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The territory presently called the Australian Capital Territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales as the Federal Capital Territory on 1 January 1911, [1] to be the seat of the federal government. The planning and construction of Canberra followed, with the Parliament of Australia moving there in 1927. On its ...
Policing services are provided by the ACT Policing unit of the Australian Federal Police under agreements between the territory government, the federal government, and the police force. [84] [85] [86] Canberra had the lowest rate of crime of any capital city in Australia as of February 2019. [87] AFP vehicle in Canberra
A map of inner Canberra showing the Parliamentary Triangle in red. Development within the National Triangle is strictly controlled by the National Capital Authority, an agency of the Commonwealth Government (not the ACT Government) within the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
Form of government: Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy; Capital of Australia: Canberra; Elections in Australia. 1901 – 1972 – 1974 – 1975 – 1977 – 1980 – 1983 – 1984 – 1987 – 1990 – 1993 – 1996 – 1998 – 2001 – 2004 – 2007 – 2010 – 2013 – 2016 – 2019 – 2022; Australian electoral system ...
The Government of the Australian Capital Territory, also referred to as the Australian Capital Territory Government or ACT Government, is the executive branch of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly forms government.
The Canberra Metro light rail system provides service within the city itself as part of Canberra's public transport network. [5] It opened in April 2019, its development coinciding with a resurgent focus on urban train transport in Australia. [6] The initial 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) line runs from the city centre to the northern suburbs. [7]
The National Capital Authority (NCA) is a statutory authority [1] of the Australian Government that was established to manage the Commonwealth's interest in the planning and development of Canberra as the capital city of Australia. Timeline of the NCA and preceding bodies: 1921–1924: Federal Capital Advisory Committee (FCAC) [2]
Unlike the legislatures of the other mainland states and territories, the Assembly also has the functions of a local council; the city of Canberra has no other local government. It replaced the House of Assembly when the ACT was granted self-government in 1986. Voters had previously rejected self government in a 1978 plebiscite. [1]