These views have been repeatedly rejected by the Australian parliament's joint committee on territories, most recently in 2004, and were also rejected by the High Court of Australia in Berwick Ltd v Gray. Disagreements over the island's relationship with Australia have been put in sharper relief by a 2006 review undertaken by the Australian government.
These views have been repeatedly rejected by the Australian parliament's joint committee on territories, most recently in 2004, and were also rejected by the High Court of Australia in Berwick Ltd v Gray. Disagreements over the island's relationship with Australia have been put in sharper relief by a 2006 review undertaken by the Australian government.
In 2013, Chief Minister Lisle Snell claimed that Norfolk Island could survive alone.
A reason given was that the island had never gained self-sufficiency and was being heavily subsidised by the Commonwealth, by $12.5 million in 2015 alone.
It meant residents would have to start paying Australian income tax, but they would also be covered by Australian welfare schemes such as Medicare. The Norfolk Island Legislative of Assembly decided to hold a referendum on the proposal, to be held on 8 May 2015.
Under the more radical of two proposed models proposed as a result of the review, the island's legislative assembly would be reduced to the status of a local council. ===Changes from July 2016=== Residents of Norfolk Island who are citizens of Australia and meet the normal enrolment requirements are required to enrol to vote in Australian federal and once enrolled must vote.
393 people voted at the polling booths on Norfolk Island for the Canberra electorate at the 2016 Federal election, with 16.5% of votes being informal.
777 Norfolk Island residents were on the Commonwealth electoral roll , and 669 people voted at the booths on Norfolk Island in the 2019 Federal election in the newly created Bean electorate, with 17.8% of votes being informal. The election for the inaugural Norfolk Island Regional Council occurred on 28 May 2016, with the new council taking office on 1 July 2016.
Three of the five councilors elected supported self-determination. From 1 July 2016, Norfolk Island residents came under Australian levies, personal or business income and corporation taxation by the Australian Tax Office.
777 Norfolk Island residents were on the Commonwealth electoral roll , and 669 people voted at the booths on Norfolk Island in the 2019 Federal election in the newly created Bean electorate, with 17.8% of votes being informal. The election for the inaugural Norfolk Island Regional Council occurred on 28 May 2016, with the new council taking office on 1 July 2016.
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