{"id":"C1940A00020","name":"Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1940","slug":"northern-territory-administration-act-1940","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"20 of 1940","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4162,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1940A00020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1940","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY (ADMINISTRATION).\n\nNo. 20 of 1940.\n\nAn Act to amend the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910–1939.\n\n\\[Assented to 29th May, 1940.\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 26th June, 1940.\\]\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 1940.\n\n(2.) The Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910–1939, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910–1940.\n\nOrdinances.\n\n2. Section twenty-one of the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910–1939 is amended by inserting after sub-section (2.) the following sub-section:—\n\n“(2a.) A notice in the Gazette of any such Ordinance having been made, and of the place where copies of the Ordinance can be purchased, shall be sufficient compliance with the requirement of paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-section.”.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1770},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow technical amendment concerning the publication requirements for Northern Territory ordinances. It does not expand the scope of the principal Act beyond its original purpose of providing for the administration of the Northern Territory."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 sections total","Single straightforward amendment inserting one subsection","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act makes a minor change to how laws made for the Northern Territory are made public.\n\nBefore this change, the *Northern Territory (Administration) Act* required certain laws (called **Ordinances**) to be published in full. This Act adds a new rule saying that instead of publishing the entire text, the government can simply publish a **notice in the Government Gazette** (the official public record) stating that the law has been made and where people can buy a copy.\n\nThis makes it easier and cheaper to notify the public about new Territory laws, while still ensuring people can access the full text if they need it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1940","history":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1940/history","analysis":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1940/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1940/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1940/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1940/documents"}}