{"id":"administrative-arrangements-order","name":"Administrative Arrangements Order","slug":"administrative-arrangements-order","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174146,"registerId":"nt-administrative-arrangements-order-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administrative Arrangements Order","content":"Notified in the Northern Territory Government Gazette S64 on 24 October 2025.\nPage 1 of 33\nNorthern Territory of Australia\nFinancial Management Act 1995\nInterpretation Act 1978\nPublic Sector Employment and Management Act 1993\nAdministrative Arrangements Order 2025\nI, Hugh Crosby Heggie, Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia,\nacting with the advice of the Executive Council, under section 35 of the\nInterpretation Act 1978 and for the Financial Management Act 1995 and the\nPublic Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, make the following\norder.\n1 Commencement and application\n(1) This order commences on 24 October 2025.\n(2) This order has effect subject to any Act.\n2 Revocation of previous order\nThe order entitled \"Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 4) 2024\"\ndated 28 November 2024 and notified in Gazette No. S102 of\n28 November 2024, is revoked.\n3 Nomination of Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995\nand Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993\n(1) A department or other authority or body listed in Schedule 1, Part 1,\nis nominated as an Agency for:\n(a) the Financial Management Act 1995; and\n(b) the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993.\n(2) A department or other authority or body listed in Schedule 1, Part 2,\nis nominated as an Agency for the Financial Management Act 1995.\n(3) A department or other authority or body listed in Schedule 1, Part 3,\nis nominated as an Agency for the Public Sector Employment and\nManagement Act 1993.\n\nPage 2 of 33\n4 Allocation to Ministers of administration of Acts and Agencies\nand of responsibility for areas and activities of government\nand government authorities and entities\nThe Minister holding a Ministerial office mentioned in Schedule 2 is\nallocated:\n(a) administration of each Act listed in Schedule 2, column 1 for the\nMinisterial office; and\n(b) responsibility for each area or activity of government and\ngovernment authority or government entity listed in Schedule 2,\ncolumn 2 for the Ministerial office; and\n(c) administration of each Agency specified in Schedule 2 for the\nMinisterial office to the extent that administration relates to the\nActs, areas or activities of government and government\nauthorities or entities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).\n5 Allocation to Agencies of administration of Acts and\nresponsibility for areas and activities of government and\ngovernment authorities and entities\nAn Agency listed in Schedule 2 is allocated:\n(a) administration of each Act listed in Schedule 2, column 1, for\nthe Agency; and\n(b) responsibility for each area or activity of government and\ngovernment authority or government entity listed in Schedule 2,\ncolumn 2, for the Agency.\nGiven under my hand and the Public Seal of the Northern Territory of Australia\non 23 October 2025.\nResponsible Minister:\nL. E. FINOCCHIARO\nChief Minister\nH. C. HEGGIE\nAdministrator\n\nPage 3 of 33\nSchedule 1 Nomination of Agencies\nPart 1 Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995\nand Public Sector Employment and\nManagement Act 1993\nAttorney-General's Department\nAuditor-General's Office\nDepartment of Agriculture and\nFisheries\nDepartment of Children and\nFamilies\nDepartment of Corporate and Digital\nDevelopment\nDepartment of Corrections\nDepartment of Education and\nTraining\nDepartment of Health\nDepartment of Housing, Local\nGovernment and Community\nDevelopment\nDepartment of Lands, Planning and\nEnvironment\nDepartment of Logistics and\nInfrastructure\nDepartment of Mining and Energy\nDepartment of People, Sport and\nCulture\nDepartment of the Chief Minister\nand Cabinet\nDepartment of the Legislative\nAssembly\nDepartment of Tourism and\nHospitality\nDepartment of Trade, Business and\nAsian Relations\nDepartment of Treasury and\nFinance\nLand Development Corporation\nNorthern Territory Electoral\nCommission\nNorthern Territory Fire and\nEmergency Service\nOffice of the Independent\nCommissioner Against Corruption\nOmbudsman's Office\nPart 2 Agencies for Financial Management Act 1995\nAboriginal Areas Protection Authority Northern Territory Police Force\nNT Home Ownership Northern Territory Treasury\nCorporation\nPart 3 Agency for Public Sector Employment and\nManagement Act 1993\nPolice Civil Employment Unit\n\nPage 4 of 33\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and\nAgencies and responsibility for areas and\nactivities of government and government\nauthorities and entities\nChief Minister\nDepartment of the Chief Minister and Cabinet\nAssembly Members and Statutory\nOfficers (Remuneration and Other\nEntitlements) Act 2006\nAssembly Members' Remuneration\n(Basic Salary) Act 2022\nFlag and Emblem Act 1985\nInquiries Act 1945\nInterpretation Act 1978\nPublic Information Act 2010\nReferendums Act 1998\nSuccession to the Crown (Request)\n(National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2013\nTransfer of Powers Act 1976\nTransfer of Powers (Further\nProvisions) Act 1977\nTransfer of Powers\n(Self-Government) Act 1978\nRemuneration Tribunal\nApprovals Fast Track Taskforce\nCabinet and Executive Council\nservices\nCoordination, development and\ndelivery of government policy and\npriority projects\nCoordination of government\nadministration and activities\nCoordination of intergovernmental\nrelations (except financial relations)\nNorthern Australia development\npolicy, coordination and\nintergovernmental liaison\nNorthern Territory Government\nGazette\nObtaining information from, and\ndirecting work to be done by,\nAgencies on behalf of the Chief\nMinister and Cabinet\nParliamentary Counsel – drafting and\npublication of legislation\nProtocol\nRoyal Commissions and inquiries\nSecurity and emergency recovery\nStatehood\nStrategic communications\nTerritory regional leadership and\npolicy coordination\nWhole of government economic\ndevelopment strategy\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 5 of 33\nDepartment of the Legislative Assembly\nConstitutional Convention (Election)\nAct 2011\nLegislative Assembly (Disclosure of\nInterests) Act 2008\nLegislative Assembly (Members'\nCode of Conduct and Ethical\nStandards) Act 2008\nLegislative Assembly Members\n(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987\nLegislative Assembly (Powers and\nPrivileges) Act 1992\nLegislative Assembly (Security)\nAct 1998\nLegislative Assembly\nConstitutional conventions\nAuditor-General's Office\nAudit Act 1995 Audit\nNorthern Territory Electoral Commission\nElectoral Act 2004 Elections and electoral matters\nOffice of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption\nIndependent Commissioner Against\nCorruption Act 2017\nIntegrity\nPublic interest disclosures\nWhistleblower protection\nOmbudsman's Office\nInformation Act 2002 (Parts 6 and 7,\nexcept sections 98(1) to (3), (5)\nand (6) and 99)\nOmbudsman Act 2009\nOmbudsman for the Northern\nTerritory\nFreedom of information\nPrivacy\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 6 of 33\nMinister for Police\nNorthern Territory Police Force\nChild Protection (Offender Reporting\nand Registration) Act 2004\nCriminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002\n(Part 10A)\nFirearms Act 1997\nPolice Administration Act 1978\n(except Part III)\nPolice (Special Investigative and\nOther Powers) Act 2015\nTelecommunications (Interception)\nNorthern Territory Act 2001\nTerrorism (Emergency Powers)\nAct 2003\nWeapons Control Act 2001\nYouth Justice Act 2005 (Part 3)\nPolice Civil Employment Unit\nPolice Force of the Northern\nTerritory\nCrime prevention\nEmergency response\nPolicing\nMinister for Fire and Emergency Services\nNorthern Territory Fire and Emergency Service\nBushfires Management Act 2016\nEmergency Management Act 2013\nFire and Emergency Act 1996\nBushfires NT\nNorthern Territory Emergency\nService\nNorthern Territory Fire and Rescue\nService\nEmergency services\nFire and rescue services\nRural bushfire management\nVolunteer bushfire management\nVolunteer emergency management\nVolunteer fire and rescue\nmanagement\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 7 of 33\nMinister for Defence NT\nDepartment of the Chief Minister and Cabinet\nDefence community liaison\nDefence-related industries\nStrategic defence relations and\nengagement\nMinister for Territory Coordinator\nDepartment of the Chief Minister and Cabinet\nTerritory Coordinator Act 2025 Facilitate projects of strategic and\neconomic significance to the Territory\nTerritory Coordinator\nMinister for Agriculture and Fisheries\nDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries\nAgricultural and Veterinary Chemicals\n(Control of Use) Act 2004\nAgricultural and Veterinary Chemicals\n(Northern Territory) Act 1994\nAnimal Protection Act 2018\nBiological Control Act 1986\nBiological Resources Act 2006\nFisheries Act 1988\nGene Technology (Northern Territory)\nAct 2004\nHemp Industry Act 2019\nLivestock Act 2008\nMeat Industries Act 1996\nPastoral Land Act 1992 (except\nprovisions about Aboriginal\ncommunity living areas)\nPlant Health Act 2008\nPoppy Regulation Act 2014\nVeterinarians Act 1994\nAgriculture\nAnimal protection\nConservation of pastoral land\nFishing (except recreational fishing)\nHorticulture\nHygienic production of meat for\nhuman consumption\nInterstate agricultural quarantine\nPastoral land administration\nPrimary industry biosecurity\nPrimary production and industry\ndevelopment\nProtection of consumers of veterinary\nservices\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 8 of 33\nMinister for Mining and Energy\nDepartment of Mining and Energy\nBonaparte Gas Pipeline (Special\nProvisions) Act 2007\nElectricity Reform Act 2000 (except\nprovisions about price regulation,\nprovisions about the setting of licence\nfees and provisions about supply and\nservice provision under licence)\nEnergy Pipelines Act 1981\nGeothermal Energy Act 2009\nIchthys LNG Project Act 2008\nLegacy Mines Remediation Act 2023\nMcArthur River Project Agreement\nRatification Act 1992 (except\nprovisions about royalties)\nMerlin Project Agreement Ratification\nAct 1998 (except provisions about\nroyalties)\nMinerals (Acquisition) Act 1953\nMineral Titles Act 2010\nMining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco\nAgreement) Act 1968 (except\nprovisions about royalties)\nNational Electricity (Northern\nTerritory) (National Uniform\nLegislation) Act 2015\nNational Gas (Northern Territory)\nAct 2008\nNorth East Gas Interconnector\nPipeline (Special Provisions)\nAct 2015\nPetroleum Act 1984 (except\nprovisions about royalties, provisions\nrelating to environmental regulation of\nexploration and production of\npetroleum and Part V, Division 2)\nPetroleum (Submerged Lands)\nAct 1981\nSolar Project (Australia-Asia Power\nLink) (Special Provisions) Act 2022\nEconomic regulation (energy)\nEnergy industry development\nEnergy (oil, gas and geothermal) titles\nadministration\nEnergy (oil and gas) pipeline\noperation regulation and pipeline title\nadministration\nEnergy operations regulation,\nincluding regulating the integrity of\nwells, surface infrastructure and land\naccess\nEnergy policy and strategy\nEnvironmental management of\ngeothermal energy operations\nGas industry development\nMining industry development\nMining policy and strategy\nMining titles administration\nNorthern Territory Geological Survey\nOffshore Supply Base\nOil and gas strategy, policy and\nindustry development\nPetroleum industry development\nPetroleum titles administration\nRegulation and management of\nmining and energy operations\nUtilities market regulation (energy)\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 9 of 33\nTanami Exploration Agreement\nRatification Act 2004\nTrans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip\nGas Projects (Special Provisions)\nAct 2005\nValidation (Mining Tenements)\nAct 1987\nMinister for Corrections\nDepartment of Corrections\nCorrectional Services Act 2014\nInternational Transfer of Prisoners\n(Northern Territory) Act 2000\nPrisoners (Interstate Transfer)\nAct 1983\nYouth Justice Act 2005 (except\nParts 3 and 4)\nCorrectional services\nYouth detention\nYouth justice\nMinister for Renewables\nDepartment of Mining and Energy\nOffice of Sustainable Energy\nRenewables strategic policy\nMinister for Recreational Fishing\nDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries\nRecreational fishing\nTreasurer\nDepartment of Treasury and Finance\nAdministrators Pensions Act 1981\nAdvance Bank Integration Act 1998\nAppropriation (2025-2026) Act 2025\nBudget management\nCommercial analysis\nCommercial contract management\nEconomic policy and analysis\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 10 of 33\nBank of South Australia (Merger with\nAdvance Bank) Act 1996\nCompanies (Unclaimed Assets and\nMoneys) Act 1963\nCompetition Policy Reform (Northern\nTerritory) Act 1996\nElectricity Reform Act 2000\n(provisions about price regulation and\nprovisions about the setting of licence\nfees)\nFinancial Agreement Between the\nCommonwealth, States and\nTerritories (Approval) Act 1994\nFinancial Management Act 1995\nFinancial Relations Agreement\n(Consequential Provisions) Act 2000\nFirst Home Owner Grant Act 2000\nFiscal Integrity and Transparency\nAct 2001\nGaming Control Act 1993 (provisions\nabout taxes and levies)\nGaming Machine Act 1995 (Part 8)\nGovernment Owned Corporations\nAct 2001\nLegislative Assembly Members'\nPensions Act 1979\nLegislative Assembly Members'\nSuperannuation Contributions\nAct 2004\nMcArthur River Project Agreement\nRatification Act 1992 (provisions\nabout royalties)\nMerlin Project Agreement Ratification\nAct 1998 (provisions about royalties)\nMineral Royalties Act 2024\nMineral Royalty Act 1982\nMining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco\nAgreement) Act 1968 (provisions\nabout royalties)\nMotor Accidents (Compensation)\nAct 1979\nEconomic regulation (excluding\nenergy)\nFinancial management\nInsurance policy\nIntergovernmental financial relations\nMining and petroleum royalties\nOwn source revenue\nPromotion of economic growth\nPublic finance policy\nPublic sector superannuation policy\nand administration\nPublic sector wages policy\nPublic sector workers' compensation\nadministration\nStatistical policy and coordination\nTaxation\nUtilities market regulation (excluding\nenergy)\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 11 of 33\nMotor Accidents (Compensation)\nCommission Act 2014\nMotor Vehicles Act 1949 (Part V)\nPayroll Tax Act 2009\nPetroleum Act 1984 (provisions about\nroyalties)\nPetroleum Royalty Act 2023\nRacing and Wagering Act 2024\n(Part 5, Division 1)\nRevenue Units Act 2009\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978\n(provisions about duties)\nStamp Duty Act 1978\nSuperannuation Act 1986\nSuperannuation Guarantee (Safety\nNet) Act 1993\nTaxation Administration Act 2007\nTerritory Insurance Office (Sale)\nAct 2014\nTotalisator Licensing and\nRegulation Act 2000 (provisions\nabout wagering tax)\nUnclaimed Superannuation Benefits\nAct 1998\nWater Supply and Sewerage\nServices Act 2000 (except\nsections 32(1) and (5), 46, 49(3),\n50(2), 52(2), 55(1), 57(2), 61(1) and\n63(5), (6) and (7))\nNorthern Territory Treasury Corporation\nNorthern Territory Treasury\nCorporation Act 1994\nFinancial asset and liability\nmanagement\nTerritory borrowings\nNot allocated to an Agency\nUtilities Commission Act 2000 Utilities Commission of the\nNorthern Territory\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 12 of 33\nMinister for Logistics and Infrastructure\nDepartment of Logistics and Infrastructure\nAerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002\nAustralAsia Railway Corporation\nAct 1996\nAustralAsia Railway (Special\nProvisions) Act 1999\nAustralAsia Railway (Third Party\nAccess) Act 1999\nCommercial Passenger (Road)\nTransport Act 1991\nControl of Roads Act 1953\nMarine Act 1981\nMarine Safety (Domestic Commercial\nVessel) (National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2013\nMotor Vehicles Act 1949 (except\nPart V)\nPort of Darwin Act 2015\nPorts Management Act 2015\nPublic Transport (Passenger Safety)\nAct 2008\nRail Safety (National Uniform\nLegislation) Act 2012\nTraffic Act 1987\nThe AustralAsia Railway\nCorporation\nAdministration of arrangements with\noperator for Port of Darwin\nAssets and program management\n(except repairs, maintenance and\nminor new works for social and\nremote housing (including public\nhousing))\nCommercial passenger vehicle\nindustry\nDesignated ports (including regional\nharbourmasters)\nFreight and logistics industry\ndevelopment\nInfrastructure planning, management\nand delivery\nMaritime industry development\nPorts development\nProcurement (infrastructure services)\nPublic transport\nRail industry development\nRecreational boating safety\nRegional air services development\nRoad network management\nRoad safety\nRoad transport\nStrategic growth and infrastructure\nplanning\nTransport assets\nTransport policy and planning\nWhole of government strategic\nlogistics and infrastructure policy,\nplanning and delivery required for the\ndevelopment of the Northern Territory\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 13 of 33\nMinister for Housing Construction\nDepartment of Logistics and Infrastructure\nHousing construction industry\ndevelopment\nAttorney-General\nAttorney-General's Department\nAbsconding Debtors Act 1978\nAccommodation Providers Act 1981\nAdministration and Probate Act 1969\nAdvance Personal Planning Act 2013\nAge of Majority Act 1974\nAnglican Church of Australia Act 1975\nAnti-Discrimination Act 1992\nAustralian Crime Commission\n(Northern Territory) Act 2005\nBail Act 1982\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages\nRegistration Act 1996\nBusiness Tenancies (Fair Dealings)\nAct 2003\nCaravan Parks Act 2012\nCare and Protection of Children\nAct 2007 (Part 3.3)\nCatholic Church in the Northern\nTerritory Act 1979\nChildren's Commissioner Act 2013\nChoice of Law (Limitation Periods)\nAct 1994\nClassification of Publications, Films\nand Computer Games Act 1985\nCommercial Arbitration (National\nUniform Legislation) Act 2011\nCommunity Based Sentences\n(Interstate Transfer) Act 2023\nCommunity Justice Centre Act 2005\nAnti-Discrimination Commissioner\nChildren's Commissioner\nCommissioner of Consumer\nAffairs\nDirector of Public Prosecutions\nHealth and Community Services\nComplaints Commission\nLiquor Commission\nNorthern Territory Civil and\nAdministrative Tribunal\nPublic Guardian\nPublic Trustee for the Northern\nTerritory\nWork Health Authority\nAdministration of justice\nAnti-discrimination\nCaravan parks\nCensorship\nCivil and administrative review\nCivil liberties\nCommunity justice\nCommunity service complaints\nConstitutional development\nConsumer affairs\nCorporate affairs\nCourts administration\nCriminal prosecutions\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 14 of 33\nCompanies (Trustees and Personal\nRepresentatives) Act 1981\nCompensation (Fatal Injuries)\nAct 1974\nConstruction Contracts (Security of\nPayments) Act 2004\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading\nAct 1990 (except Parts 10 and 14)\nConsumer Credit (National Uniform\nLegislation) Implementation Act 2010\nContracts Act 1978\nCoroners Act 1993\nCorporations (Financial Services\nReform Amendments) Act 2002\nCorporations (Northern Territory\nRequest) Act 2001\nCorporations Reform (Northern\nTerritory) Act 2001\nCourts and Administrative Tribunals\n(Immunities) Act 2008\nCourt Security Act 1998\nCrimes at Sea Act 2000\nCriminal Code Act 1983\nCriminal Investigation (Extra-territorial\nOffences) Act 1985\nCriminal Property Forfeiture Act 2002\n(except Part 10A)\nCriminal Records (Spent Convictions)\nAct 1992\nCross-border Justice Act 2009\nCrown Proceedings Act 1993\nCullen Bay Marina Act 1992\nDangerous Goods Act 1998\nDe Facto Relationships Act 1991\nDe Facto Relationships (Northern\nTerritory Request) Act 2003\nDefamation Act 2006\nDirector of Public Prosecutions\nAct 1990\nDangerous goods\nEqual opportunity\nExplosives\nFinancial institutions\nGuardianship of adults\nHealth complaints\nLand titles\nLand titles registration law\nLaw reform\nLegal profession\nParole\nSafety regulation\nTrade measurement\nWork health and safety\nWorkers rehabilitation and\ncompensation\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 15 of 33\nDomestic and Family Violence\nAct 2007 (except Chapter 5A)\nDomicile Act 1979\nElectrical Safety Act 2022\nElectronic Conveyancing (National\nUniform Legislation) Act 2013\nElectronic Transactions (Northern\nTerritory) Act 2000\nEncroachment of Buildings Act 1982\nEvidence Act 1939\nEvidence (National Uniform\nLegislation) Act 2011\nExpungement of Historical\nHomosexual Offence Records\nAct 2018\nFamily Provision Act 1970\nFences Act 1972\nFinancial Sector Reform (Northern\nTerritory) Act 1999\nFinancial Transaction Reports\nAct 1992\nGuardianship of Adults Act 2016\nHealth and Community Services\nComplaints Act 1998\nHealth Care Decision Making\nAct 2023 (except Part 4)\nHealth Practitioners Act 2004 (Part 3)\nInformation Act 2002 (Parts 1 to 5,\nsections 98(1) to (3), (5) and (6) and\n99, Parts 7A, 8 and 10 to 13)\nJudicial Commission Act 2020\nJuries Act 1962\nJurisdiction of Courts (Cross Vesting)\nAct 1987\nJustices of the Peace Act 1991\nLake Bennett (Land Title) Act 2005\nLand Title Act 2000\nLaw Officers Act 1978\nLaw of Property Act 2000\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 16 of 33\nLaw Reform (Miscellaneous\nProvisions) Act 1956\nLegal Profession Act 2006\nLimitation Act 1981\nLiquor Commission Act 2018\nLocal Court Act 2015\nLocal Court (Civil Procedure)\nAct 1989\nLocal Court (Criminal Procedure)\nAct 1928\nMarried Persons (Equality of Status)\nAct 1989\nMental Health and Related Services\nAct 1998 (Part 15)\nMisuse of Drugs Act 1990\nMonetary Units Act 2018\nMonitoring of Places of Detention\n(Optional Protocol to the Convention\nAgainst Torture) Act 2018\nMutual Recognition (Northern\nTerritory) Act 1992\nNorthern Territory Civil and\nAdministrative Tribunal Act 2014\nNorthern Territory Civil and\nAdministrative Tribunal (Conferral of\nJurisdiction for Native Title Matters)\nAct 2014\nOaths, Affidavits and Declarations\nAct 2010\nOff-shore Waters (Application of\nTerritory Laws) Act 1985\nParole Act 1971\nParole Orders (Transfer) Act 1981\nPartnership Act 1997\nPenalty Units Act 2009\nPersonal Injuries (Liabilities and\nDamages) Act 2003\nPersonal Property Securities\n(National Uniform Legislation)\nImplementation Act 2010\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 17 of 33\nPersonal Violence Restraining Orders\nAct 2016\nPowers of Attorney Act 1980\nPresbyterian Church (Northern\nTerritory) Property Trust Act 1986\nPrice Exploitation Prevention\nAct 1949\nPrinters and Newspapers Act 1984\nProfessional Standards Act 2004\nProportionate Liability Act 2005\nPublic Notaries Act 1992\nPublic Seal Act 1954\nPublic Trustee Act 1979\nRadioactive Ores and Concentrates\n(Packaging and Transport) Act 1980\nReal Property (Unit Titles) Act 1975\nRegistration Act 1927\nResidential Tenancies Act 1999\nRetirement Villages Act 1995\nReturn to Work Act 1986\nRights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995\nSale of Goods Act 1972\nSale of Goods (Vienna Convention)\nAct 1987\nSalvation Army (Northern Territory)\nProperty Trust Act 1976\nSea-Carriage Documents Act 1998\nSentencing Act 1995\nSentencing (Crime of Murder) and\nParole Reform Act 2003\nSerious Crime Control Act 2009\nSerious Sex Offenders Act 2013\nSexual Offences (Evidence and\nProcedure) Act 1983\nSheriff Act 1962\nSmall Claims Act 2016\nSources of the Law Act 1985\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 18 of 33\nStandard Time Act 2005\nStatus of Children Act 1978\nSummary Offences Act 1923\nSupreme Court Act 1979\nSupreme Court (Judges Long Leave\nPayments) Act 1980\nSupreme Court (Judges Pensions)\nAct 1980\nSupreme Court (Rules of Procedure)\nAct 1987\nSurrogacy Act 2022\nSurveillance Devices Act 2007\nTermination of Units Plans and Unit\nTitle Schemes Act 2014\nTerrorism (Northern Territory)\nRequest Act 2003\nThe Commercial Banking Company\nof Sydney Limited (Merger) Act 1982\nThe Commercial Bank of Australia\nLimited (Merger) Act 1982\nTransport of Dangerous Goods by\nRoad and Rail (National Uniform\nLegislation) Act 2010\nTrans-Tasman Mutual Recognition\nAct 1998\nTrespass Act 2023\nTrustee Act 1893\nUncollected Goods Act 2004\nUnit Titles Act 1975\nUnit Title Schemes Act 2009 (except\nPart 4.1)\nUniting Church in Australia Act 1977\nValidation (Native Title) Act 1994\nVexatious Proceedings Act 2006\nVictims of Crime Assistance Act 2006\nVictims of Crime Rights and Services\nAct 2006\nWarehousemen's Liens Act 1969\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 19 of 33\nWills Act 2000\nWitness Protection (Northern\nTerritory) Act 2002\nWork Health Administration Act 2011\nWork Health and Safety (National\nUniform Legislation) Act 2011\nYouth Justice Act 2005 (Part 4)\nNot allocated to an Agency\nLegal Aid Act 1990 Northern Territory Legal Aid\nCommission\nLegal aid (except Aboriginal legal aid)\nMinister for Tourism and Hospitality\nDepartment of Tourism and Hospitality\nLiquor Act 2019\nTobacco Control Act 2002 (provisions\nabout smoking in liquor licensed\npremises)\nTourism NT Act 2012\nTourism NT\nFilm, television and new media\nLiquor regulation and compliance\nSmoking in liquor licensed premises\nNot allocated to an Agency\nDarwin Waterfront Corporation\nAct 2006\nDarwin Waterfront Corporation\nMinister for Major Events\nNot allocated to an Agency\nNorthern Territory Major Events\nCompany\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 20 of 33\nMinister for Parks and Wildlife\nDepartment of Tourism and Hospitality\nCobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land,\nSanctuary and Marine Park Act 1981\nNitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National\nPark Act 1989\nParks and Reserves (Framework for\nthe Future) Act 2003\nParks and Wildlife Commission\nAct 1980\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife\nConservation Act 1976 (except\nPart 4, Divisions 1 to 5)\nConservation Land Corporation\nParks and Wildlife Commission of\nthe Northern Territory\nTerritory Wildlife Parks\nBotanic gardens\nConservation and wildlife\nManagement of Territory parks and\nreserves\nWildlife management\nWindow on the Wetlands\nMinister for Racing\nDepartment of Tourism and Hospitality\nGaming Control Act 1993 (except\nprovisions about taxes and levies)\nGaming Machine Act 1995 (except\nPart 8)\nRacing and Wagering Act 2024\n(except Part 5, Division 1)\nSale of NT TAB Act 2000\nSoccer Football Pools Act 1978\n(except provisions about duties)\nTotalisator Licensing and Regulation\nAct 2000 (except provisions about\nwagering tax)\nNorthern Territory Racing and\nWagering Commission\nCasinos, gaming, wagering and\nlotteries\nHorseracing, trotting and greyhound\nracing\nTotalisators\nMinister for Health\nDepartment of Health\nAlcohol Harm Reduction Act 2017\nCancer (Registration) Act 2009\nDisability Services Act 1993 (Parts 3\nto 7)\nFood Act 2004\nAlcohol and other drug services\nAlcohol management plans\nAlcohol treatment and rehabilitation\nFood security\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 21 of 33\nHealth Care Decision Making\nAct 2023 (Part 4)\nHealth Practitioner Regulation\n(National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2010\nHealth Practitioners Act 2004 (except\nPart 3)\nHealth Service Act 2021\nMedical Services Act 1982\nMedicines, Poisons and Therapeutic\nGoods Act 2012\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme\n(Authorisations) Act 2019\nNational Health Funding Pool and\nAdministration (National Uniform\nLegislation) Act 2012\nNotifiable Diseases Act 1981\nPrivate Hospitals Act 1981\nPublic and Environmental Health\nAct 2011\nRadiation Protection Act 2004\nTermination of Pregnancy Law\nReform Act 2017\nTobacco Control Act 2002 (except\nprovisions about smoking in liquor\nlicensed premises, licensing and\nenforcement)\nTransplantation and Anatomy\nAct 1979\nVolatile Substance Abuse Prevention\nAct 2005\nWater Supply and Sewerage Services\nAct 2000 (sections 46, 49(3)\nand 50(2))\nForensic disability services\nHealth (including hospital and medical\nservices)\nHuman quarantine\nMorgues (Territory wide)\nPublic health\nRestrictive Practices Authorisation\nUnit\nServices to people who are aged\nSexual assault services\nWater quality\nNot allocated to an Agency\nMenzies School of Health Research\nAct 1985\nMenzies School of Health\nResearch\nUniversity medical education and\nresearch\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 22 of 33\nMinister for Mental Health\nDepartment of Health\nMental Health and Related Services\nAct 1998 (except Part 15)\nMental health services\nMinister for Alcohol Policy\nDepartment of Health\nAlcohol policy (except liquor\nregulation and compliance)\nMinister for Aboriginal Affairs\nDepartment of the Chief Minister and Cabinet\nAboriginal Land Act 1978\nKenbi Land Trust Act 2011\nTreaty Commissioner Act 2020\nAboriginal affairs policy and\ncoordination\nAboriginal land strategic policy\nMinister for Housing, Local Government and Community\nDevelopment\nDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Community Development\nBurial and Cremation Act 2022\nCommunity Housing Providers\n(National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2013\nCrown Lands Act 1992 (section 79)\nDesert Knowledge Australia Act 2003\nHousing Act 1982\nJabiru Town Development Repeal\nAct 2021\nLocal Government Act 2019 (except\nChapter 8)\nLocal Government Grants\nCommission Act 1986\nChief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDesert Knowledge Australia\nNorthern Territory Grants\nCommission\nNT Home Ownership\nAboriginal housing\nAboriginal Interpreter Service\nCommunity and social housing\nCommunity development for regional\ncentres and remote communities\nGovernment employee housing\nHousing loans\nInterpreting and translating services\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 23 of 33\nLocal Government (Katherine Rates)\nAct 1999\nNorthern Territory Rates Act 1971\nNudity Act 1975\nPounds Act 1930\nStatus of Darwin Act 1959\nStatus of Palmerston Act 2000\nLocal decision making\nLocal government\nLocal government funding\nProvision of funding for essential\nservices for remote communities and\nhomelands\nPublic housing\nRemote communities and homelands\nRepairs, maintenance and minor new\nworks for social and remote housing\n(including public housing)\nTown camps\nNorthern Territory Electoral Commission\nLocal Government Act 2019\n(Chapter 8)\nLocal government elections and\nelectoral matters\nMinister for Essential Services\nNot allocated to an Agency\nElectricity Reform Act 2000\n(provisions about supply and service\nprovision under licence)\nPower and Water Corporation\nAct 1987\nPower Generation Corporation\nAct 2014\nPower Retail Corporation Act 2014\nWater Supply and Sewerage\nServices Act 2000 (sections 32(1)\nand (5), 52(2), 55(1), 57(2), 61(1)\nand 63(5), (6) and (7))\nJacana Energy\nPower and Water Corporation\nPower Generation Corporation\nPower Retail Corporation\nTerritory Generation\nElectricity generation and supply\noperations\nPublic sewerage and drainage\nservices operations\nPublic water supplies operations\nSupply and service provision under\nlicence\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 24 of 33\nMinister for Lands, Planning and Environment\nDepartment of Lands, Planning and Environment\nBuilding Act 1993 (except provisions\nrelating to the regulation and licensing\nof occupations)\nCrown Lands Act 1992 (except\nsection 79)\nCrown Lands Freehold (Conversion\nfrom Crown Leasehold) Act 1980\nEnvironmental Offences and\nPenalties Act 1996\nEnvironment Protection Act 2019\nEnvironment Protection (Beverage\nContainers and Plastic Bags)\nAct 2011\nHeritage Act 2011\nLake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental\nAgreement Act 2009\nLands Acquisition Act 1978\nLands Acquisition (Pastoral Leases)\nAct 1982\nLicensed Surveyors Act 1983 (except\nprovisions relating to the regulation\nand licensing of occupations)\nLitter Act 1972\nMarine Pollution Act 1999\nMiscellaneous Acts Amendment\n(Aboriginal Community Living Areas)\nAct 1989\nNational Environment Protection\nCouncil (Northern Territory) Act 1994\nNational Trust (Northern Territory)\nAct 1976\nNorthern Territory Environment\nProtection Authority Act 2012\nNorthern Territory Land Corporation\nAct 1989\nNuclear Waste Transport, Storage\nand Disposal (Prohibition) Act 2004\nDevelopment Consent Authority\nNorthern Territory Environment\nProtection Authority\nPlanning Commission\nAboriginal Rangers\nBiodiversity conservation and\nassessment\nBuilding advisory services\nEnvironmental assessment\ncompliance and enforcement\nEnvironmental management of\nenergy (oil and gas) operations\nEnvironmental management of\nmining operations\nEnvironment protection and\nsustainability\nEnvironment strategy and policy\nHeritage conservation\nLand administration\nLand information\nLand resources assessment and\nmanagement\nLand use planning and development\nassessment\nLands and planning\nOffice of Climate Change\nRelease of industrial and residential\nland\nStrategic direction on environmental\nmatters\nWeed management\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 25 of 33\nPastoral Land Act 1992 (provisions\nabout Aboriginal community living\nareas)\nPetroleum Act 1984 (provisions\nrelating to environmental regulation of\nexploration for and production of\npetroleum and Part V, Division 2)\nPlace Names Act 1967\nPlanning Act 1999\nPlumbers and Drainers Licensing\nAct 1983 (except provisions relating\nto the regulation and licensing of\noccupations)\nSoil Conservation and Land Utilisation\nAct 1969\nSpecial Purposes Leases Act 1953\nSwimming Pool Safety Act 2004\nTerritory Parks and Wildlife\nConservation Act 1976 (Part 4,\nDivisions 1 to 5)\nValuation of Land Act 1963\nWaste Management and Pollution\nControl Act 1998\nWater Efficiency Labelling Standards\n(National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2014\nWeeds Management Act 2001\nLand Development Corporation\nLand Development Corporation\nAct 2003\nDevelopment and management of\nstrategic industrial and residential\nland\nAboriginal Areas Protection Authority\nNorthern Territory Aboriginal Sacred\nSites Act 1989\nAboriginal sacred sites\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 26 of 33\nMinister for Corporate and Digital Development\nDepartment of Corporate and Digital Development\nFines and Penalties (Recovery)\nAct 2001\nInformation Act 2002 (Part 9\nprovisions about records services)\nData Centre Services\nFines Recovery Unit\nNT Fleet\nBanking arrangements\nCorporate services reform\nCorporate taxation advice\nCyber security emergency response\nand recovery\nCyber security of government\ncomputing environment\nCyber security policy, strategy and\nintergovernmental relations\nDigital government\nEnterprise information communication\ntechnology projects\nFreedom of information administration\nsupport\nGovernment office accommodation\nHuman resources\nInformation and communication\ntechnology industry engagement and\nparticipation\nInformation and communication\ntechnology policy and governance\nPublic sector corporate services\nPublic sector information architecture,\ninformation communication\ntechnology systems and services\nRecords services\nShared corporate services\nWhole of government data sharing\npolicy and governance\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 27 of 33\nMinister for Water Resources\nDepartment of Lands, Planning and Environment\nWater Act 1992 Office of Water Security\nWater resources assessment and\nmanagement\nMinister for Education and Training\nDepartment of Education and Training\nBatchelor Institute of Indigenous\nTertiary Education Act 1999\nEducation Act 2015\nHigher Education Act 2004\nTeacher Registration (Northern\nTerritory) Act 2004\nTraining and Skills Development\nAct 2016\nBatchelor Institute of Indigenous\nTertiary Education\nApprenticeships and traineeships\nApproval and accreditation of higher\neducation institutions and courses\nDevelopment, accreditation and\ndelivery of higher education and\nvocational training programs for\nIndigenous people\nDistance education\nGrants for educational organisations\nPlanning, development and\nadministration of schools and\nvocational education and training in\nschools\nQuality of training\nStudent assistance schemes\nTeacher registration and regulation of\nteaching profession\nTraining and employment programs\nand assistance schemes\nVocational education and training\nadministration\nNot allocated to an Agency\nCharles Darwin University Act 2003 Charles Darwin University\nAdvanced education planning and\ndevelopment\nUniversity education and research\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 28 of 33\nMinister for Early Education\nDepartment of Education and Training\nEducation and Care Services\n(National Uniform Legislation)\nAct 2011\nEarly years education and care\nservices and regulation\nMinister for Public Service\nDepartment of the Chief Minister and Cabinet\nAnnual Leave Act 1981\nCorrectional Officers Arbitral Tribunal\nAct 1950\nLong Service Leave Act 1981\nPolice Administration Act 1978\n(Part III)\nPublic Employment (Mobility)\nAct 1989\nPublic Holidays Act 1981\nPublic Sector Employment and\nManagement Act 1993\nCommissioner for Public\nEmployment\nDevelopment and coordination of\npublic employment strategies\nIndustrial relations\nPublic sector management and\ndevelopment\nMinister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations\nDepartment of Trade, Business and Asian Relations\nAgents Licensing Act 1979\nArchitects Act 1963\nAssociations Act 2003\nAuctioneers Act 1935\nBuilding Act 1993 (provisions relating\nto the regulation and licensing of\noccupations)\nBusiness Names (National Uniform\nLegislation) Implementation Act 2012\nBusiness Names (National Uniform\nLegislation) Request Act 2011\nNT Build\nProcurement Review Board\nBusiness and industry support and\ndevelopment\nBusiness innovation support and\ndevelopment\nCivil space industry\nCooperatives\nDomestic and international air\nservices\nEssential goods and services\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 29 of 33\nCommercial and Private Agents\nLicensing Act 1979\nConstruction Industry Long Service\nLeave and Benefits Act 2005\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading\nAct 1990 (Parts 10 and 14)\nCo-operatives (National Uniform\nLegislation) Act 2015\nEssential Goods and Services\nAct 1981\nKava Management Act 1998\nLicensed Surveyors Act 1983\n(provisions relating to the regulation\nand licensing of occupations)\nPlumbers and Drainers Licensing\nAct 1983 (provisions relating to the\nregulation and licensing of\noccupations)\nPlumbers and Drainers Licensing\n(Validation) Act 1990\nPrivate Security Act 1995\nProcurement Act 1995\nSex Industry Act 2019\nTobacco Control Act 2002 (provisions\nabout licensing and enforcement)\nUnit Title Schemes Act 2009\n(Part 4.1)\nFinancial assistance to industry\nassociations and business\nIncorporated associations\nIndustry engagement and\nparticipation\nInvestment attraction\nInvestment facilitation\nInvestment promotion and market\nengagement\nKava and tobacco\nOccupational licences relating to land\nuse, including building work\nOccupational licenses relating to the\nother areas of government allocated\nto the Agency\nPrivate security industry\nProcurement policy and reform\nSex work industry\nSmall business\nTerritory Business Centres\nTrade development, strategy and\npolicy\nMinister for International Education, Migration and Population\nDepartment of Trade, Business and Asian Relations\nInternational education strategy\nInternational engagement\nPopulation policy\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 30 of 33\nMinister for Workforce Development\nDepartment of Trade, Business and Asian Relations\nLabour market analysis\nOffice of Workforce Development\n(including business and skilled\nmigration)\nMinister for Advanced Manufacturing\nDepartment of Trade, Business and Asian Relations\nWhole of government oversight of the\ndevelopment of advanced\nmanufacturing industries\nMinister for Children and Families\nDepartment of Children and Families\nAdoption of Children Act 1994\nGuardianship of Infants Act 1972\nChild guardianship\nChildren and families policy\nChildren's services\nFamily and parent support services\nFamily responsibility agreements and\norders\nHomelessness services\nOut of home care\nWhole of government children's\nstrategic policy\nMinister for Child Protection\nDepartment of Children and Families\nCare and Protection of Children\nAct 2007 (except Part 3.3)\nChild protection\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 31 of 33\nMinister for Prevention of Domestic Violence\nDepartment of Children and Families\nDomestic and Family Violence\nAct 2007 (Chapter 5A)\nFamily violence services\nWhole of government responsibilities\nfor the prevention of domestic, family\nand sexual violence\nMinister for People, Sport and Culture\nDepartment of People, Sport and Culture\nCarers Recognition Act 2006\nInformation Act 2002 (Part 9\nprovisions about archives\nmanagement)\nMajor Cricket Events Act 2003\nMeteorites Act 1988\nPublications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004\nStrehlow Research Centre Act 2005\nStrehlow Research Centre Board\nArchives management\nCollection and preservation of natural\nand cultural heritage\nCommunity grants for recreation and\nsports associations\nLibrary and information services\nManagement of cultural facilities\nManagement of sport and recreation\nfacilities\nNorthern Territory Sports Academy\nSport and recreation grants, subsidies\nand sector support\nWater safety\nNot allocated to an Agency\nMuseum and Art Gallery of the\nNorthern Territory Act 2014\nBoard of the Museum and Art\nGallery of the Northern Territory\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 32 of 33\nMinister for Disability\nDepartment of People, Sport and Culture\nDisability Services Act 1993 (except\nParts 3 to 7)\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme\n(Worker Clearance) Act 2020\nDisability policy and grants for\ndisability services and supports\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme\nco-governance, funding and policy\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme\nworker screening policy\nMinister for Arts\nDepartment of People, Sport and Culture\nArts and culture development and\npolicy\nArts grants\nMinister for Youth, Seniors and Equality\nDepartment of People, Sport and Culture\nGender equity and diversity policy and\ngrants\nPensioner and carer concessions\nSeniors Card\nSeniors policy and grants\nYouth policy, grants and engagement\nMinister for Multicultural Affairs\nDepartment of People, Sport and Culture\nGrants for multicultural events,\nactivities, facilities and supports\nMulticultural policy\n\nSchedule 2 Allocation of administration of Acts and responsibility for areas or activities of\ngovernment and government authorities or entities\nPage 33 of 33\nMinister for Veterans\nDepartment of People, Sport and Culture\nVeterans' support and engagement\n\nList of Ministers and ministerial offices\nas at 24 October 2025\nThis list is for information only. The number and designation of Ministerial offices is determined\nby the Administrator under section 34 of the Northern Territory (Self-Government)\nAct 1978 (Cth). The Ministers are appointed by the Administrator under section 36 of that Act.\nLia Emele Finocchiaro\nChief Minister\nMinister for Police\nMinister for Fire and Emergency\nServices\nMinister for Defence NT\nMinister for Territory Coordinator\nGerard Phillip Maley\nMinister for Agriculture and\nFisheries\nMinister for Mining and Energy\nMinister for Corrections\nMinister for Renewables\nMinister for Recreational Fishing\nWilliam Carl Yan\nTreasurer\nMinister for Logistics and\nInfrastructure\nMinister for Housing Construction\nMarie-Clare Joy Boothby\nAttorney-General\nMinister for Tourism and Hospitality\nMinister for Major Events\nMinister for Parks and Wildlife\nMinister for Racing\nSteven Mark Edgington\nMinister for Health\nMinister for Mental Health\nMinister for Alcohol Policy\nMinister for Aboriginal Affairs\nMinister for Housing, Local\nGovernment and Community\nDevelopment\nMinister for Essential Services\nJoshua Roland Burgoyne\nMinister for Lands, Planning and\nEnvironment\nMinister for Corporate and Digital\nDevelopment\nMinister for Water Resources\nJo-Anne Hersey\nMinister for Education and Training\nMinister for Early Education\nMinister for Public Service\nRobyn Patricia Cahill\nMinister for Trade, Business and\nAsian Relations\nMinister for International Education,\nMigration and Population\nMinister for Workforce\nDevelopment\nMinister for Advanced\nManufacturing\nMinister for Children and Families\nMinister for Child Protection\nMinister for Prevention of Domestic\nViolence\nJinson Anto Charls\nMinister for People, Sport and\nCulture\nMinister for Disability\nMinister for Arts\nMinister for Youth, Seniors and\nEquality\nMinister for Multicultural Affairs\nMinister for Veterans","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is present in the provided document to determine whether the scope of this AAO changed from any original intent. The document appears to be a registry/metadata record rather than the full instrument, so no substantive scope analysis is possible."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided is essentially a metadata stub with no substantive legislative content to analyse","Administrative Arrangements Orders are typically straightforward in structure — they list departments and their responsibilities — but can be lengthy","No commencement complexity — a single future commencement date of 24/10/2025 is specified","No regulatory content, schedules, or operative provisions are visible in the provided text","The repetitive heading structure suggests a template or registry display issue rather than meaningful legislative content"],"plain_english_summary":"## Administrative Arrangements Order\n\nThis is an **Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO)** — a legal instrument that sets out how the government is structured and which government departments are responsible for which laws and functions.\n\n**What does it do?**\n- It allocates responsibility for specific legislation to particular government departments\n- It defines which Minister is responsible for which areas of government\n- It essentially acts as the \"organisational chart\" for the government\n\n**Who does it affect?**\n- Government departments and public servants — it tells them who is responsible for what\n- Anyone dealing with government — it determines which department handles your query or application\n- Indirectly affects everyone, as it shapes how government services are delivered\n\n**Why does it matter?**\n- When a new government is formed, or when responsibilities are shuffled between departments, an AAO is issued to formalise those changes\n- It has legal force, meaning departments *must* operate within their defined responsibilities\n\n**Important note:** The document provided contains very limited substantive content — it appears to be a metadata/registry entry rather than the full text of the AAO itself. The actual allocations of ministerial responsibilities and legislation cannot be assessed from what has been provided."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Order expressly revokes the previous Administrative Arrangements Order (section 2) and re‑nominates Agencies and re‑allocates administration of Acts and responsibility for government areas to Ministers and Agencies (sections 3–5, Schedule 1 and Schedule 2). Mechanically, this changes which Departments and bodies are subject to the Territory’s Financial Management and Public Sector Employment and Management Acts and changes which Ministerial offices and Agencies administer particular Acts and policy areas. The Order therefore alters administrative scope and lines of responsibility compared with the prior (revoked) order by reassigning agencies and subject matters as set out in the Schedules."},"complexity_factors":["Large volume of discrete allocations across many Acts and policy areas (Schedule 2 spans numerous Ministers and Departments).","Numerous exceptions and carve-outs within allocations (many Act entries include \"except\" clauses), creating conditional scopes of administration.","Dual-layer allocation: Ministers are allocated administration and responsibility, and Agencies are separately allocated administration, with an explicit \"to the extent\" limitation (sections 4(c) and 5).","Multiple statutory frameworks intersect (nominations under Financial Management Act 1995 and Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 in Schedule 1), requiring different compliance regimes for different Agencies (section 3).","Some matters are explicitly \"Not allocated to an Agency\", creating residual or special-case handling requirements.","High potential for cross‑agency and cross‑ministerial coordination needs where responsibilities overlap or exceptions split administration responsibilities."],"plain_english_summary":"This Administrative Arrangements Order (effective 24 Oct 2025) replaces the prior Order and nominates which public bodies are Agencies under the Financial Management Act 1995 and the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993. It allocates administration of Acts and responsibility for policy areas between Ministerial offices and Agencies (Schedule 2), changing who administers licences, regulation and financial/employment rules. It reorganises administrative responsibility—affecting Departments, Agencies and private parties that interact with government—without altering substantive law."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the traditional scope of Administrative Arrangements Orders — establishing the machinery of government. While the specific Ministerial titles and departmental structures have evolved (reflecting contemporary priorities like renewables, advanced manufacturing, and digital development), the fundamental purpose remains unchanged: nominating Agencies and allocating administrative responsibility for Acts and government functions. The document does not expand beyond this core machinery-of-government function."},"complexity_factors":["33 pages of dense tabular allocations across two schedules","Extensive cross-referencing between Ministers, Agencies, and specific Acts — many Acts are split between multiple Ministers (e.g., Petroleum Act 1984 appears under three different Ministers with different provisions allocated to each)","Numerous exceptions and partial allocations (e.g., \"except Part 3.3\" or \"except provisions about royalties\") requiring careful parsing","Dual-nature instrument operating under three separate Acts (Interpretation Act 1978, Financial Management Act 1995, Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993)","Complex Schedule 2 structure with three columns: Ministerial office, Acts administered, and areas/activities of government, plus separate Agency allocations","Multiple \"Not allocated to an Agency\" entries creating exceptions to the general allocation framework"],"plain_english_summary":"This is the **Administrative Arrangements Order 2025** for the Northern Territory. Think of it as the government's organisational chart written into law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Sets up which government departments exist** and what they're called (Schedule 1). For example, there's a Department of Health, a Department of Education and Training, and so on.\n- **Decides which laws each Minister controls** (Schedule 2). If you want to know who is responsible for the Education Act or the Mining Act, this document tells you.\n- **Allocates responsibilities** — it maps out which Minister and which department handles what areas of government (like \"health services,\" \"policing,\" or \"parks and wildlife\").\n- **Revokes the old version** — it replaces the previous Administrative Arrangements Order from November 2024.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Public servants** — it determines which department they work for and who their Minister is.\n- **Ministers** — it defines their \"portfolio\" (their area of responsibility).\n- **The public** — if you need to deal with government, this tells you which department handles your issue. For example, if you have a complaint about a landlord, you'd look up the Attorney-General's Department (which handles residential tenancies).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is the legal foundation for how the Northern Territory government is organised. Without it, there's no clear authority for who can spend money, employ staff, or administer particular laws. It ensures accountability — when something goes wrong, we know which Minister is responsible. It also reflects the government's priorities; changes in this document often signal shifts in policy focus (for example, creating new Ministerial roles for \"Renewables\" or \"Advanced Manufacturing\")."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-order","history":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-order/history","analysis":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-order/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-order/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-order/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-order/documents"}}