{"id":"tas:sr-2006-113","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2006","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"113 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":316072,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2006-113-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) 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2006-113) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 27 October 2006.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation with Department of Justice","content":"### 3 Amalgamation with Department of Justice\n\n> The part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet responsible for Industrial Relations Policy and Advocacy services is amalgamated with the Department of Justice.\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 October 2006\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 limits itself to amalgamating the specified Industrial Relations Policy and Advocacy services unit into the Department of Justice (s 3). It does not, on its face, expand or alter statutory powers or functions beyond that transfer and contains no additional scope-extending provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision effecting an organisational transfer (s 3) — minimal legal complexity.","Clear commencement date specified (s 2) — reduces timing uncertainty.","No transitional, staff-transfer, asset-transfer or implementation procedures included in the instrument — leaves administrative detail to executive agencies.","Administrative responsibility identified (order administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet) — a named office for oversight.","No statutory changes to functions or powers set out in the text — only reallocation of responsibility is expressed."],"plain_english_summary":"This order, effective 27 October 2006 (s 2), transfers the Industrial Relations Policy and Advocacy services unit from the Department of Premier and Cabinet into the Department of Justice (s 3). It affects those two departments and the staff, functions and responsibilities tied to that unit, and the order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet (administration note)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Administrative restructuring orders of this type are tightly scoped by design. They are machinery-of-government instruments used solely to transfer functions and staff between agencies. There is no indication from the available text that this order exceeded or deviated from that standard, narrow purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Highly technical administrative instrument with narrow, specific application","Requires cross-referencing with the State Service Act 2000 (Tas) to understand the legal authority behind it","The specific restructuring details (which departments, which functions) are not visible in the provided text, requiring additional documents to fully understand its effect","Minimal interpretive difficulty — these orders follow a standard formula"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2006 is a Tasmanian administrative instrument that legally authorises moving staff, functions and responsibilities between government departments and agencies as part of a public‑service reorganisation. It affects the public servants and agencies involved and can change how services are delivered to the public. Made under the State Service Act 2000, it has been in force since 27 October 2006; the specific transfers are not detailed here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly one narrow administrative function — moving a specific unit between departments. There is no scope creep; it does precisely what its title suggests."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 substantive sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953 for procedural purposes)","Single, straightforward operative provision with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","Plain language description of the amalgamation with no technical legal machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, administrative order that moves a specific team from one Tasmanian government department to another.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Takes the **Industrial Relations Policy and Advocacy** team out of the **Department of Premier and Cabinet**\n- Merges (amalgamates) that team into the **Department of Justice**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working in industrial relations policy in the Tasmanian State Service\n- The two departments involved (Premier and Cabinet, and Justice)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a machinery-of-government change — a bureaucratic reshuffle. It doesn't change any laws that affect ordinary citizens directly, but it changes which minister and which department handles industrial relations policy matters. This affects who makes decisions, who answers questions in Parliament, and which budget pays for these services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2006","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2006/documents"}}