{"id":"C1926A00019","name":"Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1926","slug":"northern-territory-administration-act-1926","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"19 of 1926","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3392,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1926A00019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1926","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY (ADMINISTRATION).\n\n \n\nNo. 19 of 1926.\n\nAn Act to amend the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910.\n\n[Assented to 11th June, 1926.]\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title and citation.\n\n1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1926.\n\n(2.) The Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910–1926.\n\nDefinition of Minister.\n\n2. Section three of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “the Minister”.\n\nDisposal of Crown Lands.\n\n3. Section eleven of the Principal Act is repealed.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":928},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act remains a targeted technical amendment to the 1910 Principal Act. It makes specific, limited changes (removing one definition and repealing one section on land disposal) without expanding the legislation's scope beyond its original purpose of administering the Northern Territory."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","No defined terms within this Act itself","Straightforward amendments consisting solely of an omission and a repeal","No conditional language, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic reference to the Principal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short **housekeeping amendment** to the law governing how the Commonwealth administers the Northern Territory.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Updates the citation rules so the 1910 Act and this amendment can be read together as the \"Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910–1926\"\n*   **Removes the definition** of \"the Minister\" from the 1910 Act (likely because administrative responsibility was shifting between government departments)\n*   **Repeals section 11** of the 1910 Act, which dealt with how Crown lands (government-owned land) could be sold or leased\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Act tidies up the administrative framework for running the Northern Territory. By removing the specific definition of which Minister was in charge and deleting the old land disposal rules, it made way for new administrative arrangements—probably shifting land management powers to other laws or agencies and clarifying ministerial responsibility."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1926","history":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1926/history","analysis":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1926/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1926/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1926/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1926/documents"}}