{"id":"tas:sr-2015-025","name":"State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2015","slug":"state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"25 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186412,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-025-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 [State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2015-025) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2015.","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 22 April 2015\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order appears procedural rather than substantive: it sets a commencement date (cl 2), names the Principal Act (cl 3) and records that an amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the State Service Act 2000 (cl 4). No material expansion or contraction of scope is evident within the text of this order itself; substantive scope effects, if any, depend on the incorporated amendments in the Principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very brief instrument with limited operative provisions (commencement, Principal Act identification, incorporation note).","Relies on the State Service Act 2000 for substantive effect (requires reading the Principal Act to determine material change).","No detailed definitions or procedural rules in this order itself.","Administrative detail (date of commencement, administering department) is straightforward.","Potential ambiguity about the content of the incorporated amendment because text of the amendment is not included here."],"plain_english_summary":"This order takes effect on 1 July 2015, identifies the State Service Act 2000 as the Principal Act (cl 3), and records that an amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of that Act (cl 4). It applies to agencies and heads of agencies governed by the State Service Act 2000 and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Mechanically, it is a short procedural instrument that records commencement and incorporation; any substantive changes must be read in the State Service Act 2000 as amended."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the file was last modified 5 July 2017 but is described as current 'to date' (accessed 5 April 2026), either the legislation has genuinely not changed in nearly 9 years (possible but worth flagging), or the currency claim is misleading relative to the modification date. The Table of Amendments hyperlink exists precisely because amendments have occurred, which tensions against a static 'last modified' date.","confidence":0.62,"description":"The legislation claims to be 'current from 1 July 2015 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017', creating an unresolved ambiguity about whether amendments after 5 July 2017 are captured in the displayed version."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment creates a reasonable expectation of currency, but with a last-modified date nearly a decade old, a reader cannot confirm whether the promise has been honoured or whether the instrument simply has not been amended. The promise is rendered unverifiable from the face of the document.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The site guarantees updates 'usually within 3 working days' but the 'file last modified' date of 5 July 2017 suggests no updates have occurred for approximately 9 years to the accessed date of 5 April 2026, making the 3-working-day update promise functionally meaningless or unverifiable for this instrument."},{"type":"other","section":"Responsible Minister and Department","severity":"medium","reasoning":"An Order that establishes agencies and heads of agencies but does not itself identify the responsible Minister is structurally circular: the Order defines agencies, but accountability over those agencies is defined elsewhere. Any change to the Administrative Arrangement Order silently alters the practical operation of this Order without triggering any amendment process.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Rather than specifying the responsible Minister or Department on the face of the Order, the instrument directs readers to a separate extrinsic document (the Administrative Arrangement Order). This creates a situation where the Order is legally incomplete on its face and its administrative accountability structure is entirely dependent on another instrument that can change without any amendment to this Order."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 1 July 2015 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 5 July 2017')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The version currency statement asserts the legislation is current up to the access date of 5 April 2026, but the authorisation block records the file as last modified on 5 July 2017. These two claims are in direct tension: either the file has been updated since 2017 (contradicting the modification date) or it has not (contradicting the 'to date' currency claim if any amendments exist in the Table of Amendments)."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments ('click to view Table of Amendments')","confidence":0.58,"description":"The existence of a Table of Amendments implies the instrument has been amended, yet the 3-working-day update promise combined with a last-modified date of 5 July 2017 raises the question of whether all amendments recorded in the Table of Amendments are actually reflected in the displayed consolidation. If amendments post-2017 exist in the table but the file has not been modified, the consolidation is materially incomplete."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order appears to have served its original limited purpose of making a specific amendment to the State Service Act 2000. The amendment has been incorporated into the principal Act, which is the standard legislative practice. There is no evidence of scope creep; the document is now essentially a spent instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (4 clauses, approximately 100 words)","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive operative provisions remaining (amendment already incorporated into principal Act)","Purely administrative/technical in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Tasmanian subordinate legislation (called an 'Order') that makes administrative changes to the State Service Act 2000.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Names itself**: Officially calls itself the 'State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2015'.\n- **Sets a start date**: Began operating on 1 July 2015.\n- **Links to the main law**: Confirms it works with the State Service Act 2000 (Tasmania's main law governing the public service).\n- **Makes an amendment**: Changes something in the State Service Act 2000, but the actual change has already been 'incorporated' (merged) into the main Act, so you won't see the amendment text in this Order anymore.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian public servants and government agencies, by changing how agencies and their heads are structured or recognised under the main Act.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is housekeeping legislation. It ensures the list of government agencies and who leads them stays up to date. The key point is that the actual amendment has been absorbed into the main Act, making this document now just a historical record of the change."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this order appears to remain consistent with its original intent of formally designating Tasmanian State Service agencies and their heads. It has been in force since 1 July 2015 and was last modified in July 2017, suggesting only minor administrative updates rather than any fundamental change in scope."},"complexity_factors":["Largely administrative and structural in nature — no complex legal obligations or rights are created for ordinary citizens","Technical public administration terminology (e.g. 'Head of Agency', 'State Service') requires some contextual knowledge","The order is likely a simple schedule-based instrument, but the full content of the schedules is not visible in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Subject to amendment by further orders, meaning the current position may differ from the original — requires cross-referencing amending instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"The Order officially lists which bodies are agencies of the Tasmanian State Service and names the senior official (the “Head”) for each. It determines where public servants sit in the State Service and formally establishes agency leadership, creating the legal basis for accountability, employment relationships and the chain of command. The published text mainly records status; the detailed schedules of agencies and heads are referenced but not fully reproduced."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2015","history":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-2015/documents"}}