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Department of Premier and Cabinet

Sustainable Resizing of the State Service

To support the Tasmanian Government’s Fiscal Strategy and ensure the right-sized State Service, on 2 March 2025, the Treasurer, Guy Barnett, announced a recruitment freeze on all non-essential roles within the Tasmanian State Service.

The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide information on how the recruitment freeze will be implemented, including what it means for agencies, employees, and recruitment processes. These FAQs will be regularly updated.

For more information, please refer to the FAQs below.