{"id":"tas:sr-2008-138","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2008","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"138 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315607,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2008-138-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) 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2008-138) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation with Department of Justice","content":"### 3 Amalgamation with Department of Justice\n\n> That part of the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources responsible for supporting the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority 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 19 November 2008\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 the available text, there is no indication the scope changed from its original intent. The order appears to have been a straightforward administrative restructuring instrument that has remained unchanged since its commencement on 19 November 2008, with only a file modification noted in July 2017 (likely an administrative update rather than a substantive amendment)."},"complexity_factors":["Limited substantive content visible in the provided text — the operative provisions are not reproduced, making full analysis difficult","Cross-references to other instruments (Administrative Arrangement Orders) are required to understand the full picture","Typical restructuring orders can involve multiple agencies and overlapping employment law provisions under the State Service Act 2000 (Tas)","Impact on individual public servants requires understanding of Tasmanian employment and public sector law"],"plain_english_summary":"## State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2008 — Tasmania\n\nThis is a **Tasmanian government administrative order** that reorganised parts of the Tasmanian State Service (the public service workforce) back in November 2008.\n\n### What does it do?\nThese types of restructuring orders are used to **move government employees, functions, and responsibilities between different government departments or agencies**. Think of it like an official memo that says: \"This team of public servants, and the work they do, is moving from Department A to Department B.\"\n\n### Who does it affect?\n- **Tasmanian public servants** whose roles or departments were shifted as part of this restructure\n- **Government agencies** in Tasmania that gained or lost functions\n- Potentially **members of the public** who deal with whichever government functions were moved\n\n### Why does it matter?\nFor affected public servants, this order determines **who their employer is, which agency they work for, and what conditions apply** to their employment. It also determines **which minister is responsible** for certain government functions.\n\n### Important caveats\n- The actual **details of what specifically moved where** are not fully visible in the text provided — the substantive content appears minimal or was not fully reproduced\n- This order has been in force since **19 November 2008** and appears unchanged since then\n- It is a relatively narrow, technical instrument affecting internal government structure rather than the general public directly"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file modification date of 5 July 2017 is inconsistent with a claim of no substantive change since 19 November 2008, yet no amending instrument is identified to account for that modification. This creates a minor evidentiary gap as to what actually changed.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 19 November 2008 to date' while simultaneously being described as a 2008 restructuring order that has apparently never been amended in substance, yet the file was last modified 5 July 2017 without any recorded amending instrument explaining that modification."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A 'Restructuring Order' by definition must contain operative provisions directing the transfer of employees, functions, or agencies. A document containing only repeated header text, status blocks, and hyperlinks cannot be complied with, enforced, or interpreted by any affected employee or agency. This may be a rendering or extraction issue, but as presented the instrument is substantively void of operative effect.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The entire document as presented appears to consist almost exclusively of duplicated metadata and status information, with no operative provisions whatsoever visible. A legislative instrument with no discernible operative clauses, transfer provisions, or substantive content is logically incapable of achieving its stated restructuring purpose."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version (repeated blocks)","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering artefact from the online consolidation system, if treated as the authoritative text, the repeated identical provisions raise the question of which iteration governs. Courts applying standard interpretation principles would treat them as one, but the duplication is structurally irregular for a statutory instrument.","confidence":0.65,"description":"Identical blocks of text (Status Information, Currency of version, Table of Amending Instruments, Responsible Minister and Department, Authorisation) are reproduced verbatim multiple times within the same document. Legislative instruments must be singular and coherent; internal verbatim repetition of metadata creates ambiguity as to which instance is authoritative."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 19 November 2008 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument simultaneously asserts it has been current and unchanged since 19 November 2008, while the authorisation block records a file modification on 5 July 2017. These two statements cannot both be fully accurate without an explanation of what was modified and why that modification is not reflected in the amending instruments table."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order does exactly what its title suggests: it restructures part of the state service. The scope is narrow and precisely matches the original intent — to move one specific function between departments. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this single administrative action."},"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 for procedural purposes)","Single, straightforward directive with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","No penalties, enforcement mechanisms, or procedural requirements beyond the amalgamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short government order that moves a small team from one Tasmanian government department to another.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Takes the part of the **Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources** that supports the **Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority** (a body that manages Hobart's waterfront area)\n- Merges that team into the **Department of Justice**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working on waterfront authority support\n- The two departments involved (staff, budgets, and reporting lines change)\n- The Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority itself, which now gets its government support from a different department\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a machinery-of-government change — the kind of bureaucratic reshuffle that happens when governments want to align functions differently. Moving waterfront planning support to Justice likely reflects a decision about which minister should oversee this work, or which department has the right expertise. These changes affect who these public servants report to, which budget pays for them, and potentially how waterfront decisions get made."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2008","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2008/documents"}}