Policy, procedures, rules & guidelines

In order for the Place Names Committee to manage the naming of places in the Northern Territory it has developed policies, proceedures, rules and guidleines for its use and the public's information.

The Committee's Rules of Nomenclature and a Guidelines for the Naming of a Place are available on line.

It is the Committee policy to encourage the recording of Aboriginal place names and in so doing abides by the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia's (CGNA) Policy guidelines for the recording and use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Place Names

The Northern Territory was the first Australian jurisdiction and a world leader in offiically incorporating dual naming in its nomenclature.