{"id":"tas:sr-2018-023","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2018","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"23 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184960,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-023-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 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-023) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2018.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation","content":"### 3 Amalgamation\n\n> The Agency known as the Tasmanian Health Service is amalgamated with the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Establishment of department","content":"### 4 Establishment of department\n\n> The Department of Communities Tasmania is established.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation","content":"### 5 Amalgamation\n\n> > (1)  The part, of the Department of Health and Human Services, that is referred to as Children and Youth Services, is amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania.\n> \n> > (2)  The part, of the Department of Health and Human Services, that is referred to as Housing, Disability and Community Services, is amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania.\n> \n> > (3)  The part, of the Department of Health and Human Services, that is referred to as the Communities Tasmania Transition Group, is amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania.\n> \n> > (4)  The part, of the Department of Health and Human Services, that consists of persons made available, under section 6(1) of the [Commissioner for Children and Young People Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-002) , to the Commissioner for Children and Young People, is amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania.\n> \n> > (5)  The part, of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, that is referred to as the Communities, Sport and Recreation Division, is amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania.\n> \n> > (6)  The part, of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, that is referred to as Silverdome, is amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania.\n> \n> > (7)  The part, of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, that is referred to as the Communities Tasmania Transition Group, is amalgamated with the Department of Communities Tasmania.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Renaming of department","content":"### 6 Renaming of department\n\n> The Department of Health and Human Services is renamed the Department of Health.\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 27 June 2018","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no indication the scope changed from its original intent. 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It came into effect on **1 July 2018**.\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nFor affected public servants, this order legally formalises changes to their employment arrangements — including which department employs them. Without seeing the full text of the order, the specific departments and functions affected cannot be detailed, but the structure is a routine administrative reorganisation instrument.\n\n> ⚠️ **Note:** The document as provided contains mostly metadata and formatting rather than the substantive provisions of the order, so a full analysis of exactly which agencies were restructured is not possible from this text alone."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While it is administratively common for subordinate legislation to be prepared before its commencement date, the metadata as presented creates an apparent contradiction: the authoritative file record predates the instrument's own operative date by approximately 10 days, raising questions about whether amendments or corrections made between 21 June and 1 July 2018 are captured in the authorised file.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The instrument states it was 'File last modified 21 June 2018' yet claims to be 'Version current from 1 July 2018 to date'. The file was ostensibly finalised and authorised before its own commencement date, creating a temporal inconsistency in the authorisation record."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is a procedural representation that cannot be verified or enforced from within the legislative text, and it applies to the consolidator rather than to any substantive legal obligation. This is a metadata absurdity rather than a legal flaw, but it creates a reliability gap for practitioners relying on currency.","confidence":0.35,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the instrument has been current from 1 July 2018 'to date' (5 April 2026) with no indication of whether that update obligation has been met for any amendments listed in the Table of Amendments. 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A reader relying solely on this reproduction cannot determine whether the current version differs materially from the original."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the administrative restructuring it purports to do. It has not grown beyond its original purpose as a machinery of government order."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (6 operative sections)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation except one incidental reference to the Commissioner for Children and Young People Act 2016","Straightforward administrative actions (amalgamation, establishment, renaming) with no conditional logic or exceptions","Simple sequential structure with no nested provisions or sub-subsections beyond basic numbering"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order that reorganises parts of the state public service, effective from 1 July 2018.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Creates a new department**: Establishes the \"Department of Communities Tasmania\" as a new government department.\n- **Merges health services**: Combines the Tasmanian Health Service (an Agency) into the Department of Health and Human Services.\n- **Moves community services**: Transfers several groups out of the Department of Health and Human Services and into the new Department of Communities Tasmania, including:\n  - Children and Youth Services\n  - Housing, Disability and Community Services\n  - Staff supporting the Commissioner for Children and Young People\n  - Various transition and coordination groups\n- **Moves sport and recreation**: Transfers the Communities, Sport and Recreation Division and Silverdome (a sports facility) from the Department of Premier and Cabinet to the new Department of Communities Tasmania.\n- **Renames a department**: Changes the name of the Department of Health and Human Services to simply the Department of Health (reflecting that community/human services have moved elsewhere).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian public servants whose jobs move between departments\n- People who use Tasmanian government health, housing, disability, child protection, and community services\n- The organisations and staff who work with these government departments\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is machinery of government (administrative restructuring) legislation. It changes which minister is responsible for which services, how government departments are organised, and where public servants work. For the public, it affects which department they contact for housing support, disability services, or child and youth services. It also reflects a policy decision to separate health services from community and social services into distinct departments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2018","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2018/documents"}}