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This order may be cited as the State Service (Restructuring) Order 2026 .
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Direct links to the current provisions in State Service (Restructuring) Order 2026.
This order may be cited as the State Service (Restructuring) Order 2026 .
The name of the Government department known as the Department of State Growth is changed to Building Tasmania.
The following parts of the Department of Premier and Cabinet are amalgamated with the Department of Health:
(a) the part known as Disability Services and Reform;
(b) the Office of the Disability Commissioner.
The following parts of the Department of Premier and Cabinet are amalgamated with the Department of Justice:
(a) the Office of Local Government;
(b) the Family and Sexual Safety Secretariat.
The part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet known as the Commission of Inquiry Taskforce is amalgamated with the Department for Education, Children and Young People.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 17 June 2026
This order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
State Service (Restructuring) Order 2026
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister, make the following order under section 11 of the State Service Act 2000 .
9 June 2026
B. BAKER
Governor
By Her Excellency's Command,
JEREMY ROCKLIFF
Premier
1. Short title
This order may be cited as the State Service (Restructuring) Order 2026 .
2. Commencement
(1) Except as provided in this clause, the provisions of this order take effect on 2 July 2026.
(2) Clause 5 takes effect on 16 July 2026.
(3) Clause 6 takes effect on 30 July 2026.
3. Change of name of Department of State Growth
The name of the Government department known as the Department of State Growth is changed to Building Tasmania.
4. Amalgamation with Department of Health
The following parts of the Department of Premier and Cabinet are amalgamated with the Department of Health:
(a) the part known as Disability Services and Reform;
(b) the Office of the Disability Commissioner.
5. Amalgamation with Department of Justice
The following parts of the Department of Premier and Cabinet are amalgamated with the Department of Justice:
(a) the Office of Local Government;
(b) the Family and Sexual Safety Secretariat.
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The likely stated aim is to improve how government delivers services (for example, by reducing duplication or aligning functions). That is a claim about intended benefits — efficiency, clarity of responsibility, or better service delivery. The Order achieves that mechanically by changing which agency is responsible for particular functions and how staff are assigned.
Costs and trade-offs to weigh against the stated aim: implementation costs (IT, records, physical move, contract novation), redundancy or severance payouts if roles are abolished, disruption to frontline service delivery during transition, and time spent on consultation and bargaining with employees. Those are real fiscal and operational costs that accompany any restructuring.
Incentives and discretion: the Order centralises decision-making about organisational design with Ministers and central public service management. That gives the executive flexibility to reallocate functions quickly but also concentrates discretion about staff transfers, delegations and the timing of changes. The instrument will normally specify limits on that discretion (for example, consultation obligations or protections for specified officers); the precise limits determine how much choice employees and agencies retain.
Effect on private enterprise and markets: where functions are consolidated there is potential for the Government to reprocure services from the private sector (outsourcing) or to change the market for suppliers. Conversely, transferring regulatory functions can temporarily increase uncertainty for regulated businesses until roles and lines of accountability are clear.
Compliance burden and implementation risk: HR, payroll, legal and procurement teams must execute transfers, novate contracts, preserve entitlements (including superannuation and long service leave), and update delegations. Failure to get these mechanics right creates legal and industrial risk (unfair dismissal, breaches of employment law, contract disputes).
Concentrated benefits, diffuse costs and capture risk (how benefits and costs fall)
Key practical provisions to check in the Order (what to read carefully)
Analyst’s proviso
This summary is based on the instrument title and usual contents of State Service restructuring orders. The published header material supplied does not include the Order’s operative text or schedules, so the precise mechanics (for example, whether particular employee protections or special exceptions are present) cannot be determined here. To give a definitive, clause-by-clause read I will need the full text or the schedules showing which agencies, functions and positions are affected.
The part of the Department of Premier and Cabinet known as the Commission of Inquiry Taskforce is amalgamated with the Department for Education, Children and Young People.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 17 June 2026
This order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.