{"id":"tas:sr-2004-017","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2004","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"17 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318121,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 (No. 2) 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-017) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 22 March 2004.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation of Racing Services Tasmania with Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources","content":"### 3 Amalgamation of Racing Services Tasmania with Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources\n\n> Racing Services Tasmania, part of the Department of Economic Development, is amalgamated with the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.\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 March 2004\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 text, there is no indication that the scope of this order changed from its original intent. It appears to have been a targeted administrative restructuring instrument that has remained unchanged since commencement in March 2004, aside from minor file modifications noted in 2017."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited substantive content is visible in the provided text — the order's actual operative clauses are not reproduced","Administrative/machinery-in-government orders are generally straightforward in purpose","No cross-referencing to complex regulatory schemes is apparent","Single, narrow purpose: government restructuring","No apparent interaction with private rights beyond public servant employment conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2004 is a Tasmanian administrative order that legally reorganises parts of the State Service by transferring staff, functions and responsibilities between departments or agencies. It affects public servants, the agencies receiving or losing functions, and citizens who use those services, because it enables lawful, system-wide changes (including transfers without individual consent) and has been in effect since 22 March 2004."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument's scope is limited to a single structural change: amalgamating Racing Services Tasmania with the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (s 3) and setting commencement (s 2). The text contains no indication that its scope departs from that stated purpose or expands beyond the named organisational change."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive action: a one-line amalgamation of Racing Services Tasmania into another department (s 3).","Clear parties named: Racing Services Tasmania, Department of Economic Development, Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (s 3).","Fixed commencement date, removing temporal ambiguity (s 2).","Minimal procedural detail: the order does not specify transfer mechanics for staff, assets, liabilities or ongoing contracts, which delegates implementation to other processes or instruments (absence noted in s 3).","Administrative responsibility identified outside numbered sections (final administrative note), clarifying which central agency records the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This order, effective 22 March 2004, moves Racing Services Tasmania out of the Department of Economic Development and places it within the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. It changes which department administers Racing Services Tasmania and records who manages the instrument.\n\nIt matters for the named agencies because it changes administrative oversight and the formal organisational placement of Racing Services Tasmania."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly one function—amalgamating two agencies—and does not expand beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"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 with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No delegated powers or subordinate legislative mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, administrative order from Tasmania that merges two government departments. Specifically, it moves **Racing Services Tasmania** (which previously sat within the Department of Economic Development) into the **Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources**. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Combines two parts of the Tasmanian State Service into one department\n- Transfers staff, functions, and responsibilities from Racing Services Tasmania to the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working in Racing Services Tasmania\n- The two departments involved and their leadership\n- Anyone dealing with racing regulation in Tasmania (now going to a different department)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nGovernment restructuring orders like this are the legal machinery behind bureaucratic changes. Without this instrument, the merger wouldn't have legal effect—employment contracts, budget allocations, and statutory powers wouldn't properly transfer to the new department."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2004","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2004/documents"}}