Christmas Island Services Corporation
1985 – 1 July 1992
Commonwealth statutory corporation that provided municipal and community services on Christmas Island from the mid-1980s until Western Australian-style local government was introduced in 1992.
How it came into existence
Set up by Christmas Island ordinance in the mid-1980s, under the Commonwealth policy of bringing the territory's services and representation into line with the mainland, to take over local community services from the territory administration; the elected Christmas Island Assembly, first elected in 1985, was associated with it. The instrument and the corporation's exact start date are not confirmed.
- Municipal and community services on Christmas Island
Changes during its life
- 24 July 1987Responsibility for Christmas Island passed from the Department of Territories to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories.
- 27 December 1991Responsibility passed to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories when tourism left the portfolio.
How it ended
Became the local government of the island on 1 July 1992, when the Shire of Christmas Island, a council with the powers of a Western Australian shire, was set up under the reforms that applied Western Australian law to the territory under the Territories Law Reform Act 1992. The Shire is a local government, not a Commonwealth body.
Main functions
- Municipal services on Christmas Island
- Community services and facilities
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories.
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Sources
Government records and websites
Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.