{"id":"C1968A00005","name":"Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1968","slug":"northern-territory-administration-act-1968","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"5 of 1968","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":5370,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1968A00005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1968","content":"Northern Territory (Administration)\n\nNo. 5 of 1968\n\nAn Act relating to the Rights of an Officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth who is appointed to the Office of Administrator of the Northern Territory of Australia.\n\n\\[Assented to 8 May 1968\\]\n\n\\[Date of commencement, 5 June 1968\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’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 1968.\n\n(2.) The Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910-1967 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 1910-1968.\n\n  \nInterpretation.\n\n2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub\\-section (1.) the definition of “the Territory” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—\n\n“‘the Territory’ means the Northern Territory of Australia.”.\n\n3. After section 3a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—\n\nRights of officer appointed to office of Administrator.\n\n“3aa. Where a person appointed to the office of Administrator of the Territory was, immediately before his appointment, an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth—\n\n(a) he retains his existing and accruing rights; and\n\n(b) for the purpose of determining those rights, his service in the office of Administrator shall be taken into account as if it were service in the Public Service of the Commonwealth.”.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2178},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original narrow purpose: clarifying the Territory definition and protecting public service rights for the specific office of Administrator. No expansion beyond the stated long title objectives."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections total","Single definition amendment with no conditional logic","One substantive provision with simple binary structure (subsections (a) and (b))","No cross-references, exceptions, or nested conditions","Requires reading alongside the Principal Act (1910-1967) for full context"],"plain_english_summary":"This short Act makes two changes to the law governing the Northern Territory:\n\n**1. Definition update**\nIt replaces the definition of \"the Territory\" to explicitly mean the Northern Territory of Australia.\n\n**2. Protection for public servants**\nThe main purpose ensures that Commonwealth public servants who are appointed as Administrator of the Northern Territory do not lose their employment benefits. If you were a federal public servant immediately before your appointment:\n- **You retain all rights**: You keep your existing and accruing employment entitlements (such as superannuation, long service leave, and pension rights)\n- **Service continues to count**: Your time working as Administrator is treated as if you were still serving in the Commonwealth Public Service when calculating these benefits\n\nThis prevents the Administrator role from being a career dead-end or financial disadvantage for public servants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1968","history":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1968/history","analysis":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1968/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1968/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1968/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/northern-territory-administration-act-1968/documents"}}