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The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. His role is roughly equivalent to that of the Premiers of the states of Australia. Motto: Pro Rege, Lege et Grege (For the Queen, the Law and the People) Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...
The present site was chosen in 1908, with additional territory at Jervis Bay (now a naval base on the NSW coast) allocated so the national capital could have a sea port.
In 1910 the AustralianCapitalTerritory was ceded by act of Federal Parliament in Melbourne.
The territory was initially known as the Federal CapitalTerritory (FCT).