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In accordance with the provisions of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth), the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
 received self-government in 1979 under its own Administrator of the Northern Territory appointed by the Governor-General of Australia
Governor-General of Australia

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the Monarchy of Australia . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth....
. Formally speaking the appointment of Administrator is made by the Governor-General-in-Council, that is the Governor-General acting on the advice of the Commonwealth Government
Federal Executive Council

The Federal Executive Council is the formal body holding executive authority under the Constitution of Australia. It is equivalent to the other Executive Councils in other Commonwealth realm such as the Executive Council of New Zealand and is equivalent to the Privy councils in Canada and the United Kingdom....
 and not the advice of the Government of the Northern Territory
Government of the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory of Australia is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom....
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In accordance with the provisions of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth), the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
 received self-government in 1979 under its own Administrator of the Northern Territory appointed by the Governor-General of Australia
Governor-General of Australia

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the Monarchy of Australia . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth....
. Formally speaking the appointment of Administrator is made by the Governor-General-in-Council, that is the Governor-General acting on the advice of the Commonwealth Government
Federal Executive Council

The Federal Executive Council is the formal body holding executive authority under the Constitution of Australia. It is equivalent to the other Executive Councils in other Commonwealth realm such as the Executive Council of New Zealand and is equivalent to the Privy councils in Canada and the United Kingdom....
 and not the advice of the Government of the Northern Territory
Government of the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory of Australia is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom....
. However, the practice has arisen that in making his appointment the Governor-General-in Council will act on the recommendation of the Northern Territory Government. Unlike an Australian State Governor
Governors of the Australian states

The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom....
, the Administrator is not the direct representative of the Queen in the Territory but is instead appointed by the Queen's representative in the Commonwealth, the Governor-General
Governor-General of Australia

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the Monarchy of Australia . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth....
, to administer the Territory in accordance with the Act. Actually, however, the Administrator performs a similar constitutional role to that of a State Governor and can be considered the Queen's indirect representative in the Territory.

The office of the Deputy of the Administrator was created in 1997.

The present Administrator is Tom Pauling
Tom Pauling

Thomas Ian Pauling Order of Australia, Queen's Counsel is an Australian lawyer who is currently serving as Administrator of the Northern Territory....
, QC
Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male Monarch, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of "Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law"....
.

South Australia
South Australia

South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....
 (1846 to 1912)

Government Residents of the Northern Territory when annexed to the colony (later state) of South Australia:

Commonwealth of Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 (1912 to present)

Administrators and Government Residents of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
 after transfer of control to the Commonwealth Government:

Administrator (1912 to 1919)


Director (1919 to 1921)


Administrator (1921 to 1927)


Government Resident (1927 to 1931)

There was a brief experiment splitting government with an additional Government Resident (Centre Australia) in Alice Springs.

Administrator (1931 to present)


Deputy of the Administrator (1997 to present)

The office of the Deputy of the Administrator was established in 1997.

See also

  • Government House, Darwin
    Government House, Darwin

    Government House, Darwin is the office and official residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory was built between 1870 and 1878. The building is set on 13,000 square metres of hillside gardens in the centre of the Darwin business district, on The Esplanade....
  • Governors of the Australian states
    Governors of the Australian states

    The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom....
  • Darwin Rebellion
    Darwin Rebellion

    The Darwin Rebellion of 17 December 1918 was the wiktionary:culminate of unrest in the Australian Workers' Union which had grown between 1911 and 1919....
  • James Millner
    James Millner

    James Stokes Millner was a doctor and early pioneer of northern Australia. He was the medical officer to arrive in Darwin, Northern Territory following George W....


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