Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 3) 2024 (NT)
Northern Territory of Australia
Financial Management Act 1995
Interpretation Act 1978
Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993
Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 3) 2024
I, Hugh Crosby Heggie, 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 10 September 2024.
(2)This order has effect subject to any Act.
Revocation of previous order
The order entitled "Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2024" dated 27 March 2024 and notified in Gazette No. S24 of 27 March 2024, 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.
(3)A department or other authority or body listed in Schedule 1, Part 3, is nominated as an Agency for the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993.
Allocation of Acts, areas or activities of government, government authorities or entities and Agencies to Ministers
The Minister holding a Ministerial office mentioned in Schedule 2 is allocated:
(a) administration of each Act listed in Schedule 2, column 1 for the Ministerial office; and
(b) responsibility for each area or activity of government and government authority or government entity 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, areas or activities of government and government authorities or entities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).
Allocation of Acts, areas or activities of government and government authorities or entities to Agencies
An Agency listed in Schedule 2 is allocated:
(a) administration of each Act listed in Schedule 2, column 1, for the Agency; and
(b) responsibility for each area or activity of government and government authority or government entity listed in Schedule 2, column 2, for the Agency.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Northern Territory of Australia on 10 September 2024.
Responsible Minister:
L. E. FINOCCHIARO
Chief Minister
H. C. HEGGIE
Administrator
Schedule 1Nominated Agencies
Part 1Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995 and Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993
Attorney-General's Department
Auditor-General's Office
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Department of Children and Families
Department of Corporate and Digital Development
Department of Corrections
Department of Education and Training
Department of Health
Department of Housing, Local Government and Community Development
Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
Department of Logistics and Infrastructure
Department of Mining and Energy
Department of People, Sport and Culture
Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
Department of the Legislative Assembly
Department of Tourism and Hospitality
Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations
Department of Treasury and Finance
Land Development Corporation
Northern Territory Electoral Commission
Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Service
Office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption
Ombudsman's Office
Part 2Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995
Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority
NT Home Ownership
Northern Territory Police
Northern Territory Treasury Corporation
Part 3Agency for Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993
Police Civil Employment Unit
Schedule 2Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of government and government authorities or entities
Chief Minister
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act 2006 Assembly Members' Remuneration (Basic Salary) Act 2022 Flag and Emblem Act 1985 Inquiries Act 1945 Interpretation Act 1978 Jabiru Town Development Repeal Act 2021 Public Information Act 2010 Referendums Act 1998 Succession to the Crown (Request) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 Transfer of Powers Act 1976 Transfer of Powers (Further Provisions) Act 1977 Transfer of Powers (Self‑Government) Act 1978 | Remuneration Tribunal Approvals Fast Track Taskforce Cabinet and Executive Council services Coordination, development and delivery of government policy and priority projects Coordination of government administration and activities Coordination of intergovernmental relations (except financial relations) Northern Australia development policy, coordination and intergovernmental liaison 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 Royal Commissions and inquiries Security and emergency recovery Statehood Strategic communications Territory regional leadership and policy coordination Whole of government economic development strategy |
| Department of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 Legislative Assembly (Disclosure of Interests) Act 2008 Legislative Assembly (Members' Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards) Act 2008 Legislative Assembly Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987 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 |
Minister for Police
| Northern Territory Police | |
| Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 Criminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002 (Part 10A) 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) | Police Civil Employment Unit Police Force of the Northern Territory Crime prevention Emergency response Police |
Minister for Fire and Emergency Services
| Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Service | |
| Bushfires Management Act 2016 Emergency Management Act 2013 Fire and Emergency Act 1996 | Northern Territory Emergency Service Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service Emergency services Fire and rescue services Rural bushfire management Volunteer bushfire management Volunteer emergency management Volunteer fire and rescue management |
Minister for Defence NT
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Defence community liaison Defence-related industries Strategic defence relations and engagement | |
Minister for Territory Coordinator
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | |
| Commercial facilitation of projects and investments of significance Office of the Territory Coordinator | |
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Northern Territory) Act 1994 Animal Protection Act 2018 Biological Control Act 1986 Biological Resources Act 2006 Fisheries Act 1988 Gene Technology (Northern Territory) Act 2004 Hemp Industry Act 2019 Livestock Act 2008 Meat Industries Act 1996 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (except provisions about Aboriginal community living areas) Plant Health Act 2008 Poppy Regulation Act 2014 Veterinarians Act 1994 | Agriculture Animal protection Conservation of pastoral land Fishing (other than recreational fishing) Horticulture Hygienic production of meat for human consumption Interstate agricultural quarantine Pastoral land administration Primary industry biosecurity Primary production and industry development Protection of consumers of veterinary services |
Minister for Mining and Energy
| Department of Mining and Energy | |
| Bonaparte Gas Pipeline (Special Provisions) Act 2007 Electricity Reform Act 2000 (except provisions about price regulation, provisions about the setting of licence fees, provisions about safety regulation and provisions about supply and service provision under licence) Energy Pipelines Act 1981 Geothermal Energy Act 2009 Legacy Mines Remediation Act 2023 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) National Electricity (Northern Territory) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 National Gas (Northern Territory) Act 2008 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 | Economic regulation (energy) Energy industry development Energy (oil, gas and geothermal) titles administration Energy (oil and gas) pipeline operation regulation and pipeline title administration Energy operations regulation, including regulating the integrity of wells, surface infrastructure and land access Energy policy and strategy Gas industry development 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 Regulation and management of mining and energy operations Utilities market regulation (energy) |
Minister for Corrections
| Department of Corrections | |
| Correctional Services Act 2014 International Transfer of Prisoners (Northern Territory) Act 2000 Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Youth Justice Act 2005 (except Parts 3 and 4) | Correctional services Youth detention Youth justice |
Minister for Renewables
| Department of Mining and Energy | |
| Office of Sustainable Energy Renewables strategic policy | |
Minister for Recreational Fishing
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| Recreational fishing | |
Treasurer
| Department of Treasury and Finance | |
| Administrators Pensions Act 1981 Advance Bank Integration Act 1998 Appropriation (2024-2025) Act 2024 Bank of South Australia (Merger with Advance Bank) Act 1996 Companies (Unclaimed Assets and Moneys) Act 1963 Competition Policy Reform (Northern Territory) Act 1996 Electricity Reform Act 2000 (provisions about price regulation and provisions about the setting of licence fees) 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 Royalties Act 2024 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) Petroleum Royalty Act 2023 Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (Part 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 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 Commercial contract management Economic policy and analysis Economic regulation (excluding energy) Financial management Insurance policy Intergovernmental financial relations Mining royalties Own source revenue Promotion of economic growth 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 allocated to an Agency | |
| Utilities Commission Act 2000 | Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory |
Minister for Logistics and Infrastructure
| Department of Logistics and Infrastructure | |
| Aerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002 AustralAsia Railway Corporation Act 1996 AustralAsia Railway (Special Provisions) Act 1999 AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Act 1999 Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991 Control of Roads Act 1953 Marine Act 1981 Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 Motor Vehicles Act 1949 (except Part V) Port of Darwin Act 2015 Ports Management Act 2015 Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Act 2008 Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2012 Traffic Act 1987 | The AustralAsia Railway Corporation Administration of arrangements with operator for Port of Darwin Assets and program management Commercial passenger vehicle industry Designated ports (including regional harbourmasters) Freight and logistics industry development Infrastructure planning, management and delivery Maritime industry development Ports development Procurement (infrastructure services) Public transport Rail industry development 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 Whole of government strategic logistics and infrastructure policy, planning and delivery required for the development of the Northern Territory |
Minister for Housing Construction
| Department of Logistics and Infrastructure | |
| Housing construction industry development | |
Attorney-General
| Attorney-General's Department | |
| 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 Based Sentences (Interstate Transfer) Act 2023 Community Justice Centre Act 2005 Companies (Trustees and Personal Representatives) Act 1981 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 (Financial Services Reform Amendments) Act 2002 Corporations (Northern Territory Request) Act 2001 Corporations Reform (Northern Territory) Act 2001 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 De Facto Relationships Act 1991 De Facto Relationships (Northern Territory Request) Act 2003 Defamation Act 2006 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990 Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (except Chapter 5A) Domicile Act 1979 Electrical Safety Act 2022 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 Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 Health and Community Services Complaints Act 1998 Health Care Decision Making Act 2023 (except Part 4) 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) 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 Liquor Commission Act 2018 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 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 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 2023 Trustee Act 1893 Uncollected Goods Act 2004 Unit Titles Act 1975 Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 (except Part 4.1) 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 Liquor 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 justice Community service complaints Constitutional development Consumer affairs Corporate affairs Courts administration 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 Safety regulation Trade measurement Work health and safety Workers rehabilitation and compensation |
| Not allocated to an Agency | |
| Legal Aid Act 1990 | Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission Legal aid (except Aboriginal legal aid) |
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
| Department of Tourism and Hospitality | |
| Liquor Act 2019 Tobacco Control Act 2002 (provisions about smoking in liquor licensed premises) Tourism NT Act 2012 | Tourism NT Film, television and new media Liquor regulation and compliance Smoking in liquor licensed premises |
| Not allocated to an Agency | |
| Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act 2006 | Darwin Waterfront Corporation |
Minister for Major Events
| Not allocated to an Agency | |
| Northern Territory Major Events Company | |
Minister for Parks and Wildlife
| Department of Tourism and Hospitality | |
| Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land, Sanctuary and Marine Park Act 1981 Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Act 1989 Nudity Act 1975 Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003 Parks and Wildlife Commission Act 1980 Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 (except Part 4, Divisions 1 to 5) | Conservation Land Corporation Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Territory Wildlife Parks Aboriginal Rangers Botanic gardens Management of Territory parks and reserves Window on the Wetlands |
Minister for Racing
| Department of Tourism and Hospitality | |
| Gaming Control Act 1993 (except provisions about taxes and levies) Gaming Machine Act 1995 (except Part 8) Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (except Part 5) Sale of NT TAB Act 2000 Soccer Football Pools Act 1978 (except provisions about duties) Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act 2000 (except provisions about wagering tax) | Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission Casinos, gaming, wagering and lotteries Horseracing, trotting and greyhound racing Totalisators |
Minister for Health
| Department of Health | |
| Alcohol Harm Reduction Act 2017 Cancer (Registration) Act 2009 Disability Services Act 1993 (Parts 3 to 7) Food Act 2004 Health Care Decision Making Act 2023 (Part 4) Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 Health Practitioners Act 2004 (except Part 3) Health Service Act 2021 Medical Services Act 1982 Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 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 Surrogacy Act 2022 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 Food security Forensic disability services Health (including hospital and medical services) Human quarantine Morgues (Territory wide) Public health Restrictive Practices Authorisation Unit Services to people who are aged Sexual assault services Water quality |
| Not allocated to an Agency | |
| Menzies School of Health Research Act 1985 | Menzies School of Health Research University medical education and research |
Minister for Mental Health
| Department of Health | ||
| Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 (except Part 15) | Mental health services | |
Minister for Alcohol Policy
| Department of Health | |
| Alcohol policy (except liquor regulation and compliance) |
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | ||
| Aboriginal Land Act 1978 Kenbi Land Trust Act 2011 Treaty Commissioner Act 2020 | Aboriginal affairs policy and coordination Aboriginal land strategic policy | |
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Development
| Department of Housing, Local Government and Community Development | |
| Burial and Cremation Act 2022 Community Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 Crown Lands Act 1992 (section 79) Desert Knowledge Australia Act 2003 Housing Act 1982 Local Government Act 2019 (except Chapter 8) Local Government Grants Commission Act 1986 Local Government (Katherine Rates) Act 1999 Northern Territory Rates Act 1971 Pounds Act 1930 Status of Darwin Act 1959 Status of Palmerston Act 2000 | Chief Executive Officer (Housing) Desert Knowledge Australia Northern Territory Grants Commission NT Home Ownership Aboriginal housing Aboriginal Interpreter Service Community and social housing Community development for regional centres and remote communities Government employee housing Housing loans Interpreting and translating services Local decision making Local government Local government funding Provision of funding for essential services for remote communities and homelands Public housing Remote communities and homelands Town camps |
| Northern Territory Electoral Commission | |
| Local Government Act 2019 (Chapter 8) | Local government elections and electoral matters |
Minister for Essential Services
| Not allocated 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 Lands, Planning and Environment
| Department of Lands, Planning and Environment | |
| Building Act 1993 (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Crown Lands Act 1992 (except section 79) Crown Lands Freehold (Conversion from Crown Leasehold) Act 1980 Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1996 Environment Protection Act 2019 Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act 2011 Heritage Act 2011 Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act 2009 Lands Acquisition Act 1978 Lands Acquisition (Pastoral Leases) Act 1982 Licensed Surveyors Act 1983 (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Litter Act 1972 Marine Pollution Act 1999 Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Aboriginal Community Living Areas) Act 1989 National Environment Protection Council (Northern Territory) Act 1994 National Trust (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Act 2012 Northern Territory Land Corporation Act 1989 Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and Disposal (Prohibition) Act 2004 Pastoral Land Act 1992 (provisions about Aboriginal community living areas) Petroleum Act 1984 (provisions relating to environmental regulation of exploration for and production of petroleum and Part V, Division 2) Place Names Act 1967 Planning Act 1999 Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983 (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Soil Conservation and Land Utilisation Act 1969 Special Purposes Leases Act 1953 Swimming Pool Safety Act 2004 Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 (Part 4, Divisions 1 to 5) Valuation of Land Act 1963 Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 Water Efficiency Labelling Standards (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2014 Weeds Management Act 2001 | Development Consent Authority Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Planning Commission Aboriginal carbon policy Biodiversity conservation and assessment Building advisory services Conservation and wildlife Environmental assessment compliance and enforcement Environmental management of energy (oil and gas) operations Environmental management of geothermal energy operations Environmental management of mining operations Environment protection and sustainability Environment strategy and policy Heritage conservation Land administration Land information Land resources assessment and management Land use planning and development assessment Lands and planning Office of Climate Change Strategic direction on environmental matters Weed management Wildlife management |
| Land Development Corporation | |
| Land Development Corporation Act 2003 | Development and management of strategic industrial and residential land |
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | |
| Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 | Aboriginal sacred sites |
Minister for Corporate and Digital Development
| Department of Corporate and Digital Development | |
| Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 Information Act 2002 (Part 9 provisions about records services) | Data Centre Services Fines Recovery Unit NT Fleet Banking arrangements Corporate services reform Corporate taxation advice Cyber security emergency response and recovery Cyber security of government computing environment Cyber security policy, strategy and intergovernmental relations Digital government Enterprise information communication technology projects Freedom of information administration support Government office accommodation Human resources Information and communication technology industry engagement and participation Information and communication technology policy and governance Public sector corporate services Public sector information architecture, information communication technology systems and services Records services Shared corporate services Whole of government data sharing policy and governance |
Minister for Water Resources
| Department of Lands, Planning and Environment | |
| Water Act 1992 | Aboriginal water policy Office of Water Security Water resources assessment and management |
Minister for Education and Training
| Department of Education and Training | |
| Education Act 2015 Higher Education Act 2004 Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004 Training and Skills Development Act 2016 | Apprenticeships and traineeships Approval and accreditation of higher education institutions and courses Distance education Grants for educational organisations Planning, development and administration of schools and vocational education and training in schools Quality of training Student assistance schemes Teacher registration and regulation of teaching profession Training and employment programs and assistance schemes Vocational education and training administration |
| Not allocated 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 Early Education
| Department of Education and Training | |
| Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 | Early years education and care services and regulation |
Minister for Public Service
| 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) Portable Long Service Leave (Community Services Sector) Act 2024 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 employment strategies Industrial relations Public sector management and development |
Minister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations
| Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | |
| 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 Construction Industry Long Service Leave and Benefits Act 2005 Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 (Parts 10 and 14) Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 Essential Goods and Services Act 1981 Ichthys LNG Project Act 2008 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 Procurement Act 1995 Sex Industry Act 2019 Solar Project (Australia-Asia Power Link) (Special Provisions) Act 2022 Tobacco Control Act 2002 (provisions about licensing and enforcement) Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 (Part 4.1) | NT Build Procurement Review Board Business and industry support and development Business innovation support and development Civil space industry Cooperatives Domestic and international air services Essential goods and services Financial assistance to industry associations and business Incorporated associations Industry engagement and participation Investment attraction Investment facilitation Investment promotion and market engagement Kava and tobacco Occupational licences relating to land use, including building work Occupational licenses relating to the other areas of government allocated to the Agency Private security industry Procurement policy and reform Sex work industry Territory Business Centres Trade development, strategy and policy |
Minister for International Education, Migration and Population
| Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | |
| International education strategy International engagement Population policy | |
Minister for Workforce Development
| Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | |
| Labour market analysis Office of Workforce Development (including business and skilled migration) | |
Minister for Advanced Manufacturing
| Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations | |
| Whole of government oversight of the development of advanced manufacturing industries | |
Minister for Children and Families
| Department of Children and Families | |
| Adoption of Children Act 1994 Guardianship of Infants Act 1972 | Child guardianship Children and families policy Children's services Family and parent support services Family responsibility agreements and orders Homelessness services Out of home care Whole of government children's strategic policy |
Minister for Child Protection
| Department of Children and Families | |
| Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (except Part 3.3) | Child protection |
Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence
| Department of Children and Families | |
| Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (Chapter 5A) | Family violence services Whole of government responsibilities for the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence |
Minister for People, Sport and Culture
| Department of People, Sport and Culture | |
| Carers Recognition Act 2006 Information Act 2002 (Part 9 provisions about archives management) Major Cricket Events Act 2003 Meteorites Act 1988 Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 Strehlow Research Centre Act 2005 | Strehlow Research Centre Board Archives management Collection and preservation of natural and cultural heritage Community grants for recreation and sports associations Library and information services Management of cultural facilities Sport and recreation Sporting events Sporting facilities Territory Sports Academy Water safety |
| Not allocated to an Agency | |
| Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Act 2014 | Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory |
Minister for Disability
| Department of People, Sport and Culture | |
| 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 Arts
| Department of People, Sport and Culture | |
| Arts and cultural development Arts grants | |
Minister for Youth, Seniors and Equality
| Department of People, Sport and Culture | |
| Pensioner and carer concessions Seniors Card Senior Territorians policy Whole of government youth strategic policy Women's policy Youth affairs and Office of Youth | |
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
| Department of People, Sport and Culture | |
| Multicultural affairs | |
Minister for Veterans
| Department of People, Sport and Culture | |
| Veterans' support and engagement | |
List of Ministers and ministerial offices
as at 10 September 2024
This List 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.
Lia Emele Finocchiaro
Chief Minister
Minister for Police
Minister for Fire and Emergency Services
Minister for Defence NT
Minister for Territory Coordinator
Gerard Phillip Maley
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister for Mining and Energy
Minister for Corrections
Minister for Renewables
Minister for Recreational Fishing
William Carl Yan
Treasurer
Minister for Logistics and Infrastructure
Minister for Housing Construction
Marie-Clare Joy Boothby
Attorney-General
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Minister for Major Events
Minister for Parks and Wildlife
Minister for Racing
Steven Mark Edgington
Minister for Health
Minister for Mental Health
Minister for Alcohol Policy
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Development
Minister for Essential Services
Joshua Roland Burgoyne
Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment
Minister for Corporate and Digital Development
Minister for Water Resources
Jo-Anne Hersey
Minister for Education and Training
Minister for Early Education
Minister for Public Service
Robyn Patricia Cahill
Minister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations
Minister for International Education, Migration and Population
Minister for Workforce Development
Minister for Advanced Manufacturing
Minister for Children and Families
Minister for Child Protection
Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence
Jinson Anto Charls
Minister for People, Sport and Culture
Minister for Disability
Minister for Arts
Minister for Youth, Seniors and Equality
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Minister for Veterans
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