Norfolk Island Administration

Created on 1 July 1914, when Norfolk Island, previously administered by New South Wales, was accepted by the Commonwealth as a territory under the Norfolk Island Act 1913 and placed under an Administrator. It had no Commonwealth predecessor.

Legislation: Norfolk Island Act 1913

1. 14 November 1916Responsibility passed from the Department of External Affairs to the new Department of Home and Territories.
2. 10 December 1928When the Department of Home and Territories was abolished, the Administrative Arrangements Order of December 1928 gave responsibility for Norfolk Island to the Prime Minister's Department.
3. 26 June 1941Responsibility passed from the Territories Branch of the Prime Minister's Department to the new Department of External Territories.
4. 11 May 1951Responsibility passed to the new Department of Territories.
5. 28 February 1968Responsibility passed to the new Department of External Territories.
6. 1976The Royal Commission into Matters Relating to Norfolk Island (Nimmo Royal Commission) reported, leading to the move to self-government.

Its local government functions passed in 1979 to the self-governing Norfolk Island Government, with an elected Legislative Assembly, under the Norfolk Island Act 1979; the Administrator remained as the Commonwealth's representative, and the Commonwealth resumed direct responsibility for the island in 2015–16.

• General administration of Norfolk Island
• Making of ordinances for the island
• Land administration and island services
• Customs and immigration control for the island
• Liaison with the Norfolk Island Advisory Council

Last in the portfolio of Department of Home Affairs.

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