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Prior to July 2015, Norfolk Island was self-governed by the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly.The Norfolk Island Regional Council was formally established on 1 July 2016 and, unlike most local government bodies in Australia, delivers many Commonwealth services to residents in addition to local-level services such as land planning and emergency management.
President of the Executive Council: 1909 to 1915: Joseph Allen McCleave Buffett: 1915 to 1 July 1916: Charles Chase Ray Nobbs: 1st term Norfolk Island Territory of The Commonwealth of Australia: 1916: Charles Chase Ray Nobbs: President of the Executive Council: 1st term (contd.) 1916 to 1919: Matthew Frederick Howard Christian: 1919 to 1920 ...
The Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly was the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island from 1979 to 2015. Formed after the Norfolk Island Act 1979 was passed in the Australian Parliament, its first members were elected on 10 August 1979. [1] The last assembly was the 14th, elected on 13 March 2013.
David Raymond Porter (born 2 October 1954) is a Norfolk Islander former politician. He was a member of the Norfolk Island Regional Council before it was dismissed in 2021, and prior to that, a member of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly before it was disbanded. He is a senior member of the Norfolk Liberals. [1] [2]
The 2016 Norfolk Island local election was held on 28 May 2016 to elect the Norfolk Island Regional Council, the local government body of Norfolk Island. This was the first election for the council since the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly was abolished in 2015 as part of the removal of Norfolk Island's semi-self-governing status. [1]
The council is subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales, and as such, the election would have been part of the 2024 New South Wales local elections. [ 3 ] On 4 February 2021, then-Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories Nola Marino suspended the council and appointed Mike Colreavy as an Interim Administrator ...
Norfolk Island Regional Council, a local government body with significantly-restricted powers, was established in July 2016 to perform local-level governance on the island. The only political party on Norfolk Island is the Norfolk Island Labor Party, a wing of the Australian Labor Party, which is led by Assembly member Mike King. [3]
The Norfolk Island Council was the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island until it was abolished in 1979. It had eight members and was replaced with the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly following the return of self-government. [1] The council was advisory-only, and chaired by the Administrator of Norfolk Island. [2] [3]