Politics of Norfolk Island takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic entity.
Two of the members of the Assembly would form the Executive Council, which devises policy and acts as an advisory body to the Administrator.
[3] Disagreements over the island's relationship with Australia were put in sharper relief by a 2006 review undertaken by the Australian government.
Voters were asked if Norfolk Islanders should freely determine their political status, their economic, social and cultural development, and to "be consulted at referendum or plebiscite on the future model of governance for Norfolk Island before such changes are acted upon by the Australian parliament.
[12] 777 Norfolk Island residents were on the Commonwealth electoral roll as of 1 April 2019[update],[13] 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.
In addition, flights between mainland Australia and Norfolk Island became classified as domestic not international meaning a passport was no longer required by visiting Australian citizens.
[19] Since 1 January 2022, Queensland has provided state-based services directly for Norfolk Island, taking over from New South Wales.