Administrative Arrangements Order (NT)
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
Interpretation Act
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDER
I, Trevor John Riley, Acting Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, under section 35 of the Interpretation Act, make the following order commencing on the date of this instrument.
All Administrative Arrangements Orders in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument cease to have effect.
A department or other entity:
(a)listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1:
(i) is an Agency for the Public Sector Employment and Management Act; and
(ii) subject to paragraph (b), is an Agency for the Financial Management Act; or
(b)listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 is an Agency for the Financial Management Act only.
The Minister holding a Ministerial office mentioned in Schedule 2 or 3 is allotted:
(a)general and financial administration of:
(i) the Acts listed in that Schedule for the Ministerial office; and
(ii) any other Acts not so listed relating to the areas of government for which the Minister is responsible; and
(b)general and financial responsibility for the areas of government listed in that Schedule for the Ministerial office; and
(c)general and financial administration of the Agencies listed in the Schedule for the Ministerial office to the extent that administration relates to the Acts and areas of government matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).
Subject to clause 5, an Agency listed in Schedule 2 is allotted:
(a)general and financial administration of:
(i) the Acts listed in Schedule 2 for the Agency; and
(ii) any other Acts not so listed relating to the areas of government for which the Agency is responsible;
(b)general and financial responsibility for the areas of government listed in Schedule 2 for the Agency.
An Agency listed in Schedule 3 is allotted:
(a)financial administration of:
(i) the Acts listed in Schedule 3 for the Agency; and
(ii) any other Acts not so listed relating to the areas of government for which the Agency has financial responsibility; and
(b)financial responsibility for the areas of government listed in Schedule 3 for the Agency.
Schedule 4 is included for information.
This instrument has effect subject to any Act.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Northern Territory of Australia on 4 February 2015.
T. J. RILEY
By His Honour's Command Acting Administrator
P. G. CHANDLER
Minister for Lands and Planning acting for the Chief Minister
| Part 1 – Agencies for PSEMA and FMA | |
| Department of Arts and Museums Department of Business Department of Children and Families Department of Corporate and Information Services Department of Correctional Services Department of Education Department of Health Department of Housing Department of Infrastructure Department of Land Resource Management Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment Department of Local Government and Community Services Department of Mines and Energy Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries Department of Sport and Recreation Department of the Attorney-General and Justice Department of the Chief Minister Department of the Legislative Assembly Department of Transport Department of Treasury and Finance | Auditor-General's Office Darwin Port Corporation Land Development Corporation Northern Territory Electoral Commission Northern Territory Emergency Service Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment Ombudsman's Office Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Police Civil Employment Unit Tourism NT |
| Part 2 – Agencies for FMA only | |
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Department of Housing – NT Home Ownership Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services Northern Territory Treasury Corporation | |
Chief Minister Adam Graham Giles | ||
| Auditor-General's Office | Audit Act | Audit |
| Northern Territory Electoral Commission | Electoral Act | Elections and electoral matters |
| Ombudsman's Office | Ombudsman Act | Ombudsman for the Northern Territory |
| Department of the Chief Minister | Administrators Pensions Act Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act Essential Goods and Services Act Flag and Emblem Act Inquiries Act Kenbi Land Trust Act Mutual Recognition (Northern Territory) Act Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act Public Information Act Referendums Act Succession to the Crown (Request) (National Uniform Legislation) Act Transfer of Powers (Further Provisions) Act Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Act Transfer of Powers Act Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act | Remuneration Tribunal Coordination and development of government policy Coordination of government administration and activities Coordination of inter-governmental relations (except financial relations) Government printing Indigenous policy Major events Obtaining information from, and directing work to be done by, agencies on behalf of the Chief Minister and Cabinet Protocol Security and emergency response Social policy Supporting Cabinet and the Executive Council |
| Department of the Legislative Assembly | Legislative Assembly (Disclosure of Interests) Act Legislative Assembly (Members' Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards) Act Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act Legislative Assembly (Security) Act Legislative Assembly Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Legislative Assembly Members' Superannuation Contributions Act Legislative Assembly Members' Superannuation Fund Act | Legislative Assembly |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice | Amendments Incorporation Act Interpretation Act | Parliamentary Counsel and legislative drafting |
| Minister for Northern Australia Development Adam Graham Giles | ||
| Department of the Chief Minister | Northern Australia development policy, coordination and intergovernmental liaison | |
| Minister for Central Australia Development Adam Graham Giles | ||
| Department of the Chief Minister | Central Australia development policy, coordination and intergovernmental liaison | |
| Minister for Economic Development and Major Projects Adam Graham Giles | ||
| Department of the Chief Minister | Economic development Economic policy Indigenous economic development Investment promotion and facilitation Major projects coordination Oil and gas strategy, policy and industry development Ports development Regional economic development Strategic defence Territory marketing and investment attraction | |
| Darwin Port Corporation | Darwin Port Corporation Act (except Part 2, Division 4) | Darwin ports, except harbourmaster Offshore Supply Base |
| Land Development Corporation | Land Development Corporation Act | Development and management of strategic industrial and residential land |
| Minister for Asian Engagement and Trade Adam Graham Giles | ||
| Department of Business | Asian engagement International investment promotion Trade development, strategy and policy | |
| Treasurer Adam Graham Giles | ||
| [no agency] | Utilities Commission Act | Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory |
| Department of Treasury and Finance | Advance Bank Integration Act Appropriation (2014-2015) Act Bank of South Australia (Merger with Advance Bank) Act Competition Policy Reform (Northern Territory) Act Electricity Networks (Third Party Access) Act Electricity Reform Act (provisions about economic regulation) Financial Agreement Between the Commonwealth, States and Territories (Approval) Act Financial Management Act Financial Relations Agreement (Consequential Provisions) Act First Home Owner Grant Act Fiscal Integrity and Transparency Act Gaming Control Act (provisions about taxes and levies) Gaming Machine Act (Part 8) Government Owned Corporations Act McArthur River Project Agreement Ratification Act (provisions about royalties) Merlin Project Agreement Ratification Act (provisions about royalties) Mineral Royalty Act Mining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco Agreement) Act (provisions about royalties) Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act Motor Accidents (Compensation) Commission Act Motor Vehicles Act (Part V) New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Northern Territory) Act Northern Territory Treasury Corporation Act Occupational Licensing (National Uniform Legislation) Act Payroll Tax Act Petroleum Act (provisions about royalties) Racing and Betting Act (Part IV, Division 5) Revenue Units Act Soccer Football Pools Act (provisions about duties) | Borrowings and investments Budget management Commercial analysis Economic policy and analysis Economic regulation Financial management Insurance policy Intergovernmental financial relations Mining royalties Own source revenue Public finance policy Public sector superannuation policy and administration Statistical policy and coordination Taxation Utilities market regulation |
| Department of Treasury and Finance (cont.) | Stamp Duty Act Superannuation Act Superannuation Guarantee (Safety Net) Act Supply Act Taxation Administration Act Territory Insurance Office (Sale) Act Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act (provisions about wagering tax) Unclaimed Superannuation Benefits Act Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act (provisions about economic regulation) | |
| Minister for Tourism Adam Graham Giles | ||
| Tourism NT | Tourism NT Act | Territory tourism Tourist event development, attraction and acquisition Tourism strategy and infrastructure |
| Minister for Arts and Museums Adam Graham Giles | ||
| [no agency] | Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Act | Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory |
| Department of Arts and Museums | Information Act (Part 9 except provisions about Records Services) Meteorites Act Publications (Legal Deposit) Act Strehlow Research Centre Act | Strehlow Research Centre Board Archives management Arts and cultural development Arts Grants Board Collection and preservation of natural and cultural heritage Film, television and new media Indigenous Arts Reference Group Library and information services Management of cultural facilities |
| Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe | ||
| Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries | Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Northern Territory) Act Animal Welfare Act Biological Control Act Biological Resources Act Fisheries Act Gene Technology (Northern Territory) Act Livestock Act Meat Industries Act Plant Health Act Poppy Regulation Act Veterinarians Act | Animal welfare Fisheries management Hygienic production of meat for human consumption Interstate agricultural quarantine Primary industry biosecurity Primary production and industry development (including agricultural, aquaculture, horticultural, fisheries and pastoral industries) Protection of consumers of veterinary services |
| Minister for Mines and Energy Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe | ||
| Department of Mines and Energy | Bonaparte Gas Pipeline (Special Provisions) Act Energy Pipelines Act Geothermal Energy Act McArthur River Project Agreement Ratification Act (except provisions about royalties) Merlin Project Agreement Ratification Act (except provisions about royalties) Mineral Titles Act Minerals (Acquisition) Act Mining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco Agreement) Act (except provisions about royalties) Mining Management Act National Gas (Northern Territory) Act Petroleum Act (except provisions about royalties) Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act Tanami Exploration Agreement Ratification Act Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Act Validation (Mining Tenements) Act | Energy (oil and gas) pipeline operation regulation Energy (oil and gas) pipeline title administration Energy (oil, gas and geothermal) operations regulation Energy (oil, gas and geothermal) policy Energy (oil, gas and geothermal) titles administration Energy industry (oil, gas and geothermal) development Environmental management of energy (oil, gas and geothermal) operations Environmental management of mining operations Mining development Mining titles administration Northern Territory Geological Survey Petroleum industry development Petroleum titles administration |
| Minister for Land Resource Management Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe | ||
| Department of Land Resource Management | Bushfires Act Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act Pastoral Land Act (except provisions about Aboriginal community living areas) Soil Conservation and Utilisation Act Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act (Part IV, Divisions 1 to 5) Water Act Weeds Management Act | Biodiversity conservation and assessment Conservation of pastoral land Land and water resources assessment and management Pastoral land administration Rural bushfire management Volunteer bushfire management Weed management |
| Minister for Essential Services Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe | ||
| [no agency] | Electricity Reform Act (provisions about supply and service provision under licence) Power and Water Corporation Act Power Generation Corporation Act Power Retail Corporation Act Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act (provisions about supply and service provision under licence) | Power and Water Corporation Power Generation Corporation Power Retail Corporation Electricity generation and supply operations Public sewerage and drainage services operations Public water supplies operations Supply and service provision under licence |
| Minister for Lands and Planning Peter Glen Chandler | ||
| Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment | Aboriginal Land Act Building Act (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Control of Roads Act (Part IV) Crown Lands Act (except section 79) Crown Lands Freehold (Conversion from Crown Leasehold) Act Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act Heritage Act Lands Acquisition Act Lands Acquisition (Pastoral Leases) Act Licensed Surveyors Act (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Aboriginal Community Living Areas) Act National Trust (Northern Territory) Act | Darwin Waterfront Corporation Development Consent Authority Northern Territory Planning Commission Building advisory services Climate change Economic development facilitation Heritage conservation Land administration Land information Land use planning and development assessment Release of industrial and residential land Strategic growth and infrastructure planning |
| Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment (cont.) | Northern Territory Land Corporation Act Palmerston Development Authority Act Repeal Act Pastoral Land Act (provisions about Aboriginal community living areas) Place Names Act Planning Act Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act (except provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Special Purposes Leases Act Swimming Pool Safety Act Valuation of Land Act | |
| Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Peter Glen Chandler | ||
| Police Civil Employment Unit | Alcohol Protection Orders Act Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act Firearms Act Police Administration Act (except Part III) Telecommunications (Interception) Northern Territory Act Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act Weapons Control Act Youth Justice Act (Part 3) | Police Force of the Northern Territory Police |
| Northern Territory Emergency Service | Emergency Management Act | Emergency services Volunteer emergency management |
| Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service | Fire and Emergency Act | Fire and rescue services Volunteer fire and rescue management |
| Minister for Defence Industries and Veterans Support Peter Glen Chandler | ||
| Department of Business | Development of defence-related industries Support for the defence community | |
| Attorney‑General and Minister for Justice Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| [no agency] | Legal Aid Act | Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission Legal aid (except Aboriginal legal aid) |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice | Absconding Debtors Act Accommodation Providers Act Administration and Probate Act Advance Personal Planning Act Age of Majority Act Aged and Infirm Persons' Property Act Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act (Part 6) Anglican Church of Australia Act Anti-Discrimination Act Australian Crime Commission (Northern Territory) Act Bail Act Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act Caravan Parks Act Catholic Church in the Northern Territory Act Choice of Law (Limitation Periods) Act Classification of Publications, Films and Computer Games Act Commercial Arbitration (National Uniform Legislation) Act Commission of Inquiry (Deaths in Custody) Act Community Justice Centre Act Companies (Trustees and Personal Representatives) Act Companies (Unclaimed Assets and Moneys) Act Compensation (Fatal Injuries) Act Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act (except Parts 3, 10, 11 and 14) Consumer Credit (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act Contracts Act Coroners Act Corporations (Financial Services Reform Amendments) Act Corporations (Northern Territory Request) Act | Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Tribunal Health Professional Review Tribunal Mental Health Review Tribunal Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Administration of justice Anti-discrimination Caravan parks Censorship Civil liberties Consumer affairs Corporate affairs Courts administration Crime prevention Criminal prosecutions Equal opportunity Financial institutions Freedom of information Land titles Land titles registration Law Law reform Legal profession Privacy Rent and price control Trade measurement |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice (cont.) | Corporations Reform (Northern Territory) Act Court Security Act Courts and Administrative Tribunals (Immunities) Act Crimes at Sea Act Criminal Code Act Criminal Investigation (Extra-territorial Offences) Act Criminal Property Forfeiture Act Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act Cross-border Justice Act Crown Proceedings Act Cullen Bay Marina Act Defamation Act Director of Public Prosecutions Act Domestic and Family Violence Act Domicile Act Electronic Conveyancing (National Uniform Legislation) Act Electronic Transactions (Northern Territory) Act Encroachment of Buildings Act Evidence Act Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act Family Provision Act Fences Act Financial Sector Reform (Northern Territory) Act Financial Transaction Reports Act Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act Health Practitioners Act (Part 3) Information Act (except Part 9) Juries Act Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act Justices Act Justices of the Peace Act | |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice (cont.) | Lake Bennett (Land Title) Act Land Title Act Law of Property Act Law Officers Act Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Legal Profession Act Limitation Act Married Persons (Equality of Status) Act Mental Health and Related Services Act (Part 15) Misuse of Drugs Act Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction for Native Title Matters) Act Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act Observance of Law Act Off-shore Waters (Application of Territory Laws) Act Partnership Act Penalty Units Act Personal Injuries (Civil Claims) Act Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act Personal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act Powers of Attorney Act Presbyterian Church (Northern Territory) Property Trust Act Price Exploitation Prevention Act Printers and Newspapers Act Professional Standards Act Proportionate Liability Act Public Interest Disclosure Act Public Notaries Act Public Seal Act Public Trustee Act | |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice (cont.) | Real Property (Unit Titles) Act Records of Depositions Act Registration Act Residential Tenancies Act Retirement Villages Act Rights of the Terminally Ill Act Sale of Goods Act Salvation Army (Northern Territory) Property Trust Act Sea-Carriage Documents Act Sentencing Act Sentencing (Crime of Murder) and Parole Reform Act Sentencing of Juveniles (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Serious Crime Control Act Serious Sex Offenders Act Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Act Sheriff Act Small Claims Act Sources of the Law Act Standard Time Act Status of Children Act Statute Law Revision (Registration of Instruments) Act Summary Offences Act Supreme Court Act Supreme Court (Judges Long Leave Payments) Act Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Act Supreme Court (Rules of Procedure) Act Surveillance Devices Act Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act Termination of Units Plan and Unit Title Schemes Act Terrorism (Northern Territory) Request Act | |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice (cont.) | The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited (Merger) Act The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited (Merger) Act Trespass Act Trustee Act Unauthorized Documents Act Uncollected Goods Act Unit Title Schemes Act Unit Titles Act Uniting Church in Australia Act Vexatious Proceedings Act Victims of Crime Assistance Act Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act Warehousemen's Liens Act Wills Act Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act Youth Justice Act (Part 4) | |
| Minister for Public Employment Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment | Annual Leave Act Correctional Officers Arbitral Tribunal Act Long Service Leave Act Police Administration Act (Part III) Public Employment (Mobility) Act Public Holidays Act Public Sector Employment and Management Act | Development and coordination of public and private employment strategies Industrial relations Public sector |
| Minister for Children and Families Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| Department of Children and Families | Adoption of Children Act Care and Protection of Children Act (except Part 3.3) Guardianship of Infants Act | Child protection Children's services Family and parent support services Family violence services Out of home care |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice | Care and Protection of Children Act (Part 3.3) Children's Commissioner Act | Children's Commissioner |
| Minister for Health Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| [no agency] | Menzies School of Health Research Act | Menzies School of Health Research University medical education and research |
| Department of Health | Adult Guardianship Act Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act (except Part 6) Cancer (Registration) Act Carers Recognition Act Emergency Medical Operations Act Food Act Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) Act Health Practitioners Act (except Part 3) Health Services Act Medical Services Act Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act National Health Funding Pool and Administration (National Uniform Legislation) Act Notifiable Diseases Act Private Hospitals Act Public and Environmental Health Act Radiation Protection Act | Alcohol and other drug services Alcohol management plans – assisting on health matters Alcohol treatment and rehabilitation Food standards Health (including hospital and medical services) Human quarantine NT pensioner and carer concessions Seniors Card Services to the aged Sexual assault services Water quality |
| Department of Health (cont.) | Tobacco Control Act (except provisions about smoking in liquor licensed premises, licensing and enforcement) Transplantation and Anatomy Act Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Act Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act (provisions about water quality standards) | |
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice | Health and Community Services Complaints Act | Health and Community Services Complaints Commission Community service complaints Health complaints |
| Minister for Mental Health Services Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| Department of Health | Mental Health and Related Services Act (except Part 15) | Mental health services |
| Minister for Disability Services Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| Department of Health | Disability Services Act | Services to the disabled, including assessment, case management, allied health and specialist services National Disability Services Scheme implementation |
| Minister for Education Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| [no agency] | Charles Darwin University Act | Charles Darwin University Advanced education planning and development University education and research |
| [no agency] | Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Act | Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Development, accreditation and delivery of higher education and vocational training programs for indigenous people |
| Department of Education | Education Act Education and Care Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act Higher Education Act Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act | 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 pre-school, transition, primary, middle, secondary and vocational education and training in schools Registration of teachers and regulation of teaching profession Student assistance schemes |
| Minister for Employment and Training Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| Department of Business | Northern Territory Employment and Training Act | Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority Apprenticeships and traineeships Quality of training Training and employment programs and assistance schemes Vocational education and training administration |
| Minister for Corrections Johan Wessel Elferink | ||
| Department of Correctional Services | Correctional Services Act International Transfer of Prisoners (Northern Territory) Act Parole Act Parole Orders (Transfer) Act Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act Youth Justice Act (except Parts 3 and 4) | Correctional services Family responsibility agreements and orders Parole Youth detention Youth justice Youth justice strategy |
| Minister for Business Peter Donald Styles | ||
| Department of Business | Associations Act Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Act Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act Construction Industry Long Service Leave and Benefits Act Dangerous Goods Act Desert Knowledge Australia Act Electricity Reform Act (provisions about safety regulation) Ichthys LNG Project Act Northern Territory Products Symbol Act Procurement Act Radioactive Ores and Concentrates (Packaging and Transport) Act Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act Work Health Administration Act Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act | Desert Knowledge Australia NT Build Work Health Authority Assistance to Desert People's Centre Building Northern Territory industry participation policy Business and industry development Business and skilled migration Business name registration Dangerous goods Enterprise improvement services Explosives Financial assistance to industry associations and business Incorporated associations Indigenous business enterprise support Industry and economic analysis Labour market analysis Procurement policy Procurement Review Board Research and innovation Safety regulation Territory business centres Tropical and desert knowledge Work health and safety Workers rehabilitation and compensation |
| Minister for Racing Gaming and Licensing Peter Donald Styles | ||
| Department of Business | Agents Licensing Act Architects Act Auctioneers Act Auctioneers Act Repeal Act Building Act (provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act (Parts 3, 10, 11 and 14) Co-operatives Act Electrical Workers and Contractors Act Gaming Control Act (except provisions about taxes and levies) Gaming Machine Act (except Part 8) Kava Management Act Licensed Surveyors Act (provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Licensing (Director-General) Act; Liquor Act Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act (provisions relating to the regulation and licensing of occupations) Plumbers and Drainers Licensing (Validation) Act Private Security Act Prostitution Regulation Act Racing and Betting Act (except Part IV Division 5) Sale of NT TAB Act Soccer Football Pools Act (except provisions about duties) Tobacco Control Act (provisions about smoking in liquor licensed premises, licensing and enforcement) Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act (except provisions about wagering tax) Unlawful Betting Act | Racing Commission Alcohol management plans Alcohol policy Casinos, gaming, wagering and lotteries Co-operatives Horseracing, trotting and greyhound racing Liquor, kava and tobacco Occupations relating to land use, including building work Occupations relating to the other areas of government allotted to the agency Private security industry Prostitution and sex workers Smoking in liquor licensed premises Totalizators |
| Minister for Multicultural Affairs Peter Donald Styles | ||
| Department of the Chief Minister | Multicultural affairs | |
| Minister for Corporate and Information Services Peter Donald Styles | ||
| Department of Corporate and Information Services | Information Act (Part 9 except provisions about archives management) | Asset systems Banking arrangements Corporate tax policy Government office accommodation Information, communications and technology policy and governance NT Fleet Public sector corporate services Public sector information systems and services Public sector workers' compensation administration Records service |
Minister for Young Territorians Peter Donald Styles | ||
| Department of the Chief Minister | Youth affairs | |
| Minister for Local Government and Community Services Bess Nungarrayi Price | ||
| [no agency] | Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act | Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Aboriginal sacred sites |
| Department of Local Government and Community Services | Cemeteries Act Crown Lands Act (section 79) Darwin Rates Act Jabiru Town Development Act Local Government Act (except Chapter 8) Local Government Grants Commission Act Local Government (Katherine Rates) Act Nudity Act | Jabiru Town Development Authority Northern Territory Grants Commission Community development for regional centres, remote communities and homelands Coordination of funding of essential services to remote Indigenous communities not services by Commonwealth programs Coordination of service delivery for regional centres, remote communities and homelands |
| Department of Local Government and Community Services (cont.) | Pounds Act Status of Darwin Act Status of Palmerston Act | Essential services for remote communities and homelands Interpreting and translating services Local government Local government funding Men's policy Remote communities and homelands |
| Northern Territory Electoral Commission | Local Government Act (Chapter 8) | Local government elections and electoral matters |
| Minister for Women’s Policy Bess Nungarrayi Price | ||
| Department of Local Government and Community Services | Women's policy | |
| Minister for Men's Policy Bess Nungarrayi Price | ||
| Department of Local Government and Community Services | Men's policy | |
| Minister for Parks and Wildlife Bess Nungarrayi Price | ||
| Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory | Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land, Sanctuary and Marine Park Act Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park Act Parks and Wildlife Commission Act (except Part IV, Divisions 1 to 5) Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act | Conservation Land Corporation Botanic gardens Management of Territory parks and reserves Territory Wildlife Park and Alice Springs Desert Park Wildlife management Window on the Wetlands |
| Minister for Statehood Bess Nungarrayi Price | ||
| Department of the Attorney‑General and Justice | Constitutional development Statehood | |
| Department of the Legislative Assembly | Constitutional Convention (Election) Act | Constitutional conventions |
| Minister for Transport Matthew Escott Conlan | ||
| Department of Transport | Aerodromes Act Repeal Act AustralAsia Railway Corporation Act AustralAsia Railway (Special Provisions) Act AustralAsia Railway (Third Party Access) Act Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act Control of Roads Act (except Part IV) Marine Act Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) (National Uniform Legislation) Act Motor Vehicles Act (except Part V) Petroleum Products Subsidy Act Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Act Rail Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act Road Transport Reform (Vehicles and Traffic) (Northern Territory) Act Traffic Act | The AustralAsia Railway Corporation Aviation industry Domestic and international air services Freight industry Logistics industry Maritime industry Public transport Rail industry Regional air services development Road network management Road transport Shipping industry Transport assets Transport policy and planning Transport safety (marine, rail and road) |
| Darwin Port Corporation | Darwin Port Corporation Act (Part 2, Division 4) | Darwin ports harbourmaster |
| Minister for Infrastructure Matthew Escott Conlan | ||
| Department of Infrastructure | Assets and program management Infrastructure provision Procurement (infrastructure services) | |
Minister for Housing Matthew Escott Conlan | ||
| Department of Housing | Community Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act Housing Act | Chief Executive Officer (Housing) Community and social housing Government employee housing Homelessness services Indigenous housing Public housing |
| Minister for Sport and Recreation Gary John Higgins | ||
| Department of Sport and Recreation | Major Cricket Events Act | NT Institute of Sport Community grants for recreation and sports associations Sport and recreation Sporting events Sporting facilities Water safety |
| Minister for Senior Territorians Gary John Higgins | ||
| Department of the Chief Minister | Senior Territorians' policy | |
| Minister for the Environment Gary John Higgins | ||
| Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment | Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act Environmental Assessment Act Environmental Offences and Penalties Act Litter Act Marine Pollution Act National Environment Protection Council (Northern Territory) Act Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Act Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and Disposal (Prohibition) Act Waste Management and Pollution Control Act Water Efficiency Labelling Standards (National Uniform Legislation) Act | Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Environment protection and sustainability Environmental assessment Environmental compliance and enforcement Greenhouse gas policy Strategic direction on environmental matters |
| Minister assisting the Minister for Arts and Museums Gary John Higgins | ||
| Department of Arts and Museums | ||
| Treasurer Adam Graham Giles | ||
| Northern Territory Treasury Corporation | Northern Territory Treasury Corporation Act | Financial asset and liability management Territory borrowings |
| Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Peter Glen Chandler | ||
| Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services | Alcohol Protection Orders Act Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act Emergency Management Act Fire and Emergency Act Firearms Act Police Administration Act (except Part III) Telecommunications (Interception) Northern Territory Act Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act Weapons Control Act Youth Justice Act (Part 3) | Police Force of the Northern Territory Emergency services Fire and rescue services Police |
| Minister for Local Government and Community Services Bess Nungarrayi Price | ||
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act | Aboriginal sacred sites |
| Minister for Housing Matthew Escott Conlan | ||
| Department of Housing – NT Home Ownership | Housing Act | Chief Executive Officer (Housing) Housing loans |
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.
Adam Graham Giles
Chief Minister
Minister for Northern Australia Development
Minister for Central Australia Development
Minister for Economic Development and Major Projects
Minister for Asian Engagement and Trade
Treasurer
Minister for Tourism
Minister for Arts and Museums
Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe
Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries
Minister for Mines and Energy
Minister for Land Resource Management
Minister for Essential Services
Peter Glen Chandler
Minister for Lands and Planning
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Minister for Defence Industries and Veterans Support
Johan Wessel Elferink
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
Minister for Public Employment
Minister for Children and Families
Minister for Health
Minister for Mental Health Services
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Education
Minister for Employment and Training
Minister for Corrections
Peter Donald Styles
Minister for Business
Minister for Racing Gaming and Licensing
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Minister for Corporate and Information Services
Minister for Young Territorians
Bess Nungarrayi Price
Minister for Local Government and Community Services
Minister for Women's Policy
Minister for Men’s Policy
Minister for Parks and Wildlife
Minister for Statehood
Matthew Escott Conlan
Minister for Transport
Minister for Infrastructure
Minister for Housing
Gary John Higgins
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Senior Territorians
Minister for the Environment
Minister assisting the Minister for Arts and Museums
| Date signed by Administrator | Gazette | Date of | |
| Administrative Arrangements Order | 4 February 2015 | S10 | 4 February 2015 |
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