Government Resident of North Australia
Office of the Government Resident, North Australia · North Australia Administration
1 February 1927 – 12 June 1931
Administration of the Territory of North Australia, the part of the Northern Territory north of latitude 20° S, headed by a Government Resident in Darwin (Robert Weddell).
How it came into existence
Created when the Northern Australia Act 1926 (assented to 4 June 1926) was brought into force by proclamation on 1 February 1927, dividing the Northern Territory at the 20th parallel into two territories. It took over the northern part of the Northern Territory Administration's responsibilities, with its seat in Darwin; Weddell took up the post on 1 March 1927.
- Administration of the Northern Territory north of 20° S
Legislation: Northern Australia Act 1926
Changes during its life
- 10 December 1928Responsibility passed from the Department of Home and Territories to the Department of Home Affairs.
How it ended
Merged with the administration of Central Australia into the re-formed Northern Territory Administration on 12 June 1931, when the two territories were reunited.
- Administration of North Australia
Main functions
- General administration of North Australia
- Land, pastoral leases and settlement
- Aboriginal affairs in North Australia
- Police, port and local services in Darwin and the Top End
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Home Affairs.
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