Administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Papua and New Guinea Administration · Administration of Papua and New Guinea
1 July 1949 – 1 July 1971
Renamed Administration of Papua New Guinea in 1971.
Australian administration of the combined Territory of Papua and New Guinea, headed by an Administrator in Port Moresby, responsible for government, economic development and preparing the territory for self-government.
Names over time
- Administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea1949–1971
- Administration of Papua New Guinea1971–1973
How it came into existence
Created on 1 July 1949 when the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 came into force, providing for an administrative union of Papua and the trust territory of New Guinea under a single Administrator. It replaced the Papua-New Guinea Provisional Administration.
- Joint civil administration of Papua and New Guinea
Legislation: Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
Changes during its life
- 1951A Legislative Council for the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was established.
- 11 May 1951Responsibility passed from the Department of External Territories to the new Department of Territories (minister Paul Hasluck).
- 1964The Legislative Council was replaced by an elected House of Assembly.
- 28 February 1968Responsibility passed to the new Department of External Territories when the Department of Territories was split.
How it ended
Renamed the Administration of Papua New Guinea on 1 July 1971, when the territory adopted the name Papua New Guinea.
- Government of Papua New Guinea
Main functions
- Government of Papua and New Guinea
- District administration and patrols
- Agricultural and economic development
- Health and education services
- Development of representative and local government institutions
- Reporting to the United Nations Trusteeship Council on New Guinea
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of External Territories.
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