Norfolk Island Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Territory of Norfolk Island

Type: Australian territory

Capital: Kingston (administrative center), Burnt Pine (commercial center)

Political subdivisions: external territory of Australia

Legal system: wide legislative and executive responsibility under the Norfolk Island Act of 1979; Supreme Court

National holiday: Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June

Branches: 9-member elected Legislative Assembly; chief executive is Australian administrator named by governor general

Government leader: David E. BUFFETT, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (since 1983)

Suffrage: proportional representation; all persons born on the island are Australian citizens

Elections: last held J 8 May 1983; every three years

NOTE: The information regarding Norfolk Island on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Norfolk Island 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Norfolk Island 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.