{"id":"tas:sr-2022-100","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 7) 2022","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-7-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"100 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179777,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-100-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. 7) 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-100) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 December 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation","content":"### 3 Amalgamation\n\n> > (1)  The part, of the Department of Communities Tasmania, relating to housing is amalgamated with Homes Tasmania.\n> \n> > (2)  The part, of the Department of Communities Tasmania, that was formerly known as Community Services Grants and that was within the part of that Department that was formerly known as Grants Services, is amalgamated with the Department for Education, Children and Young People.\n> \n> > (3)  The part, of the Department of Communities Tasmania, that was formerly known as Grant Services Communities, Sport and Recreation and that was within the part of that Department that was formerly known as Grants Services, is amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Abolition of Department","content":"### 4 Abolition of Department\n\n> The Department of Communities Tasmania is abolished.\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 November 2022\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not legally fatal, there is a temporal oddity: the authoritative file was finalised before the instrument's operative date. This raises a minor question about whether any modifications made on 1 December 2022 (commencement day) would be captured in the archived file, creating a potential gap between the authorised text and the operative text.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 1 December 2022 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 30 November 2022' — i.e., the day before it came into force."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure - entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A 'State Service (Restructuring) Order' derives its legal purpose entirely from its operative clauses (typically transferring employees between agencies or restructuring State Service bodies under the State Service Act 2000 (Tas)). The reproduced text contains only metadata, status information, and navigation elements repeated multiple times. If this reproduction accurately reflects the instrument's content, the Order has no legal effect and cannot be acted upon by any agency, employee, or tribunal. This may be a reproduction error, but as presented the instrument is legally vacuous.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The instrument as reproduced contains no operative provisions whatsoever — no transfer of employees, no restructuring of agencies, no definitions, and no substantive clauses — rendering it impossible to comply with, enforce, or give effect to."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure - headings and metadata","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While duplication of headings is likely a rendering/HTML artefact rather than a substantive legal defect, in the absence of any operative text it is impossible to determine whether the duplication has also affected substantive provisions. If operative clauses were similarly duplicated, conflicting or redundant obligations could arise for affected State Service employees.","confidence":0.65,"description":"Every heading, section title, and block of text in the instrument is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Authorisation Authorisation', 'Currency of version Currency of version'), suggesting either a systemic formatting defect or that the instrument was inadvertently published in a corrupted state."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"Persons relying on the consolidated online version for legal certainty cannot know whether the version they are reading reflects the current law, because the publisher expressly disclaims timeliness. This is a systemic issue with Tasmanian online legislation publication rather than specific to this instrument, but it is nonetheless a logical flaw in presenting a version as 'current' while simultaneously disclaiming currency.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The status notice states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change' — the qualifier 'usually' introduces an unenforceable and legally indeterminate standard into an official status declaration."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 1 December 2022 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 30 November 2022'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument is declared operative from 1 December 2022, yet the authoritative file is stated to have been last modified on 30 November 2022 — the day before commencement. This creates a contradiction between the declared currency of the version and the date of its last authorised modification."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title - 'State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 7) 2022'","section_b":"Document body - absence of any operative restructuring provisions","confidence":0.7,"description":"The instrument's title and legal character (a restructuring order under the State Service Act 2000 (Tas)) necessarily implies the existence of operative clauses effecting a restructure. The complete absence of such clauses in the body of the instrument directly contradicts its stated legal nature and purpose."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument confines itself to abolishing the Department of Communities Tasmania and reallocating specified parts to named agencies (ss2–4). The text provides no indication it extends or narrows programmatic functions beyond those explicit transfers; any further scope changes would require additional instruments or statutory detail."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, specific structural changes limited to specified parts and abolition (ss3–4) — reduces legal drafting complexity.","Fixed commencement date creates a clear implementation deadline (s2), increasing operational pressure for transfers.","Use of the term 'part' without further definition (s3) may require administrative clarification about exact functions, staff and assets to move.","Abolition of a department (s4) necessitates transfer of assets, liabilities and employee arrangements even though the order does not detail those mechanisms.","Administration responsibility is assigned to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (administration note), centralising oversight but leaving implementation discretion to the administering agency.","No transitional or procedural rules included in the order — practical HR, financial and service-continuity arrangements must be handled under separate instruments or processes."],"plain_english_summary":"This order (commencing 1 December 2022) abolishes the Department of Communities Tasmania and transfers its housing functions to Homes Tasmania and two former Grants Services parts to the Department for Education, Children and Young People and to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (ss2–4). It affects public servants, program management, assets and budgets; the Department of Premier and Cabinet administers the order and practical consequences include reassignment of responsibilities, employment and budget arrangements, and continuity planning."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, this order appears to fulfil its standard purpose as an administrative restructuring instrument. There is no evidence of scope creep or departure from the original intent of reorganising State Service functions. These orders are routine and tightly constrained by the enabling legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal legislative text is visible — the substance of the restructuring is not detailed in the provided excerpt, limiting analytical depth","These orders follow a standard, well-established template under the State Service Act 2000 (Tas), making their legal mechanism straightforward","Administrative in nature with no novel legal concepts introduced","Narrow scope — affects internal government organisation rather than broad public rights or obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"This administrative order reorganises parts of the Tasmanian State Service (effective 1 December 2022), moving functions, teams or responsibilities between agencies and possibly renaming bodies. It affects Tasmanian public servants (roles, reporting lines or employing agencies), the agencies involved, and members of the public who interact with those services. It matters because it changes who is responsible for functions and how services are delivered, though core employment entitlements remain generally protected under the State Service Act 2000."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly what its title suggests: restructuring state service departments. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of amalgamating specific parts of one department with others and abolishing the original department."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 operative sections)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953 in the footer)","Simple, direct operative provisions with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward administrative restructure with clear, unambiguous transfers of functions"],"plain_english_summary":"This order breaks up and shuts down the **Department of Communities Tasmania**, moving its different functions to three other government departments.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Housing functions** → moved to **Homes Tasmania** (a government housing authority)\n- **Community Services Grants** → moved to the **Department for Education, Children and Young People**\n- **Communities, Sport and Recreation grants** → moved to the **Department of Premier and Cabinet**\n- The Department of Communities Tasmania itself is then **abolished** (shut down completely)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working in these areas (they now work for different departments)\n- People who rely on these services (housing, community grants, sport and recreation funding)\n- The three receiving agencies, which take on new responsibilities\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a machinery of government change — a bureaucratic restructure that shifts who delivers services without necessarily changing the services themselves. It reflects a decision to split up a department that previously handled housing, community grants, and sport/recreation funding, and distribute those functions to agencies seen as better placed to manage them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-7-2022","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-7-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-7-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-7-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-7-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-7-2022/documents"}}