Administrative Arrangements Order (No 3) 2021 (NT)
Northern Territory of Australia
Financial Management Act 1995
Interpretation Act 1978
Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993
Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 3) 2021
I, Vicki Susan O'Halloran, Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, under section 35 of the Interpretation Act 1978 and for the Financial Management Act 1995 and the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, make the following order.
Commencement and application
(1)This order commences on 15 December 2021.
(2)This order has effect subject to any Act.
Revocation of previous order
The order entitled "Administrative Arrangements Order 2021", dated 27 May 2021 and notified in Gazette S17 of 27 May 2021, is revoked.
Nomination of Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995 and Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993
(1)A department or other Authority or body listed in Schedule 1, Part 1, is nominated as an Agency for:
(a) the Financial Management Act 1995; and
(b) the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993.
(2)A department or other Authority or body listed in Schedule 1, Part 2, is nominated as an Agency for the Financial Management Act 1995.
Allotment of Acts, areas of government and Agencies to Ministers
The Minister holding a Ministerial office mentioned in Schedule 2 is allotted:
(a) administration of each Act listed in Schedule 2, column 1 for the Ministerial office; and
(b) responsibility for each area of government listed in Schedule 2, column 2 for the Ministerial office; and
(c) administration of each Agency specified in Schedule 2 for the Ministerial office to the extent that administration relates to the Acts and areas of government mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).
Allotment of Acts and areas of government to Agencies
An Agency listed in Schedule 2 is allotted:
(a) administration of each Act listed in Schedule 2, column 1, for the Agency; and
(b) responsibility for each area of government listed in Schedule 2, column 2, for the Agency.
Provision for new Acts
Administration of any Act not listed in Schedule 2 is allotted to the Minister and the Agency to the extent of that Minister's or Agency's responsibility for the area of government listed in Schedule 2 to which the Act relates.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Northern Territory of Australia on 15 December 2021.
Responsible Minister:
M. P. F. GUNNER
Chief Minister
V. S. O'HALLORAN
Administrator
Schedule 1Nominated Agencies
Part 1Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995 and Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993
Auditor-General's Office
Department of the Attorney-General and Justice
Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
Department of the Legislative Assembly
Department of Corporate and Digital Development
Department of Education
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Department of Health
Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities
Department of Treasury and Finance
Land Development Corporation
Northern Territory Electoral Commission
Northern Territory Emergency Service
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service
Office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption
Ombudsman's Office
Police Civil Employment Unit
Part 2Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995
Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority
Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities – NT Home Ownership
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Northern Territory Treasury Corporation
Schedule 2Allotment of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas of government
Chief Minister
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act 2006 Essential Goods and Services Act 1981 Flag and Emblem Act 1985 Inquiries Act 1945 Interpretation Act 1978 Jabiru Town Development Act 1978 Public Information Act 2010 Referendums Act 1998 Succession to the Crown (Request) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 Transfer of Powers Act 1978 Transfer of Powers (Further Provisions) Act 1978 Transfer of Powers (Self Government) Act 1978 | Jabiru Town Development Authority Remuneration Tribunal Cabinet and Executive Council services Coordination and development of government policy Coordination of government administration and activities Coordination of intergovernmental relations (except financial relations) Economic development, including regional and Aboriginal economic development Economic policy Investment attraction Investment promotion and market engagement Obtaining information from, and directing work to be done by, Agencies on behalf of the Chief Minister and Cabinet Parliamentary Counsel and legislative drafting Protocol Regional development, including leadership and coordination of government policy and activities Royal Commissions and inquiries Security and emergency recovery Social policy Statehood Strategic communications |
| Department of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 Legislative Assembly Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987 Legislative Assembly (Disclosure of Interests) Act 2008 Legislative Assembly (Members' Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards) Act 2008 Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act 1992 Legislative Assembly (Security) Act 1998 | Legislative Assembly Constitutional conventions |
| Auditor-General's Office | |
| Audit Act 1995 | Audit |
| Northern Territory Electoral Commission | |
| Electoral Act 2004 | Elections and electoral matters |
| Office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption | |
| Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2017 | Integrity Public interest disclosures Whistleblower protection |
| Ombudsman's Office | |
| Information Act 2002 (Parts 6 and 7, except sections 98(1) to (3), (5) and (6) and 99) Ombudsman Act 2009 | Ombudsman for the Northern Territory Freedom of information Privacy |
Treasurer
| Department of Treasury and Finance | |
| Administrators Pensions Act 1981 Advance Bank Integration Act 1998 Appropriation (2021-2022) Act 2021 Bank of South Australia (Merger with Advance Bank) Act 1996 Competition Policy Reform (Northern Territory) Act 1996 Electricity Reform Act 2000 (provisions about price regulation) Financial Agreement Between the Commonwealth, States and Territories (Approval) Act 1994 Financial Management Act 1995 Financial Relations Agreement (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 Fiscal Integrity and Transparency Act 2001 Gaming Control Act 1993 (provisions about taxes and levies) Gaming Machine Act 1995 (Part 8) Government Owned Corporations Act 2001 Legislative Assembly Members' Pensions Act 1979 Legislative Assembly Members' Superannuation Contributions Act 2004 McArthur River Project Agreement Ratification Act 1992 (provisions about royalties) Merlin Project Agreement Ratification Act 1998 (provisions about royalties) Mineral Royalty Act 1982 Mining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco Agreement) Act 1968 (provisions about royalties) Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 Motor Accidents (Compensation) Commission Act 2014 Motor Vehicles Act 1949 (Part V) Payroll Tax Act 2009 Petroleum Act 1984 (provisions about royalties) Property Activation Act 2019 Racing and Betting Act 1983 (Part IV, Division 5 and Part IVA, Division 5) Revenue Units Act 2009 Soccer Football Pools Act 1978 (provisions about duties) Stamp Duty Act 1978 Superannuation Act 1986 Superannuation Guarantee (Safety Net) Act 1993 Supply (2020-2021) Act 2020 Taxation Administration Act 2007 Territory Insurance Office (Sale) Act 2014 Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act 2000 (provisions about wagering tax) Unclaimed Superannuation Benefits Act 1998 Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000 (except sections 32(1) and (5), 46, 49(3), 50(2), 52(2), 55(1), 57(2), 61(1) and 63(5), (6) and (7)) | Budget management Commercial analysis Economic policy and analysis Economic regulation (excluding energy) Financial management Insurance policy Intergovernmental financial relations Mining royalties Own source revenue Public finance policy Public sector superannuation policy and administration Public sector wages policy Public sector workers' compensation administration Statistical policy and coordination Taxation Utilities market regulation (excluding energy) |
| Northern Territory Treasury Corporation | |
| Northern Territory Treasury Corporation Act 1994 | Financial asset and liability management Territory borrowings |
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Utilities Commission Act 2000 | Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory |
Minister for Major Projects and Territory Economic Reconstruction
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Ichthys LNG Project Act 2008 | Civil space industry Commercial facilitation of major projects and significant investments Gas Taskforce Investment facilitation Management and implementation of economic reconstruction in the Territory Team Territory |
| Land Development Corporation | |
| Land Development Corporation Act 2003 | Development and management of strategic industrial and residential land |
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act 2006 | Darwin Waterfront Corporation |
Minister for Strategic Defence Relations
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Strategic Defence relations | |
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
| Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services | |
| Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 (Part 10A) Emergency Management Act 2013 Fire and Emergency Act 1996 Firearms Act 1997 Police Administration Act 1978 (except Part III) Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 Telecommunications (Interception) Northern Territory Act 2001 Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 Weapons Control Act 2001 Youth Justice Act 2005 (Part 3) | Northern Territory Emergency Service Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service Police Civil Employment Unit Police Force of the Northern Territory Emergency response Emergency services Fire and rescue services Police Volunteer emergency management Volunteer fire and rescue management |
Minister for Mining and Industry
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Bonaparte Gas Pipeline (Special Provisions) Act 2007 Construction Industry Long Service Leave and Benefits Act 2005 Desert Knowledge Australia Act 2003 Energy Pipelines Act 1981 Gene Technology (Northern Territory) Act 2004 Geothermal Energy Act 2009 McArthur River Project Agreement Ratification Act 1992 (except provisions about royalties) Merlin Project Agreement Ratification Act 1998 (except provisions about royalties) Minerals (Acquisition) Act 1953 Mineral Titles Act 2010 Mining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco Agreement) Act 1968 (except provisions about royalties) Mining Management Act 2001 North East Gas Interconnector Pipeline (Special Provisions) Act 2015 Petroleum Act 1984 (except provisions about royalties, provisions relating to environmental regulation of exploration and production of petroleum and Part V, Division 2) Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 Tanami Exploration Agreement Ratification Act 2004 Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Act 2005 Validation (Mining Tenements) Act 1987 | Desert Knowledge Australia NT Build Energy operations regulation Energy (oil, gas and geothermal) titles administration Energy (oil and gas) pipeline operation regulation and pipeline title administration Environmental management of geothermal energy operations Environmental management of mining operations Film, television and new media Gas industry development Industry and economic analysis Industry engagement and participation Mining development Mining titles administration Northern Territory Geological Survey Offshore Supply Base Oil and gas strategy, policy and industry development Petroleum industry development Petroleum titles administration Primary industry biosecurity Primary production and industry development Regulation and management of mining and energy operations |
Minister for Northern Australia and Trade
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| International engagement Northern Australia development policy, coordination and intergovernmental liaison Trade development, strategy and policy | |
Minister for Defence Industries
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Defence community liaison Development of defence-related industries | |
Minister for Agribusiness and Aquaculture
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Northern Territory) Act 1994 Animal Protection Act 2018 Animal Welfare Act 1999 Biological Control Act 1986 Biological Resources Act 2006 Fisheries Act 1988 Hemp Industry Act 2019 Livestock Act 2008 Meat Industries Act 1996 Plant Health Act 2008 Poppy Regulation Act 2014 Veterinarians Act 1994 | Animal protection Fishing (except recreational fishing) Hygienic production of meat for human consumption Interstate agricultural quarantine Protection of consumers of veterinary services |
Minister for International Education
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| International education strategy | |
Minister for Health
| Department of Health | |
| Alcohol Harm Reduction Act 2017 Cancer (Registration) Act 2009 Disability Services Act 1993 (Parts 3 to 7) Emergency Medical Operations Act 1973 Food Act 2004 Health Practitioners Act 2004 (except Part 3) Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 Health Services Act 2021 Medical Services Act 1982 Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 (except Part 15) National Disability Insurance Scheme (Authorisations) Act 2019 National Health Funding Pool and Administration (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2012 Notifiable Diseases Act 1981 Private Hospitals Act 1981 Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 Radiation Protection Act 2004 Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Act 2017 Tobacco Control Act 2002 (except provisions about smoking in liquor licensed premises, licensing and enforcement) Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Act 2005 Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000 (sections 46, 49(3) and 50(2)) | Alcohol and other drug services Alcohol management plans Alcohol treatment and rehabilitation Forensic disability services Health (including hospital and medical services) Human quarantine Mental health services Morgues (Northern Territory wide) Public health Restrictive Practices Authorisation Unit Services to people who are aged Sexual assault services Water quality |
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Menzies School of Health Research Act 1985 | Menzies School of Health Research University medical education and research |
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Tourism NT Act 2012 | Tourism NT Domestic and international air services |
Minister for National Resilience
| Department of Health | |
| Establishment of a National Resilience Centre | |
Minister for Major Events
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Northern Territory Major Events Company | |
Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Agents Licensing Act 1979 Architects Act 1963 Associations Act 2003 Auctioneers Act 1935 Building Act 1993 (provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2012 Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Act 2011 Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act 1979 Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 (Parts 10 and 14) Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 Electrical Workers and Contractors Act 1978 Gaming Control Act 1993 (except provisions about taxes and levies) Gaming Machine Act 1995 (except Part 8) Kava Management Act 1998 Licensed Surveyors Act 1983 (provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983 (provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Plumbers and Drainers Licensing (Validation) Act 1990 Private Security Act 1995 Racing and Betting Act 1983 (except Part IV, Division 5 and Part IVA, Division 5) Sale of NT TAB Act 2000 Sex Industry Act 2019 Soccer Football Pools Act 1978 (except provisions about duties) Tobacco Control Act 2002 (provisions about smoking in liquor licensed premises, licensing and enforcement) Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act 2000 (except provisions about wagering tax) Unlawful Betting Act 1989 | Racing Commission Casinos, gaming, wagering and lotteries Co-operatives Horseracing, trotting and greyhound racing Incorporated associations Kava and tobacco Occupational licences relating to land use, including building work Occupational licenses relating to the other areas of government allotted to the Agency Private security industry Sex work industry Smoking in liquor licensed premises Totalisators |
Minister for Alcohol Policy
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Liquor Act 2019 Liquor Commission Act 2018 | Liquor Commission Alcohol policy Liquor |
Minister for Renewables and Energy
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Electricity Reform Act 2000 (except provisions about price regulation, provisions about safety regulation and provisions about supply and service provision under licence) National Electricity (Northern Territory) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 National Gas (Northern Territory) Act 2008 | Economic regulation (energy) Energy industry development Energy policy and strategy Renewables strategic policy Utilities market regulation (energy) |
Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
| Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics | |
| Aboriginal Land Act 1978 Aerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002 AustralAsia Railway Corporation Act 1996 AustralAsia Railway (Special Provisions) Act 1999 AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Act 1999 Building Act 1993 (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991 Control of Roads Act 1953 Crown Lands Act 1992 (except section 79) Crown Lands Freehold (Conversion from Crown Leasehold) Act 1980 Lands Acquisition Act 1978 Lands Acquisition (Pastoral Leases) Act 1982 Licensed Surveyors Act 1983 (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Marine Act 1981 Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Aboriginal Community Living Areas) Act 1989 Motor Vehicles Act 1949 (except Part V) Northern Territory Land Corporation Act 1989 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (provisions about Aboriginal community living areas) Place Names Act 1967 Planning Act 1999 Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983 (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Port of Darwin Act 2015 Ports Management Act 2015 Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Act 2008 Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2012 Special Purposes Leases Act 1953 Swimming Pool Safety Act 2004 Traffic Act 1987 Valuation of Land Act 1963 | Development Consent Authority Planning Commission The AustralAsia Railway Corporation Assets and program management Building advisory services Designated ports (including regional harbourmasters) Freight and logistics industry Infrastructure planning, management and delivery Land administration Land information Land use planning and development assessment Lands and planning Maritime industry Ports development Procurement (infrastructure services) Public transport Rail industry Recreational boating safety Regional air services development Release of industrial and residential land Road network management Road safety Road transport Strategic growth and infrastructure planning Transport assets Transport policy and planning |
Minister for Environment
| Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | |
| Bushfires Management Act 2016 Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1996 Environment Protection Act 2019 Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act 2011 Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act 2009 Litter Act 1972 Marine Pollution Act 1999 National Environment Protection Council (Northern Territory) Act 1994 Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Act 2012 Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and Disposal (Prohibition) Act 2004 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (except provisions about Aboriginal community living areas) Petroleum Act 1984 (Part V, Division 2 and provisions relating to environmental regulation of exploration for and production of petroleum) Soil Conservation and Land Utilisation Act 1969 Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 (Part IV, Divisions 1 to 5) Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 Water Act 1992 Water Efficiency Labelling Standards (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2014 Weeds Management Act 2001 | Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Aboriginal carbon and water policy Biodiversity conservation and assessment Conservation of pastoral land Environment protection and sustainability Environment strategy and policy Environmental assessment Environmental compliance and enforcement Environmental management of energy (oil and gas) operations Land and water resources assessment and management Pastoral land administration Rural bushfire management Strategic direction on environmental matters Volunteer bushfire management Weed management |
Minister for Water Security
| Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | |
| Office of Water Security | |
Minister for Climate Change
| Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | |
| Office of Climate Change | |
Minister for Essential Services
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Electricity Reform Act 2000 (provisions about supply and service provision under licence) Power and Water Corporation Act 1987 Power Generation Corporation Act 2014 Power Retail Corporation Act 2014 Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000 (sections 32(1) and (5), 52(2), 55(1), 57(2), 61(1) and 63(5), (6) and (7)) | Jacana Energy Power and Water Corporation Power Generation Corporation Power Retail Corporation Territory Generation Electricity generation and supply operations Public sewerage and drainage services operations Public water supplies operations Supply and service provision under licence |
Minister for Education
| Department of Education | |
| Education Act 2015 Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 Higher Education Act 2004 Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004 | Approval and accreditation of higher education institutions and courses Distance education Early years education and care services and regulation Grants for educational organisations Planning, development and administration of schools and vocational education and training in schools Student assistance schemes Teacher registration and regulation of teaching profession |
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Act 1999 Charles Darwin University Act 2003 | Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Charles Darwin University Advanced education planning and development Development, accreditation and delivery of higher education and vocational training programs for Indigenous people University education and research |
Minister for Children
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Whole of government children's strategic policy | |
Minister for Youth
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Youth affairs and Office of Youth | |
Minister for Seniors
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Pensioner and carer concessions Seniors Card Senior Territorians policy | |
Minister for Women
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Men's policy Women's policy | |
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
| Department of the Attorney-General and Justice | |
| Absconding Debtors Act 1978 Accommodation Providers Act 1981 Administration and Probate Act 1969 Advance Personal Planning Act 2013 Age of Majority Act 1974 Anglican Church of Australia Act 1975 Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 Australian Crime Commission (Northern Territory) Act 2005 Bail Act 1982 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 Caravan Parks Act 2012 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (Part 3.3) Catholic Church in the Northern Territory Act 1979 Children's Commissioner Act 2013 Choice of Law (Limitation Periods) Act 1994 Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Act 1985 Commercial Arbitration (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 Community Justice Centre Act 2005 Companies (Trustees and Personal Representatives) Act 1981 Companies (Unclaimed Assets and Moneys) Act 1963 Compensation (Fatal Injuries) Act 1974 Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act 2004 Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 (except Parts 10 and 14) Consumer Credit (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 Contracts Act 1978 Coroners Act 1993 Corporations Reform (Northern Territory) Act 2001 Corporations (Financial Services Reform Amendments) Act 2002 Corporations (Northern Territory Request) Act 2001 Correctional Services Act 2014 Courts and Administrative Tribunals (Immunities) Act 2008 Court Security Act 1998 Crimes at Sea Act 2000 Criminal Code Act 1983 Criminal Investigation (Extra-territorial Offences) Act 1985 Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 (except Part 10A) Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act 1992 Cross-border Justice Act 2009 Crown Proceedings Act 1993 Cullen Bay Marina Act 1992 Dangerous Goods Act 1998 Defamation Act 2006 De Facto Relationships Act 1991 De Facto Relationships (Northern Territory Request) Act 2003 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990 Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (except Part 5A) Domicile Act 1979 Electricity Reform Act 2000 (provisions about safety regulation) Electronic Conveyancing (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 Electronic Transactions (Northern Territory) Act 2000 Encroachment of Buildings Act 1982 Evidence Act 1939 Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 Expungement of Historical Homosexual Offence Records Act 2018 Family Provision Act 1970 Fences Act 1972 Financial Sector Reform (Northern Territory) Act 1999 Financial Transaction Reports Act 1992 Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 Health and Community Services Complaints Act 1998 Health Practitioners Act 2004 (Part 3) Information Act 2002 (Parts 1 to 5, sections 98(1) to (3), (5) and (6) and 99, Parts 7A, 8 and 10 to 13) International Transfer of Prisoners (Northern Territory) Act 2000 Judicial Commission Act 2020 Juries Act 1962 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross Vesting) Act 1987 Justices of the Peace Act 1991 Lake Bennett (Land Title) Act 2005 Land Title Act 2000 Law Officers Act 1978 Law of Property Act 2000 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1956 Legal Profession Act 2006 Limitation Act 1981 Local Court Act 2015 Local Court (Civil Procedure) Act 1989 Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928 Married Persons (Equality of Status) Act 1989 Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 (Part 15) Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 Monetary Units Act 2018 Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Act 2018 Mutual Recognition (Northern Territory) Act 1992 Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction for Native Title Matters) Act 2014 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act 2010 Observance of Law Act 1921 Off-shore Waters (Application of Territory Laws) Act 1985 Parole Act 1971 Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1981 Partnership Act 1997 Penalty Units Act 2009 Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act 2003 Personal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 Personal Violence Restraining Orders Act 2016 Powers of Attorney Act 1980 Presbyterian Church (Northern Territory) Property Trust Act 1986 Price Exploitation Prevention Act 1949 Printers and Newspapers Act 1984 Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Professional Standards Act 2004 Proportionate Liability Act 2005 Public Notaries Act 1992 Public Seal Act 1954 Public Trustee Act 1979 Radioactive Ores and Concentrates (Packaging and Transport) Act 1980 Real Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975 Registration Act 1927 Residential Tenancies Act 1999 Retirement Villages Act 1995 Return to Work Act 1986 Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 Sale of Goods Act 1972 Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act 1987 Salvation Army (Northern Territory) Property Trust Act 1976 Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1998 Sentencing Act 1995 Sentencing (Crime of Murder) and Parole Reform Act 2003 Serious Crime Control Act 2009 Serious Sex Offenders Act 2013 Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Act 1983 Sheriff Act 1962 Small Claims Act 2016 Sources of the Law Act 1985 Standard Time Act 2005 Status of Children Act 1978 Summary Offences Act 1923 Supreme Court Act 1979 Supreme Court (Judges Long Leave Payments) Act 1980 Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Act 1980 Supreme Court (Rules of Procedure) Act 1987 Surveillance Devices Act 2007 Termination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014 Terrorism (Northern Territory) Request Act 2003 The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited (Merger) Act 1982 The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited (Merger) Act 1982 Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1998 Trespass Act 1987 Trustee Act 1893 Unauthorized Documents Act 1969 Uncollected Goods Act 2004 Unit Titles Act 1975 Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977 Validation (Native Title) Act 1994 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2006 Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006 Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act 2006 Warehousemen's Liens Act 1969 Wills Act 2000 Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002 Work Health Administration Act 2011 Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 Youth Justice Act 2005 (Part 4) | Children's Commissioner Health and Community Services Complaints Commission Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Public Guardian Work Health Authority Administration of justice Anti-discrimination Caravan parks Censorship Civil and administrative review Civil liberties Community service complaints Constitutional development Consumer affairs Corporate affairs Correctional services Courts administration Crime prevention Criminal prosecutions Dangerous goods Equal opportunity Explosives Financial institutions Guardianship of adults Health complaints Land titles Land titles registration law Law reform Legal profession Parole Rent and price control Safety regulation Trade measurement Work health and safety Workers rehabilitation and compensation |
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Legal Aid Act 1990 | Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission Legal aid (except Aboriginal legal aid) |
Minister for Treaty and Local Decision Making
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Treaty Commissioner Act 2020 | Local decision making Negotiation of Treaty or Treaties |
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Kenbi Land Trust Act 2011 | Aboriginal affairs policy and coordination Aboriginal Interpreter Service Aboriginal land strategic policy Community development for regional centres and remote communities Office of Aboriginal Affairs |
Minister for Parks and Rangers
| Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | |
| Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land, Sanctuary and Marine Park Act 1981 Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Act 1989 Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003 Parks and Wildlife Commission Act 1980 Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 (except Part IV, Divisions 1 to 5) | Conservation Land Corporation Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Territory Wildlife Parks Aboriginal Rangers Botanic gardens Conservation and wildlife Management of Territory parks and reserves Wildlife management Window on the Wetlands |
Minister for Small Business
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Procurement Act 1995 | Procurement Review Board Business and industry support and development Business innovation support and development Financial assistance to industry associations and business Procurement policy and reform Territory Business Centres |
Minister for Jobs and Training
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Training and Skills Development Act 2016 | Apprenticeships and traineeships Business and skilled migration Labour market analysis Quality of training Training and employment programs and assistance schemes Vocational education and training administration |
Minister for Recreational Fishing
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | |
| Recreational fishing | |
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Veterans' support and engagement | |
Minister for Public Employment
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Annual Leave Act 1981 Correctional Officers Arbitral Tribunal Act 1950 Long Service Leave Act 1981 Police Administration Act 1978 (Part III) Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989 Public Holidays Act 1981 Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 | Commissioner for Public Employment Development and coordination of public and private employment strategies Industrial relations Public sector management and development |
Minister for Corporate and Digital Development
| Department of Corporate and Digital Development | |
| Information Act 2002 (Part 9 provisions about records services) | Data Centre Services NT Fleet Banking arrangements Corporate services reform Corporate taxation advice Cyber security of government computing environment Digital government Enterprise information communication technology projects Government office accommodation Human resources Information communication technology policy and governance Public sector corporate services Public sector information architecture, information communication technology systems and services Records services Shared corporate services |
Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Adoption of Children Act 1994 Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (except Part 3.3) Community Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (Part 5A) Guardianship of Infants Act 1972 Housing Act 1982 Youth Justice Act 2005 (except Parts 3 and 4) | Chief Executive Officer (Housing) NT Home Ownership Child guardianship Child protection Children and families policy Children's services Community and social housing Family and parent support services Family responsibility agreements and orders Family violence services Homelessness services Housing Housing loans Interpreting and translating services Out of home care Public housing Youth detention Youth justice |
Minister for Disabilities
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Carers Recognition Act 2006 Disability Services Act 1993 (except Parts 3 to 7) National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Clearance) Act 2020 | National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) implementation National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) worker screening Services to people with disabilities |
Minister for Sport
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Major Cricket Events Act 2003 | Community grants for recreation and sports associations Sport and recreation Sporting events Sporting facilities Territory Sports Academy Water safety |
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Multicultural affairs | |
Minister for Local Government
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Cemeteries Act 1952 Crown Lands Act 1992 (section 79) Local Government Act 2008 (except Chapter 8) Local Government Act 2019 (except Chapter 8) Local Government Grants Commission Act 1986 Local Government (Katherine Rates) Act 1999 Northern Territory Rates Act 1971 Nudity Act 1975 Pounds Act 1930 Status of Darwin Act 1959 Status of Palmerston Act 2000 | Northern Territory Grants Commission Local government Local government funding |
| Northern Territory Electoral Commission | |
| Local Government Act 2008 (Chapter 8) Local Government Act 2019 (Chapter 8) | Local government elections and electoral matters |
Minister for Central Australian Economic Reconstruction
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Management and implementation of economic reconstruction for Central Australia | |
Minister for Remote Housing and Town Camps
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Aboriginal housing Government employee housing Remote communities and homelands Town camps | |
Minister for Indigenous Essential Services
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Coordination of funding of essential services to remote Indigenous communities not serviced by Commonwealth programs Coordination of municipal essential services for regional centres, remote communities and homelands Essential services for remote communities and homelands | |
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | |
| Heritage Act 2011 Information Act 2002 (Part 9 provisions about archives management) Meteorites Act 1988 National Trust (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 Strehlow Research Centre Act 2005 | Strehlow Research Centre Board Archives management Arts and cultural development Arts grants Collection and preservation of natural and cultural heritage Heritage conservation Library and information services Management of cultural facilities |
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | |
| Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 | Aboriginal sacred sites |
| Not allotted to an Agency | |
| Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Act 2014 | Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory |
AppendixMinisters and ministerial offices
Michael Patrick Francis Gunner
Chief Minister
Treasurer
Minister for Major Projects and Territory Economic Reconstruction
Minister for Strategic Defence Relations
Nicole Susan Manison
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Minister for Mining and Industry
Minister for Northern Australia and Trade
Minister for Defence Industries
Minister for Agribusiness and Aquaculture
Minister for International Education
Natasha Kate Fyles
Minister for Health
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Minister for National Resilience
Minister for Major Events
Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing
Minister for Alcohol Policy
Eva Dina Lawler
Minister for Renewables and Energy
Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Minister for Environment
Minister for Water Security
Minister for Climate Change
Minister for Essential Services
Lauren Jane Moss
Minister for Education
Minister for Children
Minister for Youth
Minister for Seniors
Minister for Women
Selena Jane Malijarri Uibo
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
Minister for Treaty and Local Decision Making
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister for Parks and Rangers
Paul Andrew Kirby
Minister for Small Business
Minister for Jobs and Training
Minister for Recreational Fishing
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Minister for Public Employment
Minister for Corporate and Digital Development
Kathryn Jane Worden
Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing
Minister for Disabilities
Minister for Sport
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Chanston James Paech
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Central Australian Economic Reconstruction
Minister for Remote Housing and Town Camps
Minister for Indigenous Essential Services
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Note for Appendix
This Appendix is for information only. The number and designation of Ministerial offices is determined by the Administrator under section 34 of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth). The Ministers are appointed by the Administrator under section 36 of that Act.
| Date signed by Administrator | Gazette | Date of | |
| Administrative Arrangements Order | 15 December 2021 | S45 | 15 December 2021 |
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