Documents relating to the appointment and functions of the Administrator of Norfolk Island between 1 January 2025 to 17 July 2026

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This FOI release from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts concerns the appointment and functions of the Administrator of Norfolk Island between January 2025 and July 2026. It includes a 2025 ministerial brief proposing an open, merit-based selection process chaired by the Deputy Secretary, with a timeline running from advertising in September 2025 to commencement in May 2026, and noting that the incumbent terms ended on 26 May 2026. A March 2026 brief recommends Ms Fiona McKergow as preferred candidate for a term of up to three years from 1 June 2026, with associated Federal Executive Council talking points, a charter letter and a suitability assessment. Other material includes the 2022 position advertisement, administrator conduct and remuneration guidance, and territory background on state service arrangements, the economy, employment and telecommunications. Budgeted costs for the administrator and office are $1.23 million in 2025–26.