{"id":"tas:sr-2022-071","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 6) 2022","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-6-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"71 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179711,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-071-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. 6) 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-071) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 October 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamations","content":"### 3 Amalgamations\n\n> > (1)  The part of the Department of Treasury and Finance known as Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania is amalgamated with the Department of State Growth.\n> \n> > (2)  The following parts of the Department of Communities Tasmania are amalgamated with the Department for Education, Children and Young People:\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Office of Commissioner for Children and Young People;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the part known as Children, Youth and Families;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the Tasmanian Autism Diagnostic Service;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) the Inquiry Support Unit;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) the Child Advocate.\n> \n> > (3)  The part of the Department of Communities Tasmania known as the Board of Exceptional Needs is amalgamated with the Department of Health.\n> \n> > (4)  The following parts of the Department of Communities Tasmania are amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet:\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Tasmanian Community Fund;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the part known as Community and Disability Services.\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 30 September 2022\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the function its title suggests: restructuring the state service through specific amalgamations. It does not expand beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 operative sections)","No defined terms section","Simple, direct language with no conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond standard citation and commencement provisions","Straightforward administrative machinery: identifies source department, identifies destination department, lists specific units to be transferred"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order that reorganises parts of the state public service by moving specific units between different government departments.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Moves climate and renewable energy functions** from Treasury to the Department of State Growth\n- **Transfers child-related services** (including the Commissioner for Children and Young People, child protection services, autism diagnosis, and child advocacy) from Communities Tasmania to the new Department for Education, Children and Young People\n- **Moves disability assessment services** (the Board of Exceptional Needs) from Communities Tasmania to Health\n- **Transfers community funding and disability services** from Communities Tasmania to the Premier's Department\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian public servants whose jobs move to new departments\n- Tasmanians who use these services (children in care, people with disabilities, those seeking autism diagnosis)\n- The departments themselves, which must integrate these transferred functions\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis continues a major restructuring of Tasmania's public service that began in 2022. It consolidates all child-related services under one education department, moves climate policy to the economic development portfolio, and strips most functions out of Communities Tasmania (which appears to be being wound down or significantly reduced)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, 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, in force from 1 October 2022 with no evident scope creep. However, the absence of the full operative text limits certainty on this point."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument type (restructuring order) is straightforward in purpose — it moves functions or staff between agencies","The operative content of the order is not present in the provided text, limiting substantive analysis","These orders follow a standard template under the State Service Act 2000 (Tas) with limited legal novelty","No complex legal standards, thresholds, or rights frameworks are engaged beyond basic public sector employment law"],"plain_english_summary":"This administrative order reorganises parts of the Tasmanian State Service, shifting functions or agencies within government. It affects public servants whose roles or employer agency may change, the departments and agencies being restructured, and members of the public who interact with them. Such orders can change reporting lines and responsibilities (though employment conditions are generally protected under the State Service Act 2000). The supplied extract lacks the operative clauses, so the specific transfers and affected units are not visible."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself specifies its scope: it lists the parts to be amalgamated, the receiving departments, a commencement date, and the administering department (ss.1–3 and administration note). The text contains no indication that the scope was altered from what the order sets out."},"complexity_factors":["Partial (not whole) transfers: the order moves named parts or units rather than entire departments, requiring precise identification of transferred functions (see s.3(1)–(4)).","Multiple receiving departments: transfers are made to four different departments (State Growth; Education, Children and Young People; Health; Premier and Cabinet), increasing coordination needs (s.3).","Specialised units involved: transfers include officeholders and specialist services (e.g. Commissioner for Children and Young People; Tasmanian Autism Diagnostic Service; Inquiry Support Unit) which may have discrete governance or service-delivery arrangements (s.3(2)).","Fixed commencement date: the order takes effect on a single date (1 October 2022), creating a bounded transition timeline (s.2).","Central administration: the order is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, concentrating implementation responsibility (administration note)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this order does:** It moves specific parts of named Tasmanian government departments into other departments, effective 1 October 2022. The Department of Premier and Cabinet administers the order. \n\nThis affects the location of particular functions and units (and the staff who run them) by shifting responsibility between departments; it changes who heads those functions and which department is accountable for them going forward."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-6-2022","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-6-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-6-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-6-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-6-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-6-2022/documents"}}