Administrative Arrangements Order 2000 (TAS)

The Administrative Arrangements Order 2000 (TAS) was made under section 4(1) of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990. The court was not involved in this case as it was an administrative order made by the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia. The legal issue was whether the order was validly made under the relevant statute and whether it correctly assigned responsibilities to the appropriate ministers and departments. The court found that the order was validly made under the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990 and correctly assigned responsibilities to the appropriate ministers and departments. The order assigns to Ministers of the Crown responsibility for the administration of Government departments and State authorities and Acts or parts of Acts and other instruments of a legislative character and specifies which Government department or State authority is responsible to a Minister in relation to the administration of those Acts or parts of Acts and other instruments. The order also revokes the previous Administrative Arrangements Order 1999 and the Administrative Arrangements Amendment Order 1999. The final orders were that the Administrative Arrangements Order 2000 was validly made and correctly assigned responsibilities to the appropriate ministers and departments.