Legislation
Abolition of Norfolk Island self-government, 2015
The Australian Parliament abolished Norfolk Island's self-government, transferring it into New South Wales law.
What happened
The Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 was assented on 26 May 2015, abolishing self-government.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: The Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015, passed by the Australian Parliament on 14 May 2015 and assented on 26 May 2015, abolished this self-government, transferring the island into New South Wales local-government law from July 2016 (replacing the Legislative Assembly with a Regional Council) and removing recognition of the special position of Pitcairn descendants, who had settled the island from Pitcairn Island in 1856.
- Norfolk Island – An end to self-governance (Constitution Education Fund Australia) link, 2015 abolition section. Source record