{"id":"tas:sr-2006-021","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2006","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"21 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":316120,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2006-021-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 (Restructuring) Order 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2006-021) .","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":"Change of name of Department of Police and Public Safety","content":"### 3 Change of name of Department of Police and Public Safety\n\n> The name of the Government department known as the Department of Police and Public Safety is changed to the Department of Police and Emergency Management.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name of Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts","content":"### 4 Change of name of Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts\n\n> The name of the Government department known as the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts is changed to the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation of Government departments, &c.","content":"### 5 Amalgamation of Government departments, &c.\n\n> > (1)  The Office of Youth Affairs, part of the Department of Education, is amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet.\n> \n> > (2)  The Tasmania Fire Service, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is amalgamated with the Department of Police and Emergency Management.\n> \n> > (3)  The Environment Division, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, is amalgamated with the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment.\n> \n> > (4)  The Land Use Planning Branch of the Strategic Policy and Planning Division, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, is amalgamated with the Department of Justice.\n> \n> > (5)  The secretariat supporting the Resource Planning and Development Commission, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, is amalgamated with the Department of Justice.\n> \n> > (6)  The secretariat supporting the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, is amalgamated with the Department of Justice.\n> \n> > (7)  Workplace Standards Tasmania, part of the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, is amalgamated with the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name of Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment","content":"### 6 Change of name of Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment\n\n> The name of the Government department known as the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment is changed to the Department of Primary Industries and Water.\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":5}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no indication that the scope of this order changed from its original intent. It appears to have functioned as a discrete, time-specific administrative restructuring action. Any amendments noted in the Table of Amending Instruments cannot be assessed without access to their content, but the order has remained substantively stable since 5 April 2006."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and specific administrative instrument — restructuring orders are typically short and formulaic","Operates within a well-established legal framework (State Service Act 2000), reducing interpretive uncertainty","The actual operative content of the order was not provided, limiting full assessment","No apparent cross-jurisdictional or multi-agency complexity evident from available text","Has remained unchanged since 2006 (aside from noted amendments), suggesting it was a one-time administrative action"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order 2006 (Tas) is an administrative instrument that reorganised parts of the Tasmanian State Service by reallocating functions, staff or responsibilities between departments and agencies under the authority of the State Service Act 2000. It primarily affects Tasmanian public servants and the agencies they work in, because it can change employers, reporting lines and which agency is accountable for delivering particular public services."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the administrative restructuring it purports to do. The scope remains limited to the specific departmental name changes and amalgamations listed in sections 3–6. There is no mission creep or expansion beyond the original machinery of government purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 operative sections with straightforward directive language","No defined terms section—relies on existing departmental names understood in context","No cross-references to other legislation except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953 (procedural)","Simple conditional structure: 'is changed to' and 'is amalgamated with'—no nested exceptions or qualifications","No delegated legislative powers or subordinate making powers","Single purpose instrument with exhaustive list of changes (closed list in section 5)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order from 2006 that reorganises several government departments. It does two main things:\n\n**Renames three departments:**\n- Department of Police and Public Safety → **Department of Police and Emergency Management**\n- Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts → **Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment**\n- Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment → **Department of Primary Industries and Water**\n\n**Moves seven agencies to different departments:**\n- Office of Youth Affairs (from Education) → **Department of Premier and Cabinet**\n- Tasmania Fire Service (from Health and Human Services) → **Department of Police and Emergency Management**\n- Environment Division (from Primary Industries, Water and Environment) → **Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment**\n- Land Use Planning Branch (from Primary Industries, Water and Environment) → **Department of Justice**\n- Secretariat for Resource Planning and Development Commission (from Primary Industries, Water and Environment) → **Department of Justice**\n- Secretariat for Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal (from Primary Industries, Water and Environment) → **Department of Justice**\n- Workplace Standards Tasmania (from Infrastructure, Energy and Resources) → **Department of Justice**\n\n**Why it matters:** This is machinery of government (administrative reorganisation) legislation. It changes which minister oversees which public servants, how government functions are grouped, and where budget allocations sit. These changes affect how citizens interact with government—who they call for fire services, environmental permits, workplace safety complaints, or youth programs."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The order changes departmental scope by renaming departments (ss 3, 4, 6) and transferring specified parts, branches and secretariats into other departments (s 5). This alters which department holds responsibility and administrative control for the named functions and units."},"complexity_factors":["Limited scope: only departmental name changes and specified amalgamations (ss 3–6, 5).","Multiple affected units across several departments increases coordination needs for implementation (s 5).","Use of the phrase 'part of' requires administrative definition of transferred functions and staff, creating potential boundary ambiguity (s 5).","Immediate commencement date fixes implementation timing (s 2), constraining transition planning.","No procedural detail in the order about staff transfer, assets, liabilities or legislative consequential amendments, leaving implementation work to administrative agencies (administration note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order renames three government departments and moves specific units, branches and secretariats from some departments into others, taking effect 5 April 2006. It directly affects the named departments and the listed parts that are amalgamated (ss 3–6, 5). The government, administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, decides the reallocations; the order reallocates responsibilities, reporting lines and administrative control, which will shift where costs, oversight and day‑to‑day management sit."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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