Administrator of Papua and New Guinea
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The Administrator of Papua and New Guinea was the senior Australian-appointed official responsible for overseeing the civil government of the combined territories of Papua and New Guinea before independence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Administrator of Papua | 1 |
| Administrator of Papua and New Guinea canonical | 1 |
| Lieutenant-Governor of Papua | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Territory of New Guinea
ⓘ
Territory of Papua ⓘ Territory of Papua and New Guinea ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Australia
Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countryAdministered |
Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
surface form:
Papua and New Guinea
|
| followedBy |
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
independent offices of the Government of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the territorial administration ⓘ |
| governs | civil government of Papua and New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
Australian-controlled
ⓘ
colonial ⓘ non-sovereign ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
implement Australian government policy in the territory
ⓘ
maintain law and order in the territory ⓘ oversee civil administration of Papua and New Guinea ⓘ report to the Australian Minister for Territories ⓘ supervise public service in the territory ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | internal civil affairs of Papua and New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasPower |
appoint senior territorial officials
ⓘ
assent to or reserve territorial legislation ⓘ issue ordinances for the territory subject to Australian approval ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Australian federal legislation concerning Papua and New Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | pre-independence era of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
head of civil government
ⓘ
representative of the Australian Government ⓘ senior Australian-appointed official ⓘ |
| officeType | appointed, not elected ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian colonial administration in Papua and New Guinea ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea
ⓘ
Administrator of Papua and New Guinea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant-Governor of Papua
|
| represents |
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Crown in Papua and New Guinea
|
| residence | Port Moresby ⓘ |
| significantEvent | oversaw transition towards self-government in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Cabinet of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Cabinet
Australian Minister for Territories ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration
→
governingBody
→
Administrator of Papua and New Guinea
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Administrator of Papua
Administrator of Papua and New Guinea
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precededBy
→
Administrator of Papua and New Guinea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant-Governor of Papua