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22 Sessions of Legislative Assembly
23 Quorum
24 Election of Speaker
25 Acting Speaker—appointment by Legislative Assembly
26 Acting Speaker—appointment by Administrator
27 Voting in Legislative Assembly
28 Validation of acts of Legislative Assembly
29 Minutes of proceedings
30 Standing rules and orders
Part IV—The Administration
31 Extent of executive power
32 Office of Administrator
33 The Executive Council
34 Ministerial offices
35 Transfer of functions to Executive
36 Appointment of Ministers
37 Tenure of office
38 Oath to be taken by Member of Council and Minister
40 Acting Administrator
41 Deputies of Administrator
42 Oath to be taken by Administrator etc.
Part V—Finance
43 Interpretation
44 Public moneys
45 Withdrawals of public moneys
46 Borrowing from Commonwealth
48 Commonwealth Auditor‑General may audit Territory accounts
Part VI—Miscellaneous
49 Trade and commerce with States to be free
50 Acquisition of property to be on just terms
51 Acts that bind States to bind Northern Territory
53 Application of Fair Work Act 2009
54 Power to confer jurisdiction on Remuneration Tribunal in relation to members etc.
55 Regulations
Part VII—Transitional provisions
56 Interpretation
57 Continuance of laws
58 Administrator etc. to continue in office
59 Legislative Assembly etc. to continue
60 Functions performed by Legislative Assembly and Executive Council
61 Functions performed by specified persons
63 Sessions of Legislative Assembly
64 Quorum
65 Remuneration and allowances
66 Ordinances made but not assented to before commencing date
67 References in other laws
68 Certain provisions of previous Act to continue to operate
69 Transfers of property etc.
70 Acquisition of certain land etc.
71 Contracts
72 Commonwealth to indemnify Territory
73 Validity of Ordinances
74 Agency arrangements
75 Regulations
Schedule 1—Acts repealed
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Schedule 4
Schedule 5
Schedule 6
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Miscellaneous

An Act to provide for the Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, and for related purposes

       WHEREAS the Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910 provided for the ratifying of an Agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of South Australia for the surrender to and acceptance by the Commonwealth of the Northern Territory and provided for the acceptance by the Commonwealth of the Northern Territory:

       AND WHEREAS by the Constitution it is provided that the Parliament may make laws for the government of any Territory surrendered by any State to and accepted by the Commonwealth:

       AND WHEREAS the Parliament has made provision for the government of the Northern Territory by the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910 and for a Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia by the Northern Territory Supreme Court Act 1961:

       AND WHEREAS the Parliament considers it desirable, by reason of