It was first established in 1951, when Nauru was a United Nations trust territory, as a successor to the Council of Chiefs.
Since 1928, the Nauruan people had been represented by an elected Council of Chiefs, which only had the power to advise the Administrator.
[1] In 1966, the Trusteeship Council passed a resolution calling for Nauruan independence by 31 January 1968.
[2] The Nauru Local Government Council Dissolution Act was certified on 2 March.
The Local Government Council was dissolved to prevent the accumulation of more debt, which the institution had been accruing both internationally and domestically.
The Nauru Island Council was created by parliamentary act certified on 20 March.