{"id":"tas:sr-2021-084","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2021","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"84 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182376,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-084-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 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-084) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 31 October 2021.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation","content":"### 3 Amalgamation\n\n> > (1)  The part, of the Department of State Growth, known as Renewables Tasmania, is amalgamated with the Department of Treasury and Finance.\n> \n> > (2)  The part, of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, known as the Tasmanian Climate Change Office, is amalgamated with the Department of Treasury and Finance.\n> \n> > (3)  The part, of the Department of Justice, known as the Planning Policy Unit, 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 26 October 2021\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument plainly records departmental amalgamations; it does not indicate any expansion or contraction beyond those transfers and contains no text suggesting deviation from an original proposal."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, specific transfers of existing units rather than creation of new powers or regulatory regimes (cl 3)","Single clear commencement date reduces transitional ambiguity (cl 2)","No substantive legislative amendments or new obligations in the text","Administrative implementation may involve HR, asset and budget reallocation (implicit operational complexity)","Small number of affected units limits scope and stakeholder dispersion"],"plain_english_summary":"This order moves three public-service units between Tasmanian departments: Renewables Tasmania and the Tasmanian Climate Change Office are transferred to the Department of Treasury and Finance, and the Planning Policy Unit is transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (cl 3). The change shifts which department controls staff, budgets and reporting lines; ministers and department heads will implement the transfers. The order takes effect on 31 October 2021 and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (cl 2)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward machinery of government order doing exactly what its title suggests — restructuring state service arrangements. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: 3 operative provisions plus standard machinery provisions","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of Rules Publication Act in footer)","Simple, unconditional directive language ('is amalgamated with')","No exceptions, conditions, or temporal limitations beyond the commencement date"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis Order shuffles parts of three Tasmanian government departments into different departments. Specifically:\n\n- **Renewables Tasmania** (previously part of State Growth) → moves to **Treasury and Finance**\n- **Tasmanian Climate Change Office** (previously part of Premier and Cabinet) → moves to **Treasury and Finance**  \n- **Planning Policy Unit** (previously part of Justice) → moves to **Premier and Cabinet**\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPublic servants working in these three units, plus the departments receiving them. Also affects anyone dealing with these offices (businesses, planning applicants, renewable energy developers) who may need to redirect enquiries or paperwork.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nGovernment restructuring orders like this are machinery of government changes — they don't change what the units *do*, but they change who manages them and where they sit in the bureaucracy. This particular shuffle appears designed to cluster climate and energy functions together under Treasury (suggesting a focus on economic/policy coordination), while strengthening Premier and Cabinet's control over planning policy."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available metadata, there is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. The order appears to operate as a standard administrative restructuring instrument. However, the absence of the full operative text means any scope changes within the substantive provisions cannot be assessed."},"complexity_factors":["Incomplete legislative text provided — operative clauses are absent, limiting full analysis","Restructuring orders can involve cross-referencing multiple other pieces of legislation (e.g., State Service Act 2000) to understand full legal effect","Practical complexity for affected employees can be higher than the legal text suggests — employment transitions involve Award and enterprise agreement considerations","Relatively routine and well-precedented type of instrument in Australian public administration, reducing inherent legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order 2021 (Tas.) reorganises parts of the Tasmanian public service by transferring functions, staff and resources between agencies. It affects public servants, managers and users of the services being moved, potentially changing employer, reporting lines and daily duties while core employment entitlements are generally protected. The specific operative clauses detailing which functions or agencies are affected were not provided."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2021","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2021/documents"}}