{"id":"tas:sr-2016-017","name":"State Service (Departmental Name Change) Order 2016","slug":"state-service-departmental-name-change-order-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"17 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186246,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-017-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 (Departmental Name Change) Order 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-017) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 4 April 2016.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name of Government department","content":"### 3 Change of name of Government department\n\n> The name of the Government department known as the Department of Police and Emergency Management is changed to the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.\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 4 April 2016\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the function its title suggests — changing a departmental name. There is no scope creep; it is a pure administrative renaming with no expansion of powers, functions, or application."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953 in the footer)","Single, unconditional operative provision with no exceptions or conditions","No delegated legislation or regulatory powers created","Straightforward declaratory language: 'is changed to'"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis is a simple administrative order that changes the name of a Tasmanian Government department. Specifically, it renames the **Department of Police and Emergency Management** to the **Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian public servants working in that department\n- Anyone dealing with that department (businesses, emergency services personnel, members of the public)\n- Other government agencies that need to update their records and correspondence\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhile it sounds minor, departmental name changes have practical consequences. The new name better reflects the department's actual responsibilities — particularly that it oversees **fire services** alongside police and emergency management. This affects:\n- Letterheads and official documents\n- Legal contracts and agreements\n- How the public identifies which department handles fire-related matters\n\nThis is a **machinery of government** change — it doesn't change what the department does, only what it's called."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order appears to have achieved exactly its stated and limited purpose: formally recording a departmental name change. There is no indication of scope creep or unintended expansion — it remains a purely administrative instrument consistent with its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow and singular administrative purpose — renaming a department","No substantive policy content or obligations imposed on citizens","No definitions, offences, penalties, or regulatory frameworks","The actual content of the order (which specific department was renamed) is not reproduced in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Operates purely within existing State Service Act framework with no novel legal concepts"],"plain_english_summary":"This order formally renames one or more Tasmanian Government departments under the State Service Act. It doesn’t change functions, staff, or responsibilities but provides the legal authority for all official references, contracts and signage to use the new name. It affects the relevant public servants, members of the public who deal with those departments, and documents citing the old name; effective 4 April 2016."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument effects only a change of the department's official name (s 3) and specifies commencement (s 2). The text does not alter statutory functions, powers, responsibilities, or funding for the department; scope remains the same as before the name change."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: only a department name change (s 3).","Very short instrument: three operative provisions (short title, commencement, name change).","No substantive amendments to other statutes or to departmental functions in the text provided.","No new regulatory duties, powers, penalties, or delegated discretion created.","Clear commencement date supplied (s 2), limiting transitional ambiguity."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order renames the Government department called the Department of Police and Emergency Management to the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management (s 3). It commences on 4 April 2016 (s 2) and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Mechanically, it changes the department’s official name for legal and administrative references; the text contains no amendment to functions, powers, budgets or responsibilities."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-departmental-name-change-order-2016","history":"/api/acts/state-service-departmental-name-change-order-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-departmental-name-change-order-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-departmental-name-change-order-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-departmental-name-change-order-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-departmental-name-change-order-2016/documents"}}