Northern Territory Government

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The Northern Territory Government is the territorial government of Australia's Northern Territory, responsible for administering local laws, services, and public policy across the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subnational government
territorial government
budgetFunction prepares Northern Territory budget
canBeOverruledBy Parliament of Australia
capital Darwin
country Australia
createdBy Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978
surface form: Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
dateOfEstablishment 1978
electoralSystemForLegislature preferential voting
single-member districts
executiveBranch Cabinet of the Northern Territory
surface form: Northern Territory Cabinet
governmentType parliamentary system
governs Alice Springs
Darwin
Katherine
Nhulunbuy
Tennant Creek
hasDepartment Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet (Northern Territory)
Northern Territory Department of Education
Northern Territory Department of Health
Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services
hasLimitedPowersComparedTo Australian state governments
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
headOfStateRepresentativeTitle Administrator of the Northern Territory
jurisdiction Northern Territory
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
legislatureType unicameral legislature
numberOfLegislativeChambers 1
oversees Northern Territory Government self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northern Territory public service
parentJurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
partOf Australian federal system
regionServed Northern Territory
surface form: Northern Territory of Australia
responsibleFor education in the Northern Territory
health services in the Northern Territory
policing in the Northern Territory
public housing in the Northern Territory
territory roads and infrastructure
territory-level economic development
territory-level emergency services
territory-level environmental regulation
territory-level public policy
transport in the Northern Territory
seatOfGovernment Darwin
shortName NT Government
usesLegalSystem Australian legal system
website https://nt.gov.au

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Parliament House, Darwin ownedBy Northern Territory Government
this entity surface form: Government of the Northern Territory
Parliament House, Darwin isPurposeBuiltFor Northern Territory Government
this entity surface form: Northern Territory government
Paul Everingham governmentalBodyServed Northern Territory Government
this entity surface form: Government of the Northern Territory
Wessel Islands governedBy Northern Territory Government
Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation worksWith Northern Territory Government
Tennant Creek Airport operator Northern Territory Government
Katherine Town Council collaboratesWith Northern Territory Government
Katherine Hospital ownedBy Northern Territory Government