Northern Territory Government

Northern Territory Government
Northern Territory Government
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 (Lia Finocchiaro)
Appointed by	Administrator (Hugh Heggie) on behalf of the Governor-General (Sam Mostyn)
Main organ	Executive Council of the Northern Territory (de jure); Cabinet of the Northern Territory (de facto);
Ministries	11 departments
Responsible to	Parliament of the Northern Territory
Annual budget	A$10 billion (2023–2024)
Headquarters	Parliament House, Darwin
Website	nt.gov.au

The Northern Territory 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 28 August 2024, the head of government is Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro of the Country Liberal Party, following the election defeat of Eva Lawler as chief minister on 24 August 2024.