Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) An Agency is a department or unit of a department, or other authority or body, nominated as an Agency in an Administrative Arrangements Order.
(2) A reference to the Agency in a provision of an Act is a reference to the Agency administering the provision in which the expression occurs.
(3) A reference to the Agency administering a provision of an Act or having responsibility for an area or activity of government is a reference to the Agency to which the administration of the provision or responsibility for the area or activity is allotted by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act.
(4) A reference to a specified Agency (including a reference to an Agency that no longer exists) includes a reference to the department, authority or body to which the administration of the provision is allotted by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act.