Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A minister is a person holding a ministerial office.
(2) A reference in an Act to the Minister :
(a) is a reference to:
(i) the minister administering the Act in or for which the expression is used; or
(ii) if different ministers are administering the Act in different respects, each of the ministers to the extent the minister is administering it in the relevant respect; and
(b) includes a minister acting for the Minister.
(3) A reference to the minister administering a provision of an Act or having responsibility for an area or activity of government is a reference to the minister to whom the provision or responsibility for the area or activity is allotted by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act.
(4) A reference in a provision of an Act to the Minister or a specified minister (including a reference to a minister that no longer exists) includes a reference to the minister to whom the administration of the provision is allotted by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act.
(5) If a reference is made in a provision of an Act to the Minister and the administration of the provision has not been allotted to a minister by an Administrative Arrangements Order or Act, the reference is a reference to any minister.