The Northern Territory Library was established in 1980 to collect, preserve and provide access to historic and contemporary materials relating to the Northern Territory. In 2019 the Northern Territory Library merged with the Northern Territory Archives Service to become Library & Archives NT.
Territory Families was established on 12 September 2016 and is responsible for the welfare of children and families, including youth justice. In 2020, it became part of the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities.
The National Archives of Australia – Darwin office is co-located with the Northern Territory Archives Service. It has a collection of records related to the 170 years of the Territory’s history, from the Commonwealth Government, the Northern Territory Government, Community and Personal archives, and the Northern Territory Oral History collection. The collection includes records related…
The Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory Inc. is a not for profit organisation managed by an Executive Committee. The Society has an extensive family history and general history reference library, staffed by volunteer members. The Genealogical Society’s library contains family history and general history resources. The staff can assist with family history research. The…
The Department of Correctional Services was established in 2013, replacing the Department of Justice. The Department of Correctional Services was responsible for youth justice across the Northern Territory. In 2016 the function of youth justice was moved to Territory Families with the remaining functions moved to the Department of Attorney-General and Justice, and the Department…
In 1989 the Department of Correctional Services was formed when Correctional Services separated from the Department of Health and Community Services to once again become a Department in its own right. During this period the Department built and took responsibility for the Don Dale Detention Centre. In 2001 Correctional Services was absorbed into the new…
The Department of Correctional Services was established as a department in its own right in 1984. Correctional Services had previously operated as a Division under the Department of Community Development. In 1986 the new department took responsibility for youth justice and took charge of the two existing detention centres, Giles House, in Alice Springs and…
In 1987 the Department of Correctional Services amalgamated with the Department of Health and Community Services to become the Department of Health and Community Services – Correctional Services. This department was replaced by the Department of Correctional Services in 1989.
HPA Disability Services was the new name given to the Handicapped Persons’ Association in the 1990s. In June 1999, with the support of the Northern Territory Government, HPA purchased a small block of units which enabled Darwin Accommodation Services to provide more accommodation for people with disabilities. The HPA provided supported employment and training as…
The Handicapped Persons’ Association (HPA) of the Northern Territory was the new name given to the Mentally Retarded Persons’ Association when it expanded its services to all people with disabilities in 1974. The Association opened the Handicapped Persons’ Association Group Home in 1985 and established the Darwin Accommodation Service in 1991. The HPA provided supported…
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