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1410 Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities

Date Range:2020 - ct

Description

The Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities (TFHaC) was formed on the 8 September 2020 following the 2020 Legislative Assembly election. The department combines the existing functions of the former Territory Families (TF); Housing and Indigenous Essential Services from the former Department of Local Government, Housing and Community Development (DLGHCD); Disability from the Department of Health (DOH); Arts and Culture, Sport and Heritage from the former Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture (DTSC) and Interpreters from the former Department of Local Government, Housing and Community Development (DLGHCD) with the exception of the Aboriginal Interpreter Service which is now with the Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet. (CM&C)
With this major realignment, the department became a multi-functional human services and community-focused agency providing comprehensive community services covering a diverse range of government portfolios, including urban and remote housing; child protection; youth justice; family support services; domestic,
family and sexual violence reduction; sport and recreation; heritage; arts; culture; disability services; Indigenous essential services; multicultural interpreter and translation services; libraries and archives; multicultural affairs; seniors; youth; gender equity and diversity; and Welfare Group responsibilities under the Northern Territory Emergency Response Plan.

Creation

Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 3) 2020

Portfolio Controlling

Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing
Minister for Youth
Minister for Seniors
Minister for Women
Minister for Disabilities
Minister for Sport
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Minister for Remote Housing and Town Camps
Minister for Indigenous Essential Services
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Function/Interest

Seniors, women's and youth policy; disability; sport; multicultural affairs; indigenous housing; arts; archives; heritage; film; heritage

Legislation

Heritage Act 2011; Information Act 2002 (Part 9 provisions about archives management) ;Meteorites Act 1988; National Trust (Northern Territory) Act 1976; Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004; Strehlow Research Centre Act 2005

Previous Agencies

Date RangeTitleAgency Id
2016 - 2020Territory Families1291
2016 - 2020Department of Tourism and Culture/Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture1293