{"id":"tas:sr-1998-122","name":"Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998","slug":"tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1998","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"122 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319013,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1998-122-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 [Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-9999-999) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Changes of name","content":"### 3 Changes of name\n\n> > (1)  The name of the Government department known as the Department of Community and Health Services is changed to the Department of Health and Human Services.\n> \n> > (2)  The name of the Government department known as the Department of Education, Training, Community and Cultural Development is changed to the Department of Education.\n> \n> > (3)  The name of the Government department known as the Department of Environment and Land Management is changed to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.\n> \n> > (4)  The name of the Government department known as the Department of Justice is changed to the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.\n> \n> > (5)  The name of the Government department known as the Department of Police and Public Safety is changed to the Department of Police.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation of Government departments, &c.","content":"### 4 Amalgamation of Government departments, &c.\n\n> > (1)  Tasmania Development and Resources, Tourism Tasmania and the following parts of Government departments are amalgamated to form a Government department to be called the Department of State Development:\n> > \n> > > > (a) Major Projects Tasmania, part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the Office of Sport and Recreation, part of the Department of Education;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, part of the Department of Education;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, part of the Department of Education;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) the Office of Antarctic Affairs, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.\n> \n> > (2)  The Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries and the Government Analytical and Forensic Laboratory, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, are amalgamated with the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.\n> \n> > (3)  Private Forests Tasmania, the Department of Transport, the Workplace Standards Authority and the following parts of Government departments are amalgamated to form a Government department to be called the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources:\n> > \n> > > > (a) Mineral Resources Tasmania, part of the Department of State Development;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) that part of the Local Government Office within the Department of Premier and Cabinet which deals with building, plumbing and related matters;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) Racing Tasmania, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.\n> \n> > (4)  TAFE Tasmania and the Tasmanian Secondary Assessment Board are amalgamated with the Department of Education.\n> \n> > (5)  The Tasmania Fire Service is amalgamated with the Department of Health and Human Services.\n> \n> > (6)  The following parts of Government departments are amalgamated with the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations:\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal, part of the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the Tasmanian Industrial Commission, part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the Office of the Enterprise Commissioner, part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) the Industrial Relations Branch, part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.\n> \n> > (7)  The following parts of Government departments are amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet:\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Office of the Status of Women, part of the Department of Education;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the Office of Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs, part of the Department of Education;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the Office of Aboriginal Affairs, part of the Department of Education.\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 18 September 1998\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument confines itself to changing department names and reallocating whole departments and specified parts into new departmental structures (sections 3 and 4). It does not, in the text provided, alter or restate statutory functions or powers of those agencies; it records administrative reallocation rather than a stated change in substantive legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple renamings of existing departments (section 3) increase administrative update tasks across records, signage and instruments.","Numerous amalgamations that transfer whole departments and only parts of others (section 4(1)–(7)), creating partial‑function transfers rather than clean unit transfers.","Cross‑portfolio transfers (e.g. parts moved from Premier and Cabinet and Education into new departments) raise coordination and boundary‑clarity issues (section 4).","Commencement tied to Gazette notification requires administrative timing coordination (section 2).","Order lists transfers but contains no transitional mechanics or detailed implementation steps in the text provided, implying implementation depends on administrative action rather than statutory detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This order renames several Tasmanian government departments and restructures the State Service by merging whole departments and specified parts of departments into newly named departments. It takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette.\n\nIt affects the listed departments, agencies and the administrative allocation of their functions, staff and assets. It matters because it changes which department is legally responsible for particular services and which administrative employer and portfolio hold those functions."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no evidence the scope of this order changed from its original intent. It appears to have been a discrete, one-time restructuring measure that has remained in its original form since September 1998, with no recorded amendments altering its reach or application."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation itself is a narrow administrative instrument with a limited, specific purpose","Complexity is low because restructuring orders typically involve straightforward machinery-of-government transfers rather than new legal rights or obligations","The available text contains only metadata — no substantive provisions are visible, preventing deeper analysis","No amendments have been made since 1998, indicating a static and self-contained instrument","Understanding the full effect requires cross-referencing the Tasmanian State Service Act and relevant Administrative Arrangement Orders, adding minor complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998 is a legally binding government instrument that reorganised parts of the Tasmanian public service, shifting staff, functions and reporting relationships between departments. It affects public servants and agencies subject to that reshuffle and remains in force unchanged since September 1998. The available record shows metadata only; the full instrument is needed to see specific transfers."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function its title suggests — restructuring the Tasmanian State Service through departmental name changes and amalgamations. There is no scope creep; it is a discrete administrative reorganization instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (7 operative sections)","No defined terms section — all language is plain English","No cross-references to other legislation except citation of the Rules Publication Act 1953","Simple conditional logic: only straightforward 'is changed to' and 'are amalgamated' directives","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Single-purpose instrument with clear, mechanical operation"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order from 1998 that reorganises the state's public service by renaming five departments and merging various agencies into new or existing departments.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Renames departments:** Five departments get new names — for example, the Department of Community and Health Services becomes the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education, Training, Community and Cultural Development is shortened to simply the Department of Education.\n\n- **Creates new departments:** Two new departments are formed by combining existing agencies:\n  - **Department of State Development** — formed from Tasmania Development and Resources, Tourism Tasmania, and parts of four other departments (including sport, arts, museums, and Antarctic affairs)\n  - **Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources** — formed from Private Forests Tasmania, the Department of Transport, the Workplace Standards Authority, and parts of other departments dealing with mining, building regulation, and racing\n\n- **Merges agencies into existing departments:** Several bodies are folded into already-named departments:\n  - TAFE and the Secondary Assessment Board join the Department of Education\n  - The Fire Service joins Health and Human Services\n  - Various industrial relations bodies join the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations\n  - Women's, multicultural, and Aboriginal affairs offices move to the Department of Premier and Cabinet\n\n**Who it affects:** Tasmanian public servants whose jobs moved between departments, and anyone dealing with these government agencies (businesses, community groups, individuals accessing services).\n\n**Why it matters:** This kind of machinery-of-government change affects where you go for government services, which minister is responsible for what, and how government functions are coordinated. It reflects policy priorities of the time — for example, creating dedicated departments for economic development and infrastructure while stripping 'community' and 'cultural' elements out of education portfolio names."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1998","history":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1998/documents"}}