Norfolk Island Governance Information

Type of Government:	NA
Capital city:	Kingston
Population:	2,128 (July 2008 est.)
Independence :	none (territory of Australia)
Year of Constitution:	Norfolk Island Act of 1979, as amended in 2005
Chief of State:	Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
Head of Government:	Acting Administrator Owen WALSH (since October 2007)

Ministers:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Norfolk_Island
Legal System:	based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Executive Branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Acting Administrator Owen WALSH (since October 2007) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Legislative Branch	unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 21 March 2007 (next to be held by 28 March 2010) election results: seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
Judicial Branch	Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
International Memberships	African, Caribbean , and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Colombo Plan (CP) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Group of 77 (G-77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Interpol Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) Universal Postal Union (UPU) University of the South Pacific (USP) World Bank World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organisation (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Sources:	(1) World Fact Book https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nf.html

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