identification of the responsible Minister and Department entirely to a separate external instrument (the Administrative Arrangement Order) without specifying any fallback. This means the Order is self-incomplete: it cannot be read or applied in isolation."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (stating 'Version current from 21 February 2006 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation (stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017')","confidence":0.6,"description":"The version currency statement implies the instrument has been continuously current in its present form since 21 February 2006, yet the authorisation block records a file modification on 5 July 2017, contradicting the implication of an unaltered instrument across that entire period."},{"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":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 5 July 2017' vs accessed date of 8 April 2026","confidence":0.45,"description":"The site represents that legislative changes are reflected within 3 working days, yet the file modification date is nearly 9 years prior to the access date. If any amendments were made to the Order after 5 July 2017, the 3-working-day update commitment would have required the file modification date to be more recent. Either no amendments occurred (undermining the utility of the Table of Amendments reference) or the file modification date is not a reliable proxy for currency, contradicting the 3-working-day assurance."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order served its original narrow purpose: to make a specific amendment to the State Service Act 2000 regarding agencies and their heads. The scope remained limited to that technical administrative function, and the order has now been absorbed into the principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short—only 4 clauses","No defined terms within the order itself (relies entirely on external references)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single technical amendment that has already been incorporated into the principal Act","No substantive operative provisions remaining in force as standalone text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short administrative order from 2006 that made a technical amendment to the State Service Act 2000 (Tasmanian legislation). The order itself has already done its job—the amendment it made has been 'incorporated into the authorised version' of the main Act, meaning the change is now part of the permanent law and this order is essentially historical. It established which government bodies count as 'agencies' and who their heads are for the purposes of Tasmania's public service laws, but since the amendment has been merged into the main Act, you would now look at the State Service Act 2000 itself for the current rules."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order appears to have maintained its original administrative purpose of formally listing State Service agencies and their heads. While it has been amended over the years (reflecting machinery-of-government changes like agency restructures or name changes), its core scope — defining the structure of the Tasmanian public service — has not fundamentally changed from its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Relies on understanding of the parent State Service Act 2000 to appreciate full legal effect","Has been amended multiple times since 2006, requiring cross-referencing with the Table of Amendments to confirm current state","Interacts with Administrative Arrangement Orders which can change agency structures independently","Limited substantive content visible in the provided text — complexity of the full instrument cannot be fully assessed"],"plain_english_summary":"The Order is a Tasmanian government administrative instrument that officially lists which organisations are State Service agencies and names their heads, as required by the State Service Act 2000. It affects Tasmanian public servants, agency leaders and members of the public by clarifying who employers and responsible authorities are. In force since 21 February 2006 and amended over time, it defines the organisational structure that governs public service employment and accountability."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Clause 4 states an amendment effected by the Order has been incorporated into the authorised version of the State Service Act 2000, indicating the Order changed the statutory text of the Principal Act. The supplied instrument itself only records citation, commencement (s 1–2), identification of the Principal Act (s 3) and the incorporation statement (cl 4); the precise substantive scope of the amendment is not contained in the provided text and must be determined from the authorised consolidated Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument limited to citation and commencement (s 1–2).","Direct cross-reference to the Principal Act requires reading the State Service Act 2000 to understand substantive effect (s 3).","Clause noting incorporation of an amendment into the authorised Act creates dependency on consolidated authorised text for operative detail (cl 4).","No substantive operative provisions or schedules in the supplied text, reducing procedural complexity but increasing interpretive reliance on external documents.","Administrative information (publication date, administering department) is explicit, limiting discretion but signalling where implementation responsibility lies."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order gives a short title, sets its start date (21 February 2006) and identifies the State Service Act 2000 as the Principal Act. It records that an amendment effected by the Order has been incorporated into the authorised version of the State Service Act 2000 and notes administrative responsibility (Department of Premier and Cabinet). It does not itself list substantive measures, and it does not impose fees or new procedural burdens in the text provided."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2006","history":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2006/documents"}}