{"id":"tas:sr-2016-044","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2016","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"44 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186297,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-044-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 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-044) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2016.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation","content":"### 3 Amalgamation\n\n> The Poppy Advisory and Control Board, part of the Department of Justice, is amalgamated with the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.\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 June 2016\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no evidence of scope change. The order appears to have operated as intended from its commencement date of 1 July 2016 with no major amendments indicated in the metadata, though the full amendment table was not provided for review."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited substantive content provided — only metadata and status information is available, preventing full analysis","Administrative restructuring orders are typically straightforward in structure, using standard legal mechanisms to transfer functions between agencies","No complex legal rights, offences, or obligations are typically created by this type of instrument","The operative provisions are referenced but not reproduced, reducing the ability to assess technical complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order 2016 formalises a reshuffle of parts of the Tasmanian public service by legally transferring functions, staff and responsibilities between agencies. It affects public servants whose roles move, the agencies that gain or lose functions, and members of the public whose service contacts may change.\n\nIt determines departmental responsibility and reporting lines, took effect 1 July 2016 and remains current. Specific details of which functions moved are not included here."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order solely effects an administrative amalgamation of the Poppy Advisory and Control Board into the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (s3) with commencement on 1 July 2016 (s2). The text does not expand or vary the Board’s statutory functions or impose new regulatory obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: a straightforward amalgamation of one board into another department (s3).","Clear commencement: a fixed effective date reduces temporal uncertainty (s2).","No statutory detail on transfer mechanics: instrument does not specify transfer of staff, funding, records, or functions, leaving implementation steps to departments (s3).","Administration assignment: the Order is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, creating an administrative contact point for execution.","Low drafting complexity overall but some implementation discretion: brevity simplifies legal effect while shifting practical burden to executive agencies to implement the amalgamation."],"plain_english_summary":"This order transfers the Poppy Advisory and Control Board from the Department of Justice into the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, effective 1 July 2016. It changes which department has administrative oversight of the Board and names the Department of Premier and Cabinet as the instrument’s administrator, so departmental accountability and day-to-day administration for the Board move as a matter of executive arrangement."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward machinery-of-government order with a single, clearly stated purpose. The scope remains exactly as intended: to effect one specific administrative amalgamation."},"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 administrative footer)","Single, straightforward directive: one amalgamation with no conditions, exceptions, or transitional provisions","No conditional logic or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, administrative order from Tasmania (noted by the 'State Service' reference and the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, which is a Tasmanian department). It merges two government bodies:\n\n- **The Poppy Advisory and Control Board** (previously part of the Department of Justice)\n- **Into the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment**\n\n**What it does:** It formally combines these two entities. The Poppy Advisory and Control Board, which oversees Tasmania's opium poppy industry (used for pharmaceutical purposes), is moved from the justice portfolio to the primary industries portfolio.\n\n**Who it affects:** Public servants working in these departments, the poppy industry in Tasmania, and anyone dealing with poppy licensing and regulation.\n\n**Why it matters:** Government restructuring orders like this are routine administrative machinery, but they affect which minister is responsible for poppy regulation and how the industry is governed. This particular move made sense because poppy growing is an agricultural/pharmaceutical activity, not primarily a justice matter."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 5 July 2017, this suggests an amendment or administrative change occurred after 1 July 2016, yet the currency statement implies the version has been current and unchanged since 1 July 2016. These two statements are in tension as to when the authoritative version was actually settled.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 1 July 2016 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017', creating an ambiguous version currency claim that contradicts the implication of no amendments having occurred since commencement."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A near-9-year gap between the last file modification (2017) and the accessed date (2026) while maintaining a 'current to date' designation raises questions about whether currency has been actively verified or is simply a default administrative claim. This is not a strict legal contradiction but represents a potential administrative absurdity in how currency is asserted.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 1 July 2016 to date' where 'date' is recorded as 5 April 2026, but the 'File last modified' date is 5 July 2017. This means the legislation purports to be current for nearly a decade beyond its last recorded modification, which may indicate the currency claim is administratively stale or unverifiable."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (Version current from 1 July 2016 to date)","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation (File last modified 5 July 2017)","confidence":0.52,"description":"The version currency statement claims the legislation has been current since 1 July 2016, implying no substantive change, yet the file was modified on 5 July 2017 — over a year after commencement — suggesting some form of change did occur post-commencement, contradicting the implied continuity of the 1 July 2016 version."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2016","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2016/documents"}}