Northern Territory Housing Commission
Housing Commission of the Northern Territory · NT Housing Commission
1959 – 1 July 1978
Statutory housing authority that built and let public housing in Darwin, Alice Springs and other Northern Territory towns while the territory was administered by the Commonwealth.
How it came into existence
Set up under a Northern Territory housing ordinance, reportedly in 1959, to take over the provision of public housing in the territory's towns from the Northern Territory Administration. The start date is not confirmed.
- Public housing in the Northern Territory
Changes during its life
- 28 February 1968Northern Territory administration passed from the Department of Territories to the Department of the Interior.
- 19 December 1972Northern Territory administration passed to the new Department of the Northern Territory.
- 6 June 1975Northern Territory administration passed to the Department of Northern Australia.
- 22 December 1975Northern Territory administration passed to the second Department of the Northern Territory.
How it ended
Passed to the Northern Territory Government on 1 July 1978, when the territory attained self-government, ceasing to be a Commonwealth body.
Main functions
- Construction of public housing in Northern Territory towns
- Letting and management of public rental housing
- Housing for Commonwealth and territory employees and other residents
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Northern Territory.
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Sources
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