Northern Territory Government

Northern Territory Government
Northern Territory Government
Government of the Northern Territory of Australia
Territorial Government
	The Northern Territory Government logo used to identity the executive government. The coat of arms of the Northern Territory is used to identify the territory as a whole.
Overview
Established	1 January 1911; as an Australian territory; 1 July 1978; as a responsible self-government;
Country	Australia
Polity	Northern Territory
Leader	Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (Eva Lawler)
Appointed by	Administrator of the Northern Territory (Hugh Heggie) on behalf of the Governor General of Australia (David Hurley)
Main organ	Executive Council of the Northern Territory (de jure); Cabinet of the Northern Territory (de facto);
Ministries	11 Government Departments
Responsible to	Parliament of the Northern Territory
Annual budget	$10 billion (2023-2024)
Headquarters	Parliament House, Darwin
Website	nt.gov.au

The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, the Government of the Northern Territory or simply the NT Government, is the executive branch of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory was formed in 1978 with the granting of self-government to the Territory. The Northern Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia and Commonwealth law regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth.

Under the Australian Constitution, the Commonwealth has full legislative power, if it chooses to exercise it, over the Northern Territory, and has devolved self-government to the Territory. The Northern Territory legislature does not have the legislative independence of the Australian states but has power in all matters not in conflict with the Constitution and applicable Commonwealth laws, but subject to a Commonwealth veto.

Since 21 December 2023, the head of government has been Chief Minister Eva Lawler of the Labor Party, following the resignation of Natasha Fyles as chief minister on 20 December 2023 following the undisclosed share and conflict of interest scandal.

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