Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dheran Young
since 13 February 2024
Style The Honourable
AppointerElected by the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder Bernie Kilgariff
Formation20 November 1974
Deputy Joel Bowden
Website http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/about-parliament/speaker.shtml

The Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Though the office had existed since the creation of the Assembly in 1974, it was given greater legislative force when the roles and functions of the office were included in the federal Act that gave the Territory self-government in 1978.

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The Speaker's principal duty is to preside over the Assembly. The occupant of the Chair must maintain order in the House, uphold the Standing Orders (rules of procedure) and protect the rights of backbench members.

The Speaker must be a member of the Assembly themselves, and is elected to the position by a ballot of the members of the Assembly. It is generally a partisan position, although both Speaker and Deputy Speaker were independents between 2001 and 2005.

Speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

MemberPartyTerm in Office
Bernie Kilgariff Country Liberal 20 November 1974 – 16 July 1975
Les MacFarlane Country Liberal 17 July 1975 – 27 February 1984
Roger Steele Country Liberal 28 February 1984 – 16 June 1986
Roger Vale Country Liberal 17 June 1986 – 9 October 1989
Nick Dondas Country Liberal 10 October 1989 – 26 June 1994
Terry McCarthy Country Liberal 27 June 1994 – 24 November 1997
Loraine Braham Country Liberal 25 November 1997 – 15 February 1999
Terry McCarthy Country Liberal 16 February 1999 – 15 October 2001
Loraine Braham Independent 16 October 2001 – 28 June 2005
Jane Aagaard Labor 29 June 2005 – 22 October 2012
Kezia Purick Country Liberal 23 October 2012 – 23 June 2020
Independent
Chansey Paech Labor 23 June 2020 – 7 September 2020
Ngaree Ah Kit Labor 20 October 2020 – 23 May 2022
Mark Monaghan Labor 23 May 2022 – present
Dheran Young Labor 13 February 2024 – present

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  1. The King of Australia: Charles III
  2. The Governor-General of Australia: David Hurley
  3. Governors of states in order of appointment:
    1. Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley
    2. Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker
    3. Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson
    4. Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young
    5. Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson
    6. Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner
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  5. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election:
    1. President of the Senate Senator: Sue Lines
    2. Speaker of the House of Representatives: Milton Dick
  6. The Chief Justice of Australia: Stephen Gageler
  7. Senior diplomatic posts:
    1. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    2. Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    3. Chargés d'affaires and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
  8. Members of the Federal Executive Council:
    1. Ministry List
  9. Administrators of Territories in order of appointment:
    1. Administrator of Norfolk Island: Eric Hutchinson
    2. Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
    3. Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories: Farzian Zainal
  10. The Leader of the Opposition: Peter Dutton
  11. Former holders of high offices:
    1. Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
      1. William Deane (1996–2001)
      2. Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
      3. Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
      4. Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
    2. Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
      1. Paul Keating (1991–1996)
      2. John Howard (1996–2007)
      3. Kevin Rudd
      4. Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
      5. Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
      6. Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
      7. Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
    3. Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
      1. Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
      2. Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
      3. Robert French (2008–2017)
      4. Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
  12. Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
    1. Premier of New South Wales: Chris Minns
    2. Premier of Victoria: Jacinta Allan
    3. Premier of Queensland: Annastacia Palaszczuk
    4. Premier of Western Australia: Roger Cook
    5. Premier of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
    6. Premier of Tasmania: Jeremy Rockliff
    7. Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr
    8. Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Natasha Fyles
  13. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
    1. Michelle Gordon AC
    2. James Edelman
    3. Simon Steward
    4. Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
    5. Jayne Jagot
    6. Robert Beech-Jones
  14. Senior judges:
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: Debra Mortimer
    2. President of the Fair Work Commission: Adam Hatcher
  15. Chief Justices of States in order of appointment:
    1. Chief Justice of South Australia
    2. Chief Justice of Tasmania
    3. Chief Justice of Victoria
    4. Chief Justice of Western Australia
    5. Chief Justice of New South Wales:
    6. Chief Justice of Queensland
  1. Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
    1. Ian Sinclair
    2. The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine
  2. The Chief of the Defence Force
  3. Chief Judges of Federal and Territory Courts in order of appointment
    1. Chief Justice of the Northern Territory
    2. Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
    3. Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory
  4. Members of Parliament
  5. Judges of the Federal Court of Australia and Family Court of Australia, and Deputy presidents of the Fair Work Commission in order of appointment
  6. Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
    1. Lord Mayor of Sydney: Clover Moore
    2. Lord Mayor of Melbourne: Sally Capp
    3. Lord Mayor of Brisbane: Adrian Schrinner
    4. Lord Mayor of Perth: Basil Zempilas
    5. Lord Mayor of Adelaide: Jane Lomax-Smith
    6. Lord Mayor of Hobart: Anna Reynolds
    7. Lord Mayor of Darwin: Kon Vatskalis
  7. Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
  8. Presiding officers of State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
    1. Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: Colin Brooks
    2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Curtis Pitt
    3. President of the Victorian Legislative Council: Nazih Elasmar
    4. Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Jonathan O'Dea
    5. President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council: Craig Farrell
    6. President of the South Australian Legislative Council: John Dawkins)
    7. Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Michelle Roberts)
    8. President of the New South Wales Legislative Council: Matthew Mason-Cox
    9. President of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Alanna Clohesy
    10. Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Mark Shelton
    11. Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly: Dan Cregan
    12. Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly: Joy Burch
    13. Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: Ngaree Ah Kit
  9. Members of State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
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    2. Executive Council of Victoria
    3. Executive Council of Queensland
    4. Executive Council of Western Australia
    5. Executive Council of South Australia
    6. Executive Council of Tasmania
    7. Executive Council of the Northern Territory
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    2. Leader of the Opposition of Victoria: John Pesutto
    3. Leader of the Opposition of Queensland: David Crisafulli
    4. Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia: Shane Love
    5. Leader of the Opposition of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
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    2. Supreme Court of Victoria
    3. Supreme Court of Queensland
    4. Supreme Court of Western Australia
    5. Supreme Court of South Australia
    6. Supreme Court of Tasmania
    7. Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
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    2. Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    3. Queensland Legislative Assembly
    4. Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    5. South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    6. Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    7. Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
    8. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
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    2. Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Robert Chipman
    3. Chief of Army: Lieutenant General Simon Stuart
    4. Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond
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