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220 London Circuit in Civic, which houses the main offices of the ACT Government The Access Canberra service centre in Belconnen. The ACT Government is served by a unified ACT Public Service agency, reporting to a single Head of Service. Administrative units, known as Directorates, are grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility.
The Seat of Government Act 1908 was passed in 1908, which repealed the 1904 Act and specified a capital in the Yass-Canberra region. [ 22 ] [ 33 ] Government surveyor Charles Scrivener was deployed to the region in the same year to map out a specific site and, after an extensive search, settled upon the present location, [ 34 ] basing the ...
The ACT Government selected four options and surveyed the public between 19 February [4] and 5 March 1993 [5] to find the public's preference. The Southern Cross and modified form of the coat of arms received 12,624 votes compared to a stylised Brindabella range which received 10,681 votes.
Chamber of the ACT Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Square, close to the centre of the city of Canberra.
A majority of ACT residents had opposed self-government and had it imposed upon them by the federal parliament, and at the first election, 4 of the 17 seats were won by anti-self-government single-issue parties due to a protest vote by disgruntled territorians, [199] and a total of 8 were won by minor parties and independents. [195]
The chief minister previously also represented the ACT on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). [4] Since there are no local governments in the territory, the chief minister's role is also similar to that of the mayor of a local government area. The chief minister sits on the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors. [5]
With the grant of self-government to the ACT in 1989, it is arguable that the ACT Government is now the rightful successor to the FCC. In 2019, the ACT Government acknowledge the ambiguity, however did not conclude either way. [13] [14] Additionally, it is disputed whether the arms legally represent only the city of Canberra or the wider ACT.
Government of the Australian Capital Territory From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.