{"id":"tas:sr-2014-053","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2014","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"53 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187586,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-053-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 (No. 2) 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2014-053) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2014.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name of Government department","content":"### 3 Change of name of Government department\n\n> The name of the Government department known as the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources is changed to the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation of Government departments","content":"### 4 Amalgamation of Government departments\n\n> The Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts is amalgamated with the Department of State Growth.\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 28 May 2014\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order effects a change of departmental name and a merger of two departments (secs 3–4) but does not state any change to functions, powers or funding. It therefore changes organisational structure and identity without altering statutory functions as expressed in this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope: two operative changes only — a departmental rename (s 3) and an amalgamation (s 4).","Immediate commencement date specified (s 2) requiring prompt administrative updates.","Direct, unqualified language reduces interpretive ambiguity.","Practical complexity arises from consequential administrative tasks (updating signage, letterheads, internal records and external references) rather than from legal uncertainty.","Potential need to update secondary instruments, contracts and statutory references that name the old departments (implied by rename/amalgamation)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order renames the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources as the Department of State Growth and merges the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts into that newly named department (secs 2–4). It takes effect on 1 July 2014. The change affects the named government departments, their staff and any external parties who deal with them by consolidating those agencies under a single departmental identity and administrative structure."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication the scope of this order changed from its original intent. It appears to be a straightforward administrative restructuring instrument that has remained unchanged since its commencement on 1 July 2014, with no substantive amendments apparent from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content is visible in the provided text — mostly metadata and status information rather than operative legal provisions","Machinery-of-government orders are typically short and formulaic in structure","No complex definitions, offence provisions, or cross-referencing to multiple acts apparent from the available text","Limited scope: applies only to Tasmanian State Service restructuring, a narrowly defined area"],"plain_english_summary":"This administrative order implements machinery-of-government changes in the Tasmanian State Service, formalising transfers of functions and employees between agencies. It took effect on 1 July 2014.\n\nIt affects Tasmanian public servants, the agencies they move between, and members of the public who use affected services, because it determines legal employer, reporting lines, and employment conditions during the restructure."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly what its title suggests: restructuring state service departments. There is no scope creep; it is a straightforward administrative reorganization instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act in the footer)","Simple, unconditional commands ('is changed to', 'is amalgamated with')","No exceptions, conditions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order that reorganises state government departments. It does two main things:\n\n- **Renames** the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources to the **Department of State Growth**\n- **Merges** the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts into this newly renamed department\n\nThis is essentially an administrative housekeeping measure that combines economic development, tourism, arts, infrastructure, and energy functions under one department. It affects public servants working in these departments and anyone dealing with these areas of government, as they'll now interact with a single department instead of two separate ones."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2014","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2014/documents"}}