{"id":"tas:sr-2023-019","name":"State Service Amendment Regulations 2023","slug":"state-service-amendment-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"19 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179222,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-019-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> These regulations may be cited as the [State Service Amendment Regulations 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-019) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Regulations","content":"### 3 Principal Regulations\n\n> In these regulations, the [State Service Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-022) are referred to as the Principal Regulations.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [State Service Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-022) .\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 May 2023\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope of the regulation changed from its original intent. It appears to be a routine administrative amendment to the State Service Regulations, staying within the established framework of Tasmanian public sector employment law. Insufficient detail is available to identify any scope creep or narrowing."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment regulation only — meaning it modifies existing rules rather than creating a standalone new framework, requiring cross-referencing with the parent State Service Regulations to understand full effect","Limited text available — the actual amendment content is not reproduced, preventing assessment of substantive complexity","Tasmanian-specific legislative framework may require familiarity with local public sector law","Administrative/procedural in nature, which tends to be less complex than substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation amends Tasmania’s existing State Service Regulations, updating the administrative rules that govern public sector employment and agency operations. It directly affects Tasmanian government employees and the managers and HR teams who apply those rules, and may indirectly impact members of the public who rely on government services. These changes matter because they can alter everyday working conditions, rights, and agency responsibilities across the State Service."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment regulation serves its standard limited purpose of formally updating the principal regulations. The scope remains exactly what it purports to be: a vehicle for technical amendment."},"complexity_factors":["Document is purely procedural — contains no substantive legal rules","Only 4 sections, all administrative in nature","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to operational provisions","Single amendment already incorporated into principal regulations, rendering this document a historical record only"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations make a technical amendment to the State Service Regulations 2021, which govern employment conditions for Tasmania's public service (the 'State Service'). The amendment has already been merged into the main regulations, so this document simply records that the change happened and when it took effect. It doesn't contain any new rules you can read here — it's essentially a formal receipt showing the update was completed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not itself expand or narrow who is regulated; it amends and is recorded against the State Service Regulations 2021 (reg 3) and notes incorporation into the authorised version (reg 4). Any substantive scope is determined by the Principal Regulations rather than by this amending instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, procedural text with no substantive policy or operational rules","Commencement by Gazette notification (reg 2) requires monitoring of external publication rather than a fixed date","Cross-reference dependence on the Principal Regulations (reg 3) means substantive effect depends on the 2021 Regulations' content","Incorporation note (reg 4) shifts consolidation burden to authorised version maintenance","Minimal compliance burden and limited administrative discretion in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally amends the State Service Regulations 2021: it identifies the Principal Regulations (reg 3), gives the regulation its short title (reg 1), and says it takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette (reg 2). Mechanically it records the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version (reg 4) and names the Department of Premier and Cabinet as administrator. The instrument itself sets no new fees or substantive obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-amendment-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/state-service-amendment-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-amendment-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-amendment-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-amendment-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-amendment-regulations-2023/documents"}}