{"id":"tas:sr-2015-024","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2015","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"24 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186410,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-024-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 (Restructuring) Order 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2015-024) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2015.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name","content":"### 3 Change of name\n\n> The name of the State authority known as Tasmanian Health Organisation – North is changed to the Tasmanian Health Service.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation of State authorities","content":"### 4 Amalgamation of State authorities\n\n> Tasmanian Health Organisation – North West, and Tasmanian Health Organisation – South are amalgamated with the Tasmanian Health Service.\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 22 April 2015\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the order appears to have remained in its original form since commencement on 1 July 2015, with no evidence of significant scope change. However, a Table of Amending Instruments exists, suggesting some modifications may have occurred, though the nature of those amendments cannot be assessed from the provided text."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative restructuring orders can have complex flow-on effects for employment conditions and departmental responsibilities","The order interacts with the broader State Service Act 2000 (Tasmania) and related legislation","Multiple amending instruments may have modified the order over time (Table of Amendments referenced but not provided)","The practical impact depends on which specific functions and employees were transferred — details not fully visible in the provided text","Determining the current responsible Minister requires cross-referencing separate Administrative Arrangement Orders"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order 2015 reorganises parts of the Tasmanian State Service by transferring roles, teams or functions between government departments. It affects Tasmanian public servants whose employment or reporting lines may shift, people who deal with affected agencies, and taxpayers seeking more efficient government services. The order has been in force since 1 July 2015; the specific transfers aren’t fully visible in the provided text."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the instrument has been modified as recently as November 2021, then the version described as 'current from 1 July 2015 to date' is potentially misleading - it implies no substantive change since 2015 while the modification date suggests otherwise. This is at minimum ambiguous as to whether the 'current' version reflects the 2021 modifications or the original 2015 text.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 1 July 2015 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 30 November 2021', creating an internal tension between currency and actual modification history."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update commitment","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3 working day update commitment is aspirational and not legally binding, but the combination of a November 2021 modification date and a 2026 access date with no visible amendment history presented in the instrument text makes it impossible for a reader to verify compliance with that commitment.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change', but the access date is 5 April 2026 while the file was last modified 30 November 2021. This creates a 4+ year gap between the stated modification and the access date with no explanation of what changed or when, undermining the update commitment's verifiability."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version - 'current from 1 July 2015 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 30 November 2021'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The version is described as originating and being current from 1 July 2015, yet the file was last modified on 30 November 2021, a gap of over 6 years. These two statements are in tension: either the instrument was amended (in which case the commencement date framing is misleading) or the modification relates only to metadata/formatting (in which case the modification date is potentially misleading as to substantive currency)."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly what its title suggests: restructuring state health services. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953 for procedural purposes)","No conditional language ('if', 'unless', 'subject to')","Straightforward imperative commands: 'is changed to', 'are amalgamated with'","Single purpose: administrative restructuring with no substantive regulatory content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, administrative order from Tasmania that reorganises the state's public health system. It does three things:\n\n- **Renames** 'Tasmanian Health Organisation – North' to the **'Tasmanian Health Service'**\n- **Merges** two other health organisations ('Tasmanian Health Organisation – North West' and 'Tasmanian Health Organisation – South') into this newly renamed service\n- **Takes effect** on 1 July 2015\n\n**Who it affects:** Public health workers in Tasmania, patients using these health services, and the Tasmanian Government's health bureaucracy.\n\n**Why it matters:** This order consolidates three separate regional health organisations into one statewide body. This centralises control of Tasmania's public hospitals and health services under a single authority, rather than having three separate organisations managing different regions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order's scope is limited to renaming one State authority and amalgamating two others into it (ss 3–4). The text contains no provisions expanding statutory powers, creating new obligations on third parties, or adding fees; therefore there is no indication in the instrument itself that the scope departs from this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, four substantive clauses (short title, commencement, name change, amalgamation).","Clear commencement date reduces temporal ambiguity (s 2).","Primary effects are a simple renaming (s 3) and amalgamation of specified authorities (s 4).","No transitional, funding, staffing, or regulatory detail in the text—implementation mechanics are left to administrators.","Administration assigned to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (administration note), concentrating implementation discretion in one agency.","Low statutory complexity and limited cross-referencing (only publication/numbering reference to Rules Publication Act).","Practical complexity may arise operationally (governance, reporting lines) though those mechanics are not detailed in the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order renames the State authority Tasmanian Health Organisation – North to the Tasmanian Health Service and merges Tasmanian Health Organisation – North West and Tasmanian Health Organisation – South into that single entity; it commences on 1 July 2015 (ss 1–4). The Department of Premier and Cabinet administers the change. The instrument directs administrative reorganisation of the named State health authorities (ss 3–4) but does not itself create new regulatory powers or impose new fees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2015","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2015/documents"}}