{"id":"tas:sr-2010-069","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2010","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"69 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314983,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2010-069-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 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2010-069) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 21 July 2010.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation","content":"### 3 Amalgamation\n\n> The Tasmanian Community Fund Secretariat, part of the Department of Treasury and Finance, is amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet.\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 21 July 2010\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope of this Order changed from its original intent. It appears to be a straightforward administrative restructuring instrument that has remained in force since 21 July 2010. However, the Table of Amending Instruments may record changes that cannot be assessed from the metadata alone."},"complexity_factors":["Limited substantive text provided — only metadata and status information is visible, making full analysis impossible","Administrative restructuring orders can involve cross-referencing multiple other instruments (e.g., Administrative Arrangement Orders, Awards, Enterprise Agreements) to understand full effect","Impact on individual employment conditions may require reading alongside the State Service Act 2000 and relevant industrial instruments","The order has been in force since 2010 with potential amendments recorded in the Table of Amending Instruments, adding a historical layer to interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order 2010 (Tas) is an administrative instrument under the State Service Act 2000 that reassigns functions, moves staff between agencies, and restructures departments effective 21 July 2010. It primarily affects Tasmanian public servants and the agencies that employ them, with direct consequences for employer relationships, applicable awards/agreements and how public services are delivered. Note: the specific transfers aren’t reproduced here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the version is current 'to date' with no amendments reflected in the visible text, but the file was last modified in 2017, the document does not adequately explain what changed in 2017 or whether that modification affects the 'current' version presented. The currency claim is undermined by an unexplained modification date.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 21 July 2010 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017', creating an internal inconsistency about the document's own currency and modification history."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure / Entire document","severity":"high","reasoning":"A restructuring order should contain operative clauses specifying which agencies, positions, or functions are being restructured, transferred, or abolished. The reproduced text contains no such provisions — only metadata and headers repeated twice each. While this may be a rendering/extraction error rather than a drafting flaw in the original instrument, as presented the document is incapable of performing any legal function because no operative provisions exist to comply with, interpret, or enforce.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document as reproduced contains wholesale duplication of every heading, section title, and substantive content block, rendering the instrument almost entirely composed of redundant repetition with no operative legislative provisions visible."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information — Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Users relying on this instrument for legal compliance cannot confirm its currency without following an external hyperlink that may change or become unavailable. The self-referential assurance of currency without accessible amendment history within the document itself is logically insufficient as a legal representation.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument purports to be current from 21 July 2010 'to date' (8 April 2026), a span of nearly 16 years, yet the Table of Amending Instruments is merely a hyperlink with no visible content. It is impossible to verify whether the version presented is genuinely current or whether amendments have been incorporated, creating an unverifiable currency claim."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version — 'Version current from 21 July 2010 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be an unchanged version current since 21 July 2010 and discloses that the file was last modified on 5 July 2017, nearly seven years after the stated commencement date. These two statements are in direct tension: if no amendments changed the operative content, the modification date is unexplained; if the modification was substantive, the version date is misleading."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not broaden or restrict statutory functions; it reassigns an existing Secretariat from one department to another (s3). The scope remains limited to administrative realignment rather than functional change."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly framed provision effecting an organisational amalgamation","Clear, immediate commencement date (s2) reducing phased implementation complexity","No accompanying transitional or savings provisions in the instrument","Primary impacts are administrative (HR, finance, reporting) rather than creating new legal duties","Low statutory ambiguity — action and responsible department stated explicitly (s3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This order amalgamates the Tasmanian Community Fund Secretariat (then within the Department of Treasury and Finance) with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, taking effect 21 July 2010 (ss2–3).\n\nIt transfers administration, reporting lines and departmental responsibility to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (s3); those affected include Secretariat staff, departmental budgets and the Fund’s administration — the change is procedural, shifting internal costs and decision‑making to a different department."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward machinery-of-government order with a single, narrow purpose: amalgamating one agency with another. There is no indication of scope creep; the order does exactly what its title suggests and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 substantive sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953 in the administrative footer)","Single, straightforward operative provision with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","Plain language throughout ('is amalgamated with')","No schedules, tables, or technical appendices"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, administrative order from Tasmania that merges two government offices. Specifically, it moves the **Tasmanian Community Fund Secretariat** (previously part of the Department of Treasury and Finance) into the **Department of Premier and Cabinet**. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Combines two parts of the Tasmanian State Service into one department\n- Transfers staff, functions, and responsibilities from the Treasury department to the Premier's department\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working in the Tasmanian Community Fund Secretariat\n- The two departments involved (Treasury and Finance; Premier and Cabinet)\n- People or organisations that deal with the Community Fund (a grants program that supports community projects)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This type of \"machinery of government\" change is common when governments want to reorganise how they deliver services\n- It can affect where people apply for grants, which minister is responsible, and how the Fund is managed"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2010","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2010/documents"}}