Department of the Northern Territory (1975–78)

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.

Department of the Northern Territory

Department overview
Formed	22 December 1975[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Northern Australia Department of Police and Customs - for NT police
Dissolved	28 September 1978[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Home Affairs (III) - for constitutional development of the Northern Territory
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Darwin, Northern Territory
Minister responsible	Evan Adermann, Minister
Department executive	Ray Livingston, Secretary

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[1]

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Northern Territory.[1]

References

1. CA 1958: Department of the Northern Territory [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014