Australian Government-appointed Administrator.

This essay focuses on Australian Government-appointed Administrator. Territories are not claimed by any state so the Australian Parliament directly controls

Australian Government-appointed Administrator.

special treatment of a state. Find contact information for each state or territory.

the difference between territory and state?

What are territories? … Unlike a state, territories do not have legislations to create laws for themselves, so they rely on the federal government to create and approve the laws. Territories are not claimed by any state so the Australian Parliament directly controls them.Seven territories are governed only by Commonwealth law, usually through an Australian Government-appointed Administrator. They are;

firstly, Ashmore and Cartier Islands
secondly, Australian Antarctic Territory
Thirdly, Christmas Island
fURTHER, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
LASTLY, Coral Sea Islands
Jervis Bay Territory
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Territory government

There are ten Australian territories outside the borders of the states. Two mainland territories, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Northern Territory have been grant a limited right of self-government by the federal government. In these territories, a range of governmental matters are now handle by a locally-elect parliament

There are six states in Australia: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. Each state has its own state constitution, which divides the state’s government into the same divisions of legislature, executive, and judiciary as the federal government.

The six state parliaments are permit to pass laws relate to any matter that is not control by the Commonwealth under Section 51 of the Australian Constitution. The monarch’s powers over state matters are exercise by a Governor in each state. The head of each state government is know as the Premier.