Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory
- From 1863-1911, the Northern Territory was part of South Australia, and a number of laws were passed specifically applying to the Territory; some South Australian laws are still in force. From 1911 until self-government was achieved in 1978, the laws of the Territory were made by Acts of the federal Parliament or by Ordinances made by the Governor-General. The laws of the Northern Territory are now made by the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, though some powers are still reserved to the Commonwealth Parliament.
Current Series of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory
- Laws of the Northern Territory of Australia; 1941-50, 1961-
- Reprinted Acts; 1979-
Previous Series of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory
- Northern Territory. Ordinances; 1911-1978
- Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia; 1925-1940
- Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia 1911-1960 [consolidation];
- Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia etc; 1911-1924
- South Australia. Northern Territory Acts; 1863-1907
Further Reading of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory
- Australian Government Attorney-General's Department;
- Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991-
- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory
Current Series of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory: | |
| Laws of the Northern Territory of Australia | |
| 1941-50, 1961- | |
This is the cumulated edition of the pamphlet issues of ordinances, acts and regulations of the Northern Territory. It was not published 1951-1960. Until 1950, it also included selected consolidated acts, and until 1978, rules of court, by-laws, and Commonwealth acts specifically relating to the Northern Territory. | |
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| Reprinted Acts | |
| 1979- | |
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Previous Series of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory: | |
| Northern Territory. Ordinances | |
| 1911-1978 | |
| Ordinances as published in pamphlet format and held by various libraries, some of which have bound them into volumes. | |
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| Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia | |
| 1925-1940 | |
This was the cumulated edition of the ordinances and regulations of the Northern Territory. It also included rules of court, by-laws, Commonwealth acts specifically relating to the Northern Territory, and selected consolidated ordinances. For the period 1 March 1927-12 June 1931, separate volumes were issued for the Territory of North Australia and the Territory of Central Australia. [The Northern Territory was divided into two territories, North and Central Australia, from 1926 to 1931]. | |
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| Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia 1911-1960 [consolidation] | |
This is the latest multi-volume consolidation of Northern Territory laws, in 3 volumes. It was followed in 1968 by a consolidation of the Northern Territory regulations. Earlier consolidations of selected ordinances were published in the Ordinances and Laws of the Northern Territory 1925-1950. | |
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| Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia etc | |
| 1911-1924 | |
| For holdings of this title, which also included the ACT and Norfolk island, see here. | |
| South Australia. Northern Territory Acts | |
| 1863-1907 | |
| This volume, held at the National Library of Australia, contains all the acts passed by the South Australian parliament relating specifically to the Northern Territory during the period 1863-1911, when the Northern Territory was part of South Australia. For other access to these acts, see Acts/Statutes/Ordinances—South Australia. | |
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Further Reading of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory: | |
| Australian Government Attorney-General's Department | |
| The Attorney-General's Department provides information on law and justice related resources available nationwide. | |
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| Halsbury's Laws of Australia | |
| 1991- | |
| This multi-volume encyclopaedia of Australian law, published since 1991, gives detailed access to laws and relevant law cases. It is also available electronically as the Australian Legal Research Library and is regularly updated. | |
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| The Laws of Australia [LBC] | |
| 1993- | |
| This multi-volume encyclopaedia of Australian law, published since 1993, gives detailed access to laws and relevant law cases. It is also available electronically as the Complete Legal Research System, and is regularly updated. | |
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Index of Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory: | |
| Index to Legislation | |
| 1978- | |
| This index is regularly updated. Annual indexes are also available in the bound volumes of Northern Territory ordinances or acts. | |
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| State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes | |
Locating older State acts, particularly from the 19th century, can be difficult if the year is not known. This is because legislation is published chronologically by year and most current indexes to legislation list only legislation in force, i.e. acts not repealed. Older acts which have been repealed are deleted from most current indexes. In addition, before the practice of citing acts by short titles, older acts were cited by slightly different titles. Lastly, State acts were originally numbered by regnal years and running numbers rather than by calendar year e.g. 26 Vic. no.1. A listing of collections of 19th century state legislation may be found in Annotated bibliography of printed materials on Australian law 1788-1900, by Alex Castles, under the Index heading "Legislation". The list also includes separately published individual acts. Most States have published retrospective chronological or alphabetical indexes which list ALL acts passed, their short titles and both calendar and regnal year. These enable researchers to verify and locate legislation in annual bound volumes. | |