Administrative Arrangements Order 2006 (TAS)

The Administrative Arrangements Order 2006 (TAS) was made by 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, under section 4(1) of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990. The order assigns to Ministers of the Crown 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 legal issues before the court were whether the order was validly made under the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990 and whether it complied with the requirements of the Act. The court held that the order was validly made under the Act and that it complied with the requirements of the Act. The court also held that the order was a valid exercise of the power to assign the administration of government departments and State authorities and Acts, or parts of Acts, and other instruments of a legislative character to Ministers of the Crown. The court further held that the order did not contravene any provision of the Constitution or any other law. The final orders made by the court were that the Administrative Arrangements Order 2006 (TAS) be and is hereby confirmed as a valid and binding order and that the order be and is hereby registered in the Registry of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.