Formed 22 December 1975 | Dissolved 28 September 1978 | |
Preceding Department Department of Northern Australia
Department of Police and Customs - for NT police Superseding agency Department of Home Affairs (III) - for constitutional development of the Northern Territory Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Headquarters Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
The Department of the Northern Territory was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and September 1978. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.
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Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
The matters dealt with by the department at its creation were the administration of the Northern Territory of Australia and the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Northern Territory.
References
Department of the Northern Territory (1975–78) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA