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.

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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

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Territory of Papua representedBy Administrator of Papua and New Guinea
this entity surface form: Administrator of Papua
Administrator of Papua and New Guinea precededBy Administrator of Papua and New Guinea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of Papua