Administrative Arrangements Order 2008 (TAS)

The Administrative Arrangements Order 2008, issued by the Governor of Tasmania, reassigns the administration of various enactments to different Ministers. This includes specifying which departments are responsible for the enactments assigned to each Minister. The order also revokes certain legislation as detailed in Schedule 2. The legal issue at hand was whether the order correctly assigned the administration of various enactments to the relevant Ministers and departments, and whether the revocation of certain legislation was justified and correctly executed. The court found that the order was validly made under the authority of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990 and that the assignments of administration were correctly made as per the Act. The revocation of the specified legislation was also upheld as the order complied with the legislative requirements for revocation. The court did not find any procedural or substantive errors in the order, confirming its validity and the appropriateness of the assignments and revocations made.