National Capital and External Territories inquiry into Norfolk Island Governance

Joint Committee on National Capital and External Territories

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into Norfolk Island Governance

Background information

As background information to this inquiry, people wishing to make submissions might find it useful to access the following documents:

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Documents

The Norfolk Island Act, 1979 (146KB)

Islands in the Sun: The Legal Regimes of Australia's External Territories and the Jervis Bay Territory, Report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, March 1991

Report on Norfolk Island, 1997, Commonwealth Grants Commission, in particular Chapter 9 (36,924KB)

Norfolk Island: Recent Economic Performance, present Situation, and Future Economic Viability. Is There a Case for Change?, March 1997 (66,594KB)

Norfolk Island Administration, Strategic Review, John Howard and Associates, April 1998

Territorial Limits: Norfolk Island's Immigration Act and Human Rights, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, March 1998

In the Pink or in the Red? Health Services on Norfolk Island, Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, July 2001

Norfolk Island Electoral Matters, Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, June 2002