Self-Government for ACT

Date: December 6, 1988 • Location: Forrest, Australia

Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.

The history of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as a separate administrative division began in 1911, when the land that would comprise the Territory was transferred from New South Wales to the Australian federal government. The territory contains Australia's capital city Canberra and various smaller settlements. Until 1989, it also administered the Jervis Bay Territory, a small coastal region.