{"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":{"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":"## State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 6) 2022 — Tasmania\n\nThis is a Tasmanian government administrative order that reorganises parts of the Tasmanian State Service (the public sector workforce). These types of orders are used when the government reshuffles which agencies, departments, or functions sit where — for example, moving a team from one department to another, or renaming a government body.\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- Tasmanian public servants (government employees) whose roles or agencies may be moved or reorganised\n- Tasmanian government departments and agencies subject to the restructure\n- Members of the public who deal with those agencies\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nWhen a restructuring order is made, employees can be transferred between agencies, reporting lines change, and responsibilities shift. For affected staff, this can mean a new employer agency, new management, or changed working arrangements — though their employment conditions are generally protected under the *State Service Act 2000* (Tas).\n\n**Key limitation:** The actual substance of this order — specifically *which* agencies or functions are being moved — is not visible in the text provided. The document as extracted contains only metadata (version dates, amendment table links, and administrative details) rather than the operative clauses of the order itself. A full analysis of who is specifically affected would require the complete text of the order."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not strictly a legal contradiction, a file modified on 30 September 2022 that is described as current from 1 October 2022 creates a minor logical tension: the authoritative source document predates its own operative date. This raises a question about whether any modifications occurred between file finalisation and commencement, and whether the published version accurately reflects the instrument as made.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 1 October 2022 to date' while simultaneously stating the 'File last modified 30 September 2022' — the file was last modified the day before it came into force."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 'usually updated within 3 working days' qualifier introduces an inherent uncertainty window. A reader relying on this version as current cannot confirm currency without independent verification, undermining the stated purpose of providing consolidated legislation online. The qualifier 'usually' is legally imprecise and provides no enforceable currency guarantee.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The metadata states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet no substantive provisions are reproduced in the instrument text provided, making it impossible to verify whether the version accessed is current or has been superseded."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 30 September 2022","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version: current from 1 October 2022","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument's operative date (1 October 2022) postdates the recorded file modification date (30 September 2022), creating a minor temporal inconsistency between the document's administrative record and its legal commencement."}]},"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)."}},"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"}}