In accordance with the provisions of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth), [1] the Northern Territory received self-government on 1 July 1978 under its own Administrator of the Northern Territory appointed by the Governor-General of Australia. 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 and not the advice of the Government of the Northern Territory. 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, 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, 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, QC.
Government Residents of the Northern Territory when annexed to the colony (later state) of South Australia:
| No. |
Government Resident |
From |
To |
| 1 |
Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, KCH, KCB |
21 February 1846 |
3 March 1864 |
| 2 |
The Hon. Boyle Finniss |
3 March 1864 |
27 April 1870 |
| 3 |
William Bloomfield Douglas |
27 April 1870 |
6 October 1873 |
| 4 |
George Byng Scott |
6 October 1873 |
1 July 1876 |
| 5 |
Edward William Prince; |
1 July 1876 |
19 March 1884 |
| 6 |
John Parsons |
19 March 1884 |
16 July 1890 |
| 7 |
John Knight FRIBA |
16 July 1890 |
24 February 1892 |
| 8 |
Charles James Dashwood |
24 February 1892 |
1 February 1905 |
| 9 |
Charles Edward Herbert |
1 February 1905 |
1 April 1910 |
| 10 |
The Hon. Samuel Mitchell |
1 April 1910 |
25 March 1912 |
Administrators and Government Residents of the Northern Territory after transfer of control to the Commonwealth Government:
Administrator (1912 to 1919)
Director (1919 to 1921)
| No. |
Director |
From |
To |
| 1 |
Henry Earnest Carey |
1 August 1919 |
17 January 1921 |
Administrator (1921 to 1927)
| No. |
Administrator |
From |
To |
| 1 |
Frederic Urquhart |
17 January 1921 |
1 March 1927 |
Government Resident (1927 to 1931)
There was a brief experiment splitting government with an additional Government Resident (Centre Australia) in Alice Springs based at The Residency.
| No. |
Government Resident (North) |
From |
To |
| 1 |
Robert Weddell |
1 March 1927 |
12 June 1931 |
| No. |
Government Resident (Centre) |
From |
To |
| 1 |
John Cawood |
1 March 1927 |
11 December 1929 |
| 2 |
Victor Carrington MBE |
11 December 1929 |
12 June 1931 |
Administrator (1931 to present)
Deputy of the Administrator (1997 to present)
The office of the Deputy of the Administrator was established in 1997.
| No. |
Deputy of the Administrator |
From |
To |
| 1 |
Minna Sitzler AM |
17 February 1997 |
30 November 2001 |
| 2 |
Pat Miller AO |
20 September 2002 |
present |
See also
External links
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
