Department of the Northern Territory (1972–1975)

Department of the Northern Territory
Department overview
Formed	19 December 1972
Preceding Department	Department of the Interior (II) - the Northern Territory Division;
Dissolved	6 June 1975
Superseding Department	Department of Northern Australia;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Darwin, Northern Territory
Ministers responsible	Kep Enderby, Minister (1972‑73); Rex Patterson, Minister (1973‑75);
Department executives	George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1972‑73); Allan O'Brien, Secretary (1973‑75);

The Department of the Northern Territory was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and June 1975. It was the second so-named Australian government department.