State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2015

State Service (Agencies and Heads of Agencies) Order 2015 (Tasmania)

This is a Tasmanian government administrative order that officially lists and names the agencies (departments and bodies) within the Tasmanian State Service, and identifies who is responsible for leading each of them.

What does it actually do?

• It formally designates which bodies count as "agencies" under the Tasmanian State Service (similar to officially recognising which departments are part of the public service)
• It names the "Head" of each agency — meaning who is the senior official in charge (for example, a Secretary of a Department)

Who does it affect?

• Public servants working in Tasmanian government departments — it determines which organisation they officially belong to and who their ultimate boss is within the State Service structure
• Agency heads (senior bureaucrats) whose authority and responsibilities are formally established by this order
• Members of the public dealing with government agencies, as it clarifies which body is responsible for which functions

Why does it matter? Without this kind of order, there would be no clear official record of which bodies are part of the State Service or who leads them. It provides the legal foundation for accountability, employment relationships, and the chain of command within the Tasmanian public sector.