Politics of Norfolk Island

Politics of Norfolk Island takes place in the framework of the Norfolk Island Act 1979, an act of the Parliament of Australia which governs the status of Norfolk Island as an external territory of Australia.

The administrator of Norfolk Island is appointed by the federal government and administered through a federal government department (the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts since 2022). Norfolk Island historically enjoyed a significant level of self-government, with the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly serving as its independent legislature from 1979 to 2015 and electing a chief minister. The Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Norfolk Island Regional Council in 2016. The regional council operates under the local government legislation of the state of New South Wales, although Norfolk Island remains a federal territory.

Residents of Norfolk Island are eligible to vote in federal elections, with their votes counting towards election of senators for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the ACT-based Division of Bean in the House of Representatives.

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