Whitlam had appointed the local federal MP , Kep Enderby , as Minister for the ACT .
Kep Enderby sought to create a new representative body along the lines of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly , which had been created in 1974 .
Whitlam had appointed the local federal MP , Kep Enderby , as Minister for the ACT , and Enderby sought to create a new representative body along the lines of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly , which had been created in 1974 .