{"id":"tas:sr-2022-008","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order 2022","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179518,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-008-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 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-008) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 31 March 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamations","content":"### 3 Amalgamations\n\n> > (1)  The part, of the Department of State Growth, that is primarily responsible for forest policy is amalgamated with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.\n> \n> > (2)  The part, of the Department of State Growth, known as the Forest Practices Authority is amalgamated with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.\n> \n> > (3)  The part, of the Department of State Growth, known as Private Forests Tasmania is amalgamated with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.\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 30 March 2022\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 available information, this order appears to serve its stated administrative purpose of restructuring parts of the Tasmanian State Service. There is no evidence of scope creep or departure from its original intent, though the absence of the full operative text limits certainty on this point."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive operative provisions are visible, preventing full analysis.","Restructuring orders as a category can have layered effects across multiple pieces of legislation (e.g., the State Service Act 2000), but the order itself is typically brief and administratively focused.","Interaction with employment law protections for affected public servants adds a modest layer of complexity for those individuals.","Cross-referencing with Administrative Arrangement Orders is required to fully understand responsible ministerial oversight."],"plain_english_summary":"## State Service (Restructuring) Order 2022 (Tasmania)\n\nThis is a **Tasmanian government administrative order** that reorganises parts of the Tasmanian State Service — essentially, it reshuffles how government departments, agencies, or functions are structured.\n\n**What does this actually mean?**\n- Government employees (public servants) may find their roles, reporting lines, or employing agency changed as a result.\n- Functions or responsibilities may be moved from one government department to another.\n- It does not directly affect most ordinary Tasmanians, but it shapes *how* government services are delivered behind the scenes.\n\n**Who is affected?**\n- Primarily **Tasmanian public servants** whose work sits within the restructured areas.\n- Indirectly, members of the public who receive services from the affected agencies may notice changes in how those services are administered.\n\n**Why does it matter?**\n- Restructuring orders like this are a routine but important tool for keeping the machinery of government efficient and aligned with the current government's priorities.\n- Employees caught up in a restructure have specific rights and protections under the *State Service Act 2000* (Tas).\n\n**Key limitation of this analysis:** The full substantive content of the order (the specific agencies or functions being moved) is not visible in the provided text — only metadata and status information has been supplied. The above reflects what this *type* of instrument typically does."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file cannot be finalised (last modified) on 30 March 2022 if the instrument does not take effect until 31 March 2022 without some form of backdating or administrative fiction. While pre-signing of instruments is common, the public metadata simultaneously claims the file was last touched before its own commencement date, creating a temporal inconsistency in the official record that undermines the integrity of the currency statement.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 31 March 2022 to date' yet the file was last modified on 30 March 2022 — one day before the instrument purportedly came into force."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The disclaimer that updates occur within 3 working days directly contradicts the assertion that the version shown is 'current'. If there is a standing lag of up to 3 working days, the version cannot be represented as definitively current at the point of access. The two statements are mutually exclusive under any strict reading.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet simultaneously asserts the version is 'current to date', making it logically impossible to guarantee currency at any given moment of access."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 30 March 2022","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 31 March 2022","confidence":0.7,"description":"The instrument's commencement date (31 March 2022) post-dates the file's last modification date (30 March 2022), creating a contradiction between the official modification record and the stated currency period."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change'","section_b":"Status Information - 'Version current from 31 March 2022 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 14:41)'","confidence":0.78,"description":"The site's own caveat acknowledges a potential 3-working-day lag in reflecting legislative changes, which directly contradicts the implicit representation that the version displayed is the current operative version as at the precise moment of access."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly what its title suggests — restructuring state service arrangements. There is no scope creep; it is a narrow, specific machinery-of-government instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (3 operative sections)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except standard citation and commencement provisions)","Simple, direct language with no conditional logic or exceptions","Single, straightforward administrative action (departmental amalgamation)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order that reorganises which government departments handle forestry matters. Specifically, it moves three forestry-related functions from the Department of State Growth to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania:\n\n- **Forest policy responsibilities**\n- **The Forest Practices Authority** (a body that regulates forest practices)\n- **Private Forests Tasmania** (an agency supporting private forest owners)\n\nThis is essentially an internal machinery-of-government change — it shifts staff, functions and responsibilities between departments without changing the underlying laws about how forests are managed. The change took effect on 31 March 2022."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2022","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-2022/documents"}}