{"id":"tas:sr-2022-034","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2022","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"34 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179607,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-034-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) 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-034) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation","content":"### 3 Amalgamation\n\n> > (1)  The part of the Department of Communities Tasmania that is known as Sport and Recreation is amalgamated with the Department of State Growth.\n> \n> > (2)  The section known as 'Sport and Recreation Infrastructure' within the part of the Department of Communities Tasmania that is known as Grants, Sport and Recreation Infrastructure, is amalgamated with the Department of State Growth.\n> \n> > (3)  The part of the Department of Communities Tasmania that is known as the Silverdome is amalgamated with the Department of State Growth.\n> \n> > (4)  The part of the Department of Communities Tasmania that is known as the Tasmanian Institute of Sport 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 29 June 2022\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient legislative text was provided to assess whether the scope of this order changed from its original intent. The document contains only status metadata and does not include the operative provisions of the order."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive legislative text was included, severely limiting analysis","Restructuring orders of this type are generally straightforward administrative instruments rather than complex regulatory frameworks","Potential complexity for affected public servants depends on the specific transfers involved, which cannot be assessed from the available text","Cross-referencing with the Administrative Arrangement Order and the State Service Act 2000 (Tas) would be needed for full context"],"plain_english_summary":"## State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2022\n\nThis is a **Tasmanian government administrative order** that reorganises parts of the Tasmanian State Service (the government's workforce and departments). These types of orders are used when the government wants to **move functions, staff, or responsibilities between departments** — for example, shifting a team from one agency to another, or renaming a unit.\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- **Tasmanian public servants** whose roles, departments, or reporting structures may have changed\n- **Government agencies** that gained or lost functions or staff\n- Members of the public who interact with affected government services\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nRestructuring orders change which department is responsible for delivering certain services. If you're a public servant, this could affect who your employer is (on paper), who your manager reports to, and which workplace agreements or conditions apply to you. If you're a member of the public, it may change which department handles your enquiries or services.\n\n**Note:** The full operational text of this order was not included in the provided document — only metadata and status information was available. As a result, the specific departments or functions being restructured cannot be confirmed from this extract alone."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While this is likely a publishing/metadata artifact rather than a substantive legal defect, it creates a logical inconsistency: an instrument cannot be in its current operative form from 1 July 2022 if the file was last modified on 29 June 2022 and no further modifications are recorded. Either the commencement date is wrong, or the modification date is wrong. In strict legal terms, this raises questions about whether the version accessed reflects the instrument as it actually commenced.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states it was 'File last modified 29 June 2022' yet is described as 'Version current from 1 July 2022 to date'. The operative date postdates the last recorded modification, meaning the instrument was purportedly current before it was finalised."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure (all headings)","severity":"high","reasoning":"A State Service Restructuring Order derives its legal force from operative provisions that direct transfers of employees or functions between State Service agencies under the State Service Act 2000 (Tas). An instrument consisting solely of duplicated metadata headers and navigation elements contains no operative law. There is nothing for anyone to comply with, enforce, or give effect to. If this represents the entirety of the instrument as enacted, it is legally vacuous and its purported legal effect would be impossible to identify, let alone implement.","confidence":0.72,"description":"Every heading and section title in the instrument is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2022' appears four times as a heading; 'Status Information' appears four times; 'Currency of version' appears four times, etc.). The instrument appears to contain no operative provisions whatsoever — no transfer of employees, no restructuring directions, no definitions — which is the entire legislative purpose of a Restructuring Order."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If there are amending instruments recorded against this Order, those amendments must have altered something. But as reproduced, there is nothing to alter. Either the table of amendments is spurious, or the substantive content of the Order has been omitted from this reproduction. Either way, the instrument as presented is internally contradictory on this point.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument references a 'Table of Amendments' via a hyperlink, implying it has been amended, yet the instrument itself contains no substantive provisions that could logically be the subject of amendment. You cannot amend an instrument that has no operative content."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version — 'Version current from 1 July 2022 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 29 June 2022'","confidence":0.58,"description":"The instrument claims to have been current in its present form since 1 July 2022, but the file was last modified on 29 June 2022. This means either: (a) modifications were made after 29 June 2022 and the modification date is incorrect; or (b) the commencement date of 1 July 2022 is incorrect. The two statements cannot simultaneously be accurate."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments — implies substantive content has been amended","section_b":"Entire instrument body — contains no operative provisions","confidence":0.67,"description":"The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments presupposes that the principal instrument contains operative provisions capable of being amended. The instrument as reproduced contains only metadata and duplicated navigation headings, making the reference to amendments a logical contradiction: there is no operative text to have been amended."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order does exactly what its title suggests: it restructures the state service by amalgamating specific sport-related functions. There is no scope creep — it is a precise, limited administrative transfer with no expansion beyond the stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 operative provisions plus title/commencement)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation","Simple, direct language ('is amalgamated with')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward administrative action with immediate effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order that moves several sport-related functions from one department to another.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Takes four specific parts of the **Department of Communities Tasmania** and transfers them to the **Department of State Growth**:\n  - **Sport and Recreation** (the main division)\n  - **Sport and Recreation Infrastructure** (a specific section within Grants, Sport and Recreation Infrastructure)\n  - **The Silverdome** (a major sports venue in Launceston)\n  - **The Tasmanian Institute of Sport** (the state body that supports elite athletes)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working in these areas (their employer changes)\n- Tasmanian sport organisations and athletes who deal with these bodies\n- Anyone using facilities like the Silverdome\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is machinery of government (MoG) change — a bureaucratic reshuffle that brings all major sport functions under one roof. The idea is probably to align sport with economic development and tourism (which State Growth handles), rather than treating it as a community service. It doesn't change what these bodies do day-to-day, but changes who they report to and which minister is responsible."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2022","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2022/documents"}}