{"id":"tas:sr-1999-086","name":"Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1999","slug":"tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"86 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318993,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1999-086-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) 1999](/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":"Amalgamation of Property Tasmania with Department of Treasury and Finance","content":"### 3 Amalgamation of Property Tasmania with Department of Treasury and Finance\n\n> Property Tasmania, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, is amalgamated with the Department of Treasury and Finance.\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 1 September 1999\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is no evidence that the scope of this instrument changed from its original intent. It appears to have remained in its original form since commencement on 1 September 1999, with no substantive amendments visible in the provided text."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains virtually no substantive legislative content — only metadata and administrative headers, making meaningful legal analysis impossible.","Restructuring orders of this type are generally straightforward administrative instruments with limited legal complexity.","No amending provisions, definitions, or operative clauses are visible to assess technical complexity.","The instrument is narrow in scope, applying only to specific Tasmanian public service arrangements."],"plain_english_summary":"This 1999 Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order is an administrative instrument that reorganised parts of the Tasmanian public service, transferring responsibilities, staff, or functions between government agencies and affecting the departments and public servants involved. It has been in legal effect since 1 September 1999.\n\nThe supplied document mainly contains metadata and status information; it lacks the substantive details of which agencies, roles, or numbers of employees were actually restructured."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly what its title suggests — a restructuring/amalgamation. There is no scope creep; it is a discrete machinery-of-government change limited to the specific amalgamation described."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of Rules Publication Act for formatting purposes)","Single, straightforward administrative action with no conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No delegated legislation or regulatory powers created"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short administrative order that merges two Tasmanian government bodies. **Property Tasmania** — which was previously part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment — is being moved and combined with the **Department of Treasury and Finance**. \n\n**What this means:**\n- Government property management functions are shifting from an environment-focused department to the state's central finance department\n- Staff, assets, and responsibilities of Property Tasmania transfer to Treasury and Finance\n- This is part of a broader restructuring of the Tasmanian State Service (public service)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Public servants working in Property Tasmania\n- The two departments involved and their ministers\n- Anyone dealing with government property matters (now going through Treasury instead of Primary Industries)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis type of machinery-of-government change is common in public administration. It reflects a decision to centralise property management under the finance portfolio rather than spreading it across departments. This can affect which minister answers questions, which budget funds the work, and which public servants manage government buildings and leases."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is narrowly scoped to effect a departmental amalgamation (s.3) and to set commencement (s.2). The text contains no provisions expanding or contracting regulatory powers or altering statutory functions beyond changing departmental custody, so its scope remains the same as its stated mechanical effect."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific administrative action: amalgamation of Property Tasmania into the Department of Treasury and Finance (s.3).","Immediate commencement mechanism tied to Gazette notification — timing is automatic on notification (s.2).","Very short instrument with no transitional, savings or detailed implementation provisions in the text.","Administrative implementation likely requires transfer of personnel, assets, records and budget lines although those details are not specified (s.3).","Centralised administration: the order is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (administration note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order transfers Property Tasmania (then part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment) into the Department of Treasury and Finance, changing which department administratively holds its functions. It takes effect on the day it is notified in the Gazette.\n\nIt therefore alters departmental accountability for Property Tasmania’s staff, functions, assets and reporting lines; the order is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (s.3; s.2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1999","history":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tasmanian-state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-1999/documents"}}