In accordance with the provisions of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth), [1] the Northern Territory received self-government on 1 July 1978 under its own Administrator of the Northern Territory appointed by the Governor-General of Australia. Formally speaking the appointment of Administrator is made by the Governor-General-in-Council, that is the Governor-General acting on the advice of the Commonwealth Government and not the advice of the Government of the Northern Territory. However, the practice has arisen that in making his appointment the Governor-General-in Council will act on the recommendation of the Northern Territory Government. Unlike an Australian State Governor, the Administrator is not the direct representative of the Queen in the Territory but is instead appointed by the Queen's representative in the Commonwealth, the Governor-General, to administer the Territory in accordance with the Act. Actually, however, the Administrator performs a similar constitutional role to that of a State Governor and can be considered the Queen's indirect representative in the Territory.

The office of the Deputy of the Administrator was created in 1997.

The present Administrator is Tom Pauling, QC.

Contents 1 South Australia (1846 to 1912) 2 Commonwealth of Australia (1912 to present) 2.1 Administrator (1912 to 1919) 2.2 Director (1919 to 1921) 2.3 Administrator (1921 to 1927) 2.4 Government Resident (1927 to 1931) 2.5 Administrator (1931 to present) 3 Deputy of the Administrator (1997 to present) 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] South Australia (1846 to 1912)

Government Residents of the Northern Territory when annexed to the colony (later state) of South Australia:

No.	Government Resident	From	To
1	Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, KCH, KCB	21 February 1846	3 March 1864
2	The Hon. Boyle Finniss	3 March 1864	27 April 1870
3	William Bloomfield Douglas	27 April 1870	6 October 1873
4	George Byng Scott	6 October 1873	1 July 1876
5	Edward William Prince;	1 July 1876	19 March 1884
6	John Parsons	19 March 1884	16 July 1890
7	John Knight FRIBA	16 July 1890	24 February 1892
8	Charles James Dashwood	24 February 1892	1 February 1905
9	Charles Edward Herbert	1 February 1905	1 April 1910
10	The Hon. Samuel Mitchell	1 April 1910	25 March 1912

[edit] Commonwealth of Australia (1912 to present)

Administrators and Government Residents of the Northern Territory after transfer of control to the Commonwealth Government:

[edit] Administrator (1912 to 1919)

No.	Administrator	From	To
1	John Gilruth FRSE MRCVS	25 March 1912	1 August 1919

[edit] Director (1919 to 1921)

No.	Director	From	To
1	Henry Earnest Carey	1 August 1919	17 January 1921

[edit] Administrator (1921 to 1927)

No.	Administrator	From	To
1	Frederic Urquhart	17 January 1921	1 March 1927

[edit] Government Resident (1927 to 1931)

There was a brief experiment splitting government with an additional Government Resident (Centre Australia) in Alice Springs based at The Residency.

No.	Government Resident (North)	From	To
1	Robert Weddell	1 March 1927	12 June 1931

No.	Government Resident (Centre)	From	To
1	John Cawood	1 March 1927	11 December 1929
2	Victor Carrington MBE	11 December 1929	12 June 1931

[edit] Administrator (1931 to present)

No.	Administrator	From	To
1	Robert Weddell	12 June 1931	29 March 1937
2	The Hon. Aubrey Abbott	29 March 1937	1 July 1946
3	Arthur Driver BEM	1 July 1946	1 July 1951
4	The Hon. Frank Wise AO	1 July 1951	1 July 1956
5	James Archer OBE	1 July 1956	1 April 1961
6	Roger Nott CBE	1 April 1961	1 October 1964
7	Roger Dean CBE	1 October 1964	4 March 1970
8	The Hon. Sir Frederick Chaney KBE AFC	4 March 1970	10 December 1973
9	John Norman Nelson	10 December 1973	1 June 1978
10	John England CMG	1 June 1978	1 January 1981
11	Commodore Eric Johnston AO OBE	1 January 1981	1 July 1989
12	The Hon. James Muirhead AC KStJ QC	1 July 1989	1 March 1993
13	The Hon. Austin Asche AC KStJ QC	1 March 1993	17 February 1997
14	Dr. Neil Conn AO	17 February 1997	28 November 2000
15	John Anictomatis AO	28 November 2000	30 October 2003
16	Edward Egan AO	31 October 2003	31 October 2007
17	Tom Pauling AO QC	31 October 2007	present

[edit] Deputy of the Administrator (1997 to present)

The office of the Deputy of the Administrator was established in 1997.

No.	Deputy of the Administrator	From	To
1	Minna Sitzler AM	17 February 1997	30 November 2001
2	Pat Miller AO	20 September 2002	present

[edit] See also

• Government House, Darwin
• Governors of the Australian states
• Darwin Rebellion
• James Millner (doctor)

[edit] External links

• Government House, Northern Territory, Office of the Administrator – official site

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