{"id":"tas:sr-2006-022","name":"State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order (No. 2) 2006","slug":"state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-no-2-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"22 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":316135,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2006-022-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 (No. 2) 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2006-022) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 5 April 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 5 April 2006\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The version currency claim ('5 April 2006 to date') conflicts with the modification date of '5 July 2017'. If the file was modified in 2017, then the version cannot be accurately described as current 'from 5 April 2006' without qualification. Either the modification was administrative/metadata only (in which case the currency claim is misleading) or the substantive content was altered (in which case the currency date should reflect 2017). Neither scenario is adequately explained.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 5 April 2006 to date' while simultaneously indicating the file was last modified 5 July 2017, yet it purports to be current as accessed on 8 April 2026. This creates an unresolved ambiguity about whether the substantive instrument has been unchanged since 2006 or since 2017."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update Commitment","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update undertaking is a procedural guarantee that presupposes changes will occur and be reflected. An instrument of this administrative nature (designating agencies and heads of agencies) covering a 20-year span with apparent zero substantive amendments strains credibility given the well-documented machinery-of-government changes in Tasmania over that period, suggesting either the instrument is outdated or the update commitment has not been honoured.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet the file modification date is 5 July 2017 while the instrument purports to remain current through 8 April 2026 — a gap of nearly 9 years with no recorded amendment. This is not inherently impossible but the update commitment clause becomes meaningless if no updates have occurred over such an extended period."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version: 'current from 5 April 2006 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.7,"description":"The version currency header asserts the instrument has been operative and current from its commencement date of 5 April 2006, implying no substantive change, yet the authorisation metadata records a file modification on 5 July 2017. These two statements are in tension: if the file was modified in 2017, the version currency should reflect that date as the start of the current version, not 2006."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The order amends the coverage/recording of agencies and heads under the State Service Act 2000 and confirms that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version (cl.4). It takes effect on 5 April 2006 (cl.2). The instrument changes which bodies and individuals fall within the Act’s scope (affecting coverage and legal classification) rather than creating new regulatory duties or fees."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, administrative instrument with no substantive regulatory rules","Requires cross-reference to the Principal Act (State Service Act 2000) to see substantive effect (cl.3)","Amendment text is not reproduced here but is said to be incorporated into the authorised version — necessitates consulting consolidated Act (cl.4)","Fixed commencement date reduces implementation ambiguity (cl.2)","Limited stakeholder universe (public agencies, heads, legal practitioners)","Low compliance burden and minimal discretionary power within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This order gives a short title, sets a commencement date (5 April 2006), and links itself to the State Service Act 2000. Mechanically, it effects an amendment to how agencies and heads of agencies are recorded under that Act and confirms that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version. It primarily affects public-sector agencies and their heads, and anyone relying on the Act for legal or administrative status."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order appears to have served its original limited purpose — making a specific amendment to the State Service Act 2000. There is no evidence of scope creep; it has simply become spent as its content was incorporated into the principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses, two of which are purely mechanical (short title and commencement)","Zero defined terms beyond the label \"Principal Act\"","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative provisions remaining in force","No cross-references to other legislation except the parent Act being amended","Clause 4 explicitly states the order's only substantive content has been absorbed into the principal Act, leaving this as a shell document"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short administrative order made under Tasmanian law (not Commonwealth, despite the user's framing — I'll note this gently). It does two simple things:\n\n- **Names itself**: The \"State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order (No. 2) 2006\" — essentially a label for filing purposes.\n- **Starts the clock**: It took effect on 5 April 2006.\n- **Amends another law**: It made changes to the *State Service Act 2000* (Tasmania's public service law), but those changes have already been \"incorporated\" into the main Act — meaning this order is now just a historical record of the amendment, not a standalone rule anyone needs to follow today.\n\n**Who it affects**: Tasmanian public servants and government agencies, though only indirectly and historically. The order itself doesn't create any current rights or obligations.\n\n**Why it matters**: It doesn't, really — except for legal historians or anyone tracing when particular public service structures were established. It's a \"spent\" instrument: the living law is now in the *State Service Act 2000* itself."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available text, there is no indication that the scope of this order changed from its original intent. It appears to have remained a straightforward administrative designation instrument since commencement in April 2006, with the last file modification in July 2017 likely reflecting minor administrative updates rather than substantive scope changes."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited substantive content available in the extracted text — mostly metadata, status information, and formatting artefacts","Narrow administrative/structural purpose with no complex legal rights or obligations created directly","Requires cross-referencing with the State Service Act 2000 and Administrative Arrangement Orders to fully understand effect","Multiple amendments noted but not visible in the provided text, adding minor uncertainty"],"plain_english_summary":"This order names which bodies count as official Tasmanian State Service agencies and formally identifies their heads under the State Service Act 2000. It affects the agencies’ staff and senior leaders and clarifies which organisations carry the legal status, responsibilities and accountability that flow from being an agency. Its practical effect is mostly administrative—shaping employment, governance and how these bodies sit in government rather than altering everyday rights."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-no-2-2006","history":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-no-2-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-no-2-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-no-2-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-no-2-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-agencies-and-heads-of-agencies-order-no-2-2006/documents"}}