Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital
and External Territories
Terms of reference
The Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories
has been asked to inquire into and report on:
The consistency of the laws relating to eligibility to vote and candidature
for the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Norfolk Island with other
Australian jurisdictions, in particular:
a. whether Australian citizenship should be a requirement for eligibility
to vote for, or be elected to, the Legislative Assembly;
b. the time period before which an Australian citizen resident in the
Territory can enrol to vote for the local legislature.