Restoring Democracy

REPORT - November 2023

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Contents

Foreword

Members

Terms of reference

Abbreviations

List of recommendations

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Background
Previous Committee reports
Norfolk Island Governance Committee
Scope and limitations
Report outline
Acknowledgements

Chapter 2 - Background

History of Norfolk Island
Committee comment

Chapter 3 - Norfolk Island Regional Council

Establishment of the NIRC
Operation of the NIRC
Dismissal of the NIRC
Committee comment

Chapter 4 - Revenue

Norfolk Island economy
Revenue collection on Norfolk Island
Alternative sources of revenue
Committee comment

Chapter 5 - Governance models

Possible models

Chapter 6 - Governance principles

International experience
Principles
Capacity building
Legislative basis
Committee comment

A. Submissions

B. Public Hearings

Additional comments by Senator Andrew McLachlan CSC

Additional comments by Senator David Pocock

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