CONTENTS

ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (AS AT 24 FEBRUARY 2006).5 ELEVENTH NORFOLK ISLAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (AS AT 2 JUNE 2006) ...... 6 ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND ORGANISATION STRUCTURE ...... 7 NORFOLK ISLAND CLIMATE ...... 1 STATUTORY BODIES ...... 3 NORFOLK ISLAND GAMING AUTHORITY...... 3 NORFOLK ISLAND GOVERNMENT TOURIST BUREAU ...... 4 NORFOLK ISLAND HOSPITAL ENTERPRISE...... 6 STATUTORY BOARDS...... 8 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TRIBUNAL ...... 8 EMPLOYMENT CONCILIATION BOARD...... 8 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL ...... 8 HEALTHCARE CLAIMS COMMITTEE...... 8 IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE...... 8 LEGAL AID ADVISORY COMMITTEE...... 8 LIQUOR LICENSING BOARD ...... 9 MENTAL HEALTH TRIBUNAL ...... 9 MUSEUM TRUST...... 9 NORFOLK ISLAND CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE...... 10 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT BOARD...... 10 PUBLIC SECTOR REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL...... 10 PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD ...... 10 SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD...... 11 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ...... 12 HUMAN RESOURCES...... 12 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ...... 12 LEGAL SERVICES UNIT...... 13 INTERNAL AUDIT...... 15 NORFOLK ISLAND POLICE...... 15 KINGSTON AND ARTHUR’S VALE HISTORIC AREA ...... 16 KAVHA MANAGEMENT BOARD...... 17 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ...... 18 FINANCE...... 18 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY...... 19 RECORDS MANAGEMENT ...... 19 NORFOLK ISLAND CUSTOMS...... 20 IMMIGRATION ...... 22 REGISTRY OFFICE...... 22 LAND TITLES OFFICE...... 22 COURTS AND TRIBUNALS REGISTRY ...... 23 SUPREME COURT...... 23 COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS ...... 23 FAMILY COURT ...... 24 CORONERS COURT ...... 24 BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRY...... 24 MISCELLANEOUS REGISTERS...... 24 COMPANIES ...... 24 RETAIL PRICE INDEX ...... 24 SOCIAL SERVICES...... 25 HEALTHCARE ...... 25 EMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ...... 26 TOURISM ACCOMMODATION...... 26 MUSEUMS ...... 27 NORFOLK ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY...... 29 NORFOLK ISLAND POSTAL SERVICES...... 30 POST OFFICE...... 30 PHILATELIC BUREAU...... 30 NORFOLK ISLAND LIQUOR BOND ...... 31 NORFOLK ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL ...... 31

ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE...... 36 PUBLIC WORKS ...... 36 MECHANICAL SECTION ...... 36 BUILDING MAINTENANCE ...... 36 GROUNDS AND PUBLIC PLACES ...... 36 ROADS...... 36 LIGHTERAGE SERVICE...... 37 ADMINISTRATION STORE ...... 37 LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENT...... 38 HEALTH, QUARANTINE, BUILDING AND WATER ASSURANCE ...... 38 PLANNING ...... 39 NORFOLK ISLAND PARKS AND FORESTRY SERVICE ...... 39 STOCK HEALTH INSPECTION AND ANIMAL REGISTRATION ...... 40 WASTE MANAGEMENT ...... 40 FISHERIES ...... 41 NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST...... 42 KINGSTON PIER PROJECT ...... 43 ...... 44 NORFOLK TELECOM ...... 44 BROADCASTING SERVICE...... 46 NORFOLK ISLAND ELECTRICITY...... 46 NORFOLK ISLAND FIRE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ...... 47 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT...... 49 CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT...... 50 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ...... 51 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ...... 54

THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND

TELEPHONE 6723 22001 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FACSIMILE 6723 23177 ADMINISTRATION OFFICES KINGSTON NORFOLK ISLAND 2899

The Honourable David E. Buffett, MLA Chief Minister Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly Offices Old Military Barracks Kingston NORFOLK ISLAND

Dear Chief Minister,

I am pleased to submit the 2005/2006 Annual Report for the Administration of Norfolk Island.

There continued to be challenges for the Service during the year under review with the role of Chief Executive Officer occupied by myself on an acting basis. A recruitment freeze imposed the previous year has continued with very few vacated positions being advertised. There has been an increased use of leave without pay and time off in lieu has largely replaced overtime. The combination of these staffing issues has seen a number of sections running well below full complement. In this financial year, these initiatives have realised over one million dollars in savings on salaries and wages against the original budget.

The Norfolk Island Government continues underwriting air services to the island from , which has seen quite an impact on cash reserves and revenues. With the signing of a 12 month contract with Ozjet for provision of these services toward the end of the year under review, there are positive signs that confidence is building in the service and that tourist numbers and seat loading factors for flights will continue to improve.

The Commonwealth Government has announced significant changes to the governance of Norfolk Island. As part of these changes there are a number of processes underway including the Commonwealth Grants Commission Inquiry, an Australian Bureau of Statistics Report and an independent economic analysis. Officers of the Administration have been involved in provision of advice, information and statistics regarding current activities to these organisations.

Despite the above challenges, which have affected our ability to meet strategic objectives in all areas, the Administration of Norfolk Island continues to manage a broad range of diverse activities that, with few exceptions, cover the services provided by all three tiers of government on the Australian mainland.

The following are but some of the major projects and initiatives undertaken in the 2005/2006 year:

· Commencement of Airport runway reseal project · Finalise tender process and commence Kingston Pier upgrade · Completion of a major upgrade of J.E. Road · Purchase of a grader for Roads GBE · Purchase and construction of new timber launch for lighterage · Continued expansion of the ADSL network · Purchase of mobile emergency lighting for Airport and Electricity · Finalise and call for tenders for GSM mobile phone system · Reform of working arrangement with full implementation of spread of hours

I extend my thanks to the staff of the Administration and Government Statutory organisations for their support, commitment, professionalism and achievements throughout 2005/2006.

I present the report for tabling in the Legislative Assembly, following which it will be made available to the public.

Yours sincerely,

Steve Mathews Acting Chief Executive Officer 10 January 2007

ELEVENTH NORFOLK ISLAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (As at 24 February 2006)

DAVID E. BUFFETT Speaker TIMOTHY J. BROWN Deputy Speaker

Lorraine C. Boudan John T. Brown Neville C. Christian Geoffrey R. Gardner Stephanie V. Jack Ronald C. Nobbs Timothy J. Sheridan

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS

GEOFFREY ROBERT GARDNER RONALD COANE NOBBS JOHN TERENCE BROWN STEPHANIE V. JACK

Chief Minister Minister for Finance Minister for Community Services Minister for the Environment

Tourism Public Monies Social Welfare Environment KAVHA - Administration Assets Emergency Services - Environmental Health Sport and Recreation - Fees and Charges - Firearms - Land Management Commerce and Industry - Revenue Raising - Explosives Land and Buildings Police - Economic Policy - Fire Protection and Control - Regulatory Administration Legal Matters Customs Disaster Management Agriculture and Horticulture Intergovernmental Business Government Business Enterprises Immigration Quarry Self Government - Electricity Health Fishing Strategic Planning - Telecommunications (Broadcasting) - Hospital Enterprise Waste Management Industry Initiatives - Liquor Bond - Healthcare Parks and Forestry Gaming - Lighterage Education National Park and Botanic Gardens - Postal/Philatelic Workers Compensation - Airport Employment Retail Price Index Industrial Relations Benefit Adjustment Factor Licensing Public Service Culture and History Civil Works Museums

Member Assisting: Tim Sheridan Member Assisting: Neville Christian Member Assisting: Lorraine Boudan Member Assisting: Tim Brown

ELEVENTH NORFOLK ISLAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (As at 2 June 2006)

GEOFFREY R. GARDNER Speaker TIMOTHY J. BROWN Deputy Speaker

Lorraine C. Boudan John T. Brown David E. Buffett Neville C. Christian Stephanie V. Jack Ronald C. Nobbs Timothy J. Sheridan

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS

DAVID ERNEST BUFFETT NEVILLE CHARLES CHRISTIAN JOHN TERENCE BROWN STEPHANIE V. JACK

Chief Minister Minister for Finance Minister for Community Services Minister for the Environment

Intergovernmental Business Public Monies: Tourism Environment: Self Government - Administration Assets Social Welfare - Environmental Health Strategic Planning - Fees and Charges Island Superannuation Scheme - Land Management Public Service - Revenue Raising Third Party Motor Insurance Land and Buildings: Airline - Economic Policy Emergency Services: - Regulatory Administration KAVHA Customs - Firearms Agriculture and Horticulture Culture & History Government Business Enterprises: - Explosives Quarry Museums - Electricity - Fire Protection & Control Fishing Sport and Recreation - Telecommunications (Broadcasting) Disaster Management Waste Management Police - Liquor Bond Immigration Parks and Forestry Legal Matters - Lighterage Health: National Park and Botanic Gardens - Postal/Philatelic - Hospital Enterprise Education - Airport - Healthcare Gaming Workers Compensation Retail Price Index Employment Benefit Adjustment Factor Industrial Relations Civil Works Commerce and Industry Industry Initiatives Licensing

ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND ORGANISATION STRUCTURE AS AT JUNE 2006

Chief Executive Officer

Human Resources Legal Services Unit Occupational Health & Safety

Internal Audit Police

Corporate Support Staff KAVHA

Executive Director Executiver Director Corporate & Community Services Environment & Infrastructure

Finance Information Customs & Community Business School Public Land Use & Airport Telecom Electricity Emergency Technology Immigration Services Services Works Environment Services

Accounts Info Tech Customs Registry Post Office Norfolk Island Roads, Building Environment Airport Telecom Electricity Fire Services Central School Maintenance, Grounds

Payroll Records Immigration Courts Philatelic Mechanical Health, Building Broadcasting Mechanical inc. A.R.T. Quarantine & Water Assurance

Companies Liquor Bond Lighterage Planning Gaming

Social Services Stores Waste Management

Healthcare & Parks & Forestry Workers Compensation

Tourism Stock Health & Accommodation Animal Registration

Museums Fisheries

Library

NORFOLK ISLAND CLIMATE Norfolk Island is characterised by a pleasant Moderate seas are a feature of all seasons at maritime climate. Daily and annual Norfolk Island, tending to slight during the temperature ranges are small, particularly summer months. Rough to high seas compared with the continental climate of the accompany cyclonic disturbances and those Australian mainland. Humidity is generally periods of strong south-westerly winds high, although it can drop to quite low levels, associated with the passage of cold fronts. particularly in winds from the southern quarter. Thunderstorms are most prevalent during the The climate of the Island is principally affected winter and spring. Hail occasionally by the belt of high-pressure systems which accompanies thunderstorms in winter, with the oscillate north and south over the Island highest occurrence of hailstorms being three in annually. These anticyclones are separated by any one month. depressions of varying intensity, with cold Conditions for 2005/2006 fronts affecting the Island to the greatest extent Rainfall for 2005/2006 was below average during the winter. having totalled 1060mm against the long-term The average maximum temperatures range average of 1308mm. There was a significant from 24° in February to 18°C in the winter upwards trend in rainfall toward the end of the months of July and August. The daily range of period with March to May 2006 experiencing temperatures averages about 6°C over the near average rainfall while June was whole year. significantly above average. Rainfall is greatest during the four months from Temperatures were near normal throughout the May to August, with monthly averages of year with most months having average to about 140mm to 150mm. Minimum monthly slightly above average temperatures. rainfall, averaging about 70mm to 90mm, December 2005 was about one degree above occurs from November to January. The annual average for maxima and minima, while June mean rainfall is 1309mm. 2006 was cooler than normal despite a warm Prevailing winds show a general swing from start to the month. directions between north and southwest in Sunshine averaged 7.4 hours per day for the summer to the southerly quarter in winter and year, significantly higher than the long-term early spring. The wind shift from summer to average of 6.7 hours, spread over the winter occurs in a clockwise direction, and the spring/summer/autumn months with the return to summer conditions is anti-clockwise. exception of March 2006. The winter months Westerlies also occur from June to October. were slightly below average for sunshine hours. February and March are the windiest months Winds for the year were within the normal and August to November the calmest. The range although the southeast trade winds did Island landmass affects winds locally, with not become well established until late eddies and turbulence experienced due to the December. Maximum monthly wind gusts effects of Mt Pitt and Mt Bates. The wind were typically 25-40 knots, tending to the often drops after sunset with near calm higher end during the winter months. conditions until after sunrise. This lull occurs Maximum wind gusts measured for the year mainly in the spring and summer and on clear were WNW at 50 knots on 17 September 2005 nights. The best rains are usually preceded and 50 knots from the North on 12 June 2006. with winds from the northern quarter, reverting The Island was affected by Cyclone Wati in to the south and southwest. March 2006. This storm formed near the Tropical cyclones generally approach from the , tracked west to the north on a track directed to the southwest. Queensland coast, then southeast between They are most frequent in the early months of Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island on 25 the year. Mid latitude cyclones move in from March with strong winds and moderate rainfall

the Australian continent or southwest Tasman affecting the Island from 25 to 27 of March. Sea. These depressions affect the Island mostly from February to August. The last quarter of the year is generally the least affected by these influences. Fog is often reported during periods of persistent drizzle or rain, due mainly to topography. Haze, other than sea haze is not a regular feature at Norfolk Island, and even in its densest form does not reduce visibility to a great extent. Sea fog is prevalent during the late part and early part of the year and reduces visibility significantly.

TEMPERATURE RAINFALL SUNSHINE Mean Actual Mean Actual Mean Actual Mean Actual Daily Daily Daily Daily Monthly Rainfall Daily Mean Maximum Maximum Minimum Minimum Rainfall Sunshine Sunshine (°C) (°C) (°C) (°C) (mm) (mm) (hrs) (hrs) July 18.3 18.7 13.5 14.2 144.7 66.2 7.5 6.5 August 18.3 18.1 13.2 13.3 129.3 77.6 7.0 7.8 September 19.0 19.5 13.6 14.1 95.1 79.0 6.5 8.3 October 20.2 20.3 14.7 15.5 88.5 46.8 6.4 7.7 November 21.7 21.7 16.1 16.0 74.0 85.2 5.8 9.1 December 23.3 24.5 17.7 18.7 84.2 26.0 5.2 10.0 January 24.5 24.9 19.1 19.4 87.3 62.8 5.8 7.6 February 24.9 25.3 19.6 19.6 94.8 19.2 6.6 7.6 March 24.2 24.3 19.2 19.2 104.0 114.0 7.1 5.2 April 22.7 23.4 17.7 18.6 126.0 151.0 7.3 6.6 May 20.9 20.8 16.1 15.9 134.5 130.4 7.8 6.5 June 19.3 18.7 14.7 13.7 146.9 202.0 7.7 6.2

Yearly 21.4°C 21.7°C 16.3°C 16.5°C 1309.3mm 1060.2mm 6.7 hrs 7.4 hrs Average

STATUTORY BODIES NORFOLK ISLAND GAMING The two Licensees that are fully operational on AUTHORITY the Island contribute substantially to the The Norfolk Island Gaming Authority is an finances of the Island by way of bookmaking independent statutory body that operates in duties, with the total amount of revenue accordance with the Gaming Supervision Act received in the financial year ending 30 June 1998. The principal function of the Authority 2006 being in the vicinity of $556,134.00. The is to assess applications and issue Interactive revenue received from bookmaking operations Home Gaming Licences, Online Lottery has increased substantially over the past twelve Licences, Online Lottery Licences and months, delivering vital revenue to the Bookmaking Licences. The Authority is Government and community on Norfolk empowered to implement and enforce a strict Island. regulatory regime that provides high standards Detailed information by way of the of gaming administration and control. “Applicant’s Package of Documents” are The Authority insists on the highest levels of distributed to interested parties via email and integrity and security for all gaming operations the Internet and where possible by direct that emanate from the Island by overseeing the presentation to those parties specialising in proper operation of gaming systems and gaming related fields. The Authority structures, supervising and inspecting all endeavours to keep their Licensees fully licensed gaming operations and detecting any informed on any new developments within the offences committed under the prescribed Acts - gaming arena, especially in regards to Gaming Supervision Act 1998, Gaming Act telecommunications and issues pertaining to 1998 and Bookmakers Act 1998. Norfolk Island. Pertinent information relating In 2005/2006 to the Norfolk Island Gaming Authority is During the year under review the Authority incorporated onto the Authority’s website as dealt with various issues. The Authority was well as Internet gambling publications around instrumental in assisting the Administration’s the world that publicise Internet gaming legislative draftsperson draft new legislation jurisdictions. that would amend the current Gaming and Fees associated with an Interactive Home Bookmaking legislation to allow for the issue Gaming Licence, Online Lottery Licence or a of on-line lottery licences and betting exchange Bookmakers Licence: licences. The Gaming (Lotteries Amendment) · Application Fees - $4,915 (250 fee units) Act 2006 was assented to on 17 January 2006. per licence. This new Act makes provision for licensing · Investigation Costs – An advance deposit on-line lottery type operations on the Island. of $25,000 (within Australia) and $50,000 The Gaming (Lotteries Amendment) Act 2006 (overseas). was then incorporated into its principal Act, · Pre-operational Administrative Levy – the Gaming Act 1998 on 21 January 2006. minimum levy of $25,000 per licence to There has been, in recent times, a substantial be paid in advance. This levy charge move in licensed betting towards what is covers a 12-month period. known as “Betting Exchange” betting. This is · Post-operational Administrative Levy – a computerised system allowing people to minimum levy of $25,000 per licence, place bets on various forms of sporting events where all aspects of the licensed where they, in effect, bet against each other operations are based on Norfolk Island; or rather than against a bookmaker or bet with a $50,000 per licence for a dual licence totalisator. Over the past twelve months the holder utilising a split system (locating Authority has received enquiries in relation to part of the operations outside of Norfolk Betting Exchange operations and consequently Island); or $75,000 per licence for a single instructed the legislative draftsperson to draft licence holder utilising a split system. legislation that would amend the Bookmakers · Duty Rates – 4% of gross gaming revenue Act 1998 to make provision for licensing for (win) for Interactive Home Gaming and the operation of Betting Exchanges. The Bill up to 0.5% of turnover for Bookmaking. will be tabled in the Legislative Assembly For further information please contact: shortly and has been prepared as an The Secretary amendment to the Bookmakers Act 1998 and Norfolk Island Gaming Authority when the Bill is passed will become known as P.O. Box 882 the “Bookmakers and Betting Exchange Act Norfolk Island 2899 1998”. Telephone: +11-6723-22002 Facsimile: +11-6723-22499 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gamingauthority.nlk.nf

NORFOLK ISLAND GOVERNMENT December 2005 and the resulting uncertainty TOURIST BUREAU in the Australian market that followed. The Norfolk Island Government Tourist Weather delays and flight disruptions during Bureau (the Bureau) is regulated by the March also had a negative impact on arrivals. Norfolk Island Government Tourist Bureau Act May and June saw an improvement in visitor 1980. The Bureau is a body corporate with numbers compared to the previous year albeit perpetual succession and its prime functions from a low base. June 2006 saw a record are: number of visitors to Norfolk Island for · To encourage travel to and travel within Bounty Week to join in the 150-year Norfolk Island; (Sesquicentenary) celebrations. · To seek and receive views, comments, Arrivals from totalled 7,828 for suggestions and complaints concerning the year. The New Zealand market saw Norfolk Island Tourism; and growth in the latter parts of the year with · To offer advice to the Norfolk Island arrivals from January to May 2006 inclusive Government on any matters concerning greater than the same period in 2005. The Norfolk Island tourism. Bureau focussed much more attention on the Board Members during 2005/2006 were: New Zealand market than in previous years with increased advertising and public relations · Odette Jacqueline Pye (Chairperson) effort to create greater awareness of Norfolk · Peter Guile Island in this market. · John Edgar Christian In May 2006 the Norfolk Island Government · Lesley Julius Quintal announced it had entered into a 12-month · Michael Deane Hehir contract with Ozjet to provide a minimum of · Timothy Sheridan three 737-200 flights per week from both In July 2005, the Bureau appointed a new Sydney and Brisbane. These arrangements General Manager, Steve McInnes. Mr provide for 636 seats per week out of Australia McInnes has over 25 years experience in the or just over 33,000 seats annually. Additional Australian travel and tourism industry where services during peak periods will see this he has held several senior sales and marketing capacity rise to over 36,000 seats. (Air New positions. Zealand capacity is approximately 14,000 seats Bureau Funding per year). The Bureau received an initial grant from the This action has been warmly welcomed by Norfolk Island Government of $800,000 with a Australian based wholesalers as well as the further $400,000 of supplementary funding local tourism industry as it put certainty and being approved in November 2005. Revenue credibility back into Norfolk Island’s air from retail sales and commissions at the services. Visitors Information Centre plus revenue from Sales and Marketing hosting events provided additional funding for One of the main functions of the Bureau is to the Bureau. promote Norfolk Island as a desirable, safe and Visitors Information Centre affordable holiday destination. The majority The Visitors Information Centre (VIC) on of the marketing effort is concentrated on Taylors Road is open 7 days a week to service Australia and New Zealand being key source the needs of visitors to Norfolk Island. Key markets. Approximately 83% of the Bureau’s functions include providing information and funding is spent on sales and marketing advice to visitors and prospective visitors, activities. booking and recommending tours and The Bureau engaged Ocean Communications attractions, providing information on shopping Pty Ltd to develop a new destination marketing and dining, and retail sales of souvenirs and campaign in September 2005. This new local crafts. campaign headlined “Experience the Other functions performed by the VIC include Uniqueness of Norfolk” promoted Norfolk meeting and greeting passengers off all Island as a unique destination with a myriad of inbound flights, collection of departure tax, things to do and see. The campaign ran in the collating arrival statistics and recording visitor major press across the eastern seaboard of surveys, and assisting with visits from travel Australia and in both major and regional press agents and media. throughout New Zealand and targeted those in Visitor Arrivals the 45+ age groups. Several major magazines The 2005/2006 year was a difficult one for were also used as part of the campaign. tourism on Norfolk Island with visitor numbers Special free-call numbers were set up and calls totalling 28,219 and equating to 218,904 bed were directed to the VIC so those respondents nights, compared to 33,742 visitors equating to could request a free information pack. 257,032 bed nights in 2004/2005. Several The Queen’s Baton Relay and the factors influenced the downturn including the sesquicentenary year gave the Bureau the closure of Norfolk Jet Express, the opportunity to gain greater media coverage via repossession of Air Nauru’s only aircraft our public relations companies in Australia (which had been flying into Norfolk Island) in (MG Media) and New Zealand (Pead PR).

Famils were also conducted with journalists Key Achievements from major Australian and New Zealand · New Destination marketing campaign newspapers and magazines. The results have implemented in Australia and New been a series of very positive articles Zealand espousing Norfolk Island as a very desirable · Free-call numbers set up for advertising holiday destination. response The Bureau also appointed a representative · Australian representative appointed company in Australia, Integra Tourism · Database established from visitor surveys Marketing, to promote Norfolk Island to both · Monthly electronic “Hetieh” Newsletter the travel industry and consumers. Integra developed and distributed provides regular product updates to · New Visitors Guide established wholesalers and travel agents as well as · Major improvements made to assisting with brochure launches, product www.norfolkisland.nf training, and travel shows. · New media kit developed The Bureau made several improvements to the · Photo shoot completed for new image www.norfolkisland.nf site to make navigation library and finding information easier. Links were established to all of the main wholesalers as · Major road shows conducted in New well as links to local operators and Zealand and Australia improvements made to the presentation of · Travel shows attended in Sydney, many pages. New segments include Mind, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Body and Soul, Hot Deals, Press Releases and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch Newsletters. · Retirement and Lifestyle Expo attended in With site visits increasing to up to 40,000 per Sydney and Melbourne month, this website is a vital part of the · PAICE (NZ) and AIME (Australia) trade Bureau’s marketing activity. shows attended – conference market Two major road shows were conducted this · New conference flyer produced year, one involving 3 weeks in New Zealand · Bula Tourism Exchange attended – and the second 2 weeks in Australia. The road rest of world markets show format involved a team of Norfolk · Major media famil conducted in October Islanders presenting the case for a holiday to 2005 Norfolk Island via a mock court trial with · Famils conducted for over 200 travel evidence being cleverly presented by our own agents, 80 group leaders, and 25 expert witnesses. Presentations were made to journalists both travel agents and consumers, and travel · Promotions - $99 kids fare January 2006, agent calls were made enroute each day. The travel agent fares February-March, New New Zealand road show covered both North Idea Mothers Day Competition, Coast FM and South Islands. The Australian road show and 2CH radio promotions, offer to covered from Sydney to Bundaberg. Beaconsfield miners, Creek to Coast segment filmed April 2006, RPM and Kiwi Surfer film shoot May 2006.

INBOUND PASSENGER STATISTICS - NORFOLK ISLAND

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4,000

3,500

3,000 2000/01

2,500 2001/02 2002/03

2,000 2003/04 2004/05 1,500 2005/06

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Inbound Passenger Statistics 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

JULY 2,983 2,225 2,251 2,808 2,476 1,786 AUGUST 3,267 2,340 2,505 2,784 2,841 2,108 SEPTEMBER 2,925 3,320 3,404 3,578 3,526 2,281 OCTOBER 3,729 3,151 3,679 3,980 3,703 2,875 NOVEMBER 3,654 2,886 3,193 3,903 3,130 2,625 DECEMBER 3,393 3,121 3,258 3,676 3,092 2,405 JANUARY 2,731 2,121 2,850 2,528 2,037 1,779 FEBRUARY 2,932 2,776 3,120 2,838 2,559 2,245 MARCH 4,142 3,441 3,842 3,482 2,931 2,459 APRIL 4,007 2,850 3,508 2,861 3,060 2,613 MAY 3,691 2,602 3,074 3,209 2,377 2,500 JUNE 2,767 2,763 2,988 2,670 2,010 2,543 40,221 33,596 37,672 38,317 33,742 28,219

NORFOLK ISLAND HOSPITAL complement. Mrs Patricia Connolly resigned ENTERPRISE as Director of Nursing and Mrs Janine Nobbs The Norfolk Island Hospital Enterprise is has been appointed as Nurse Manager in her established under the Norfolk Island Hospital stead. The Enterprise wishes to thank Mrs Act 1985 and is a body corporate with Connolly for her many years in the position of perpetual succession. The function of the Director of Nursing. Enterprise is: The hospital has a complement of three · To control, administer and manage the doctors. An increase in hours for the part-time hospital; doctor will shorten waiting times for · To ensure the efficient and effective appointments and lessen the need for locums. delivery of health services to the Norfolk Education continues to be a priority for staff. Island community; In-service education has been provided by · To strive to maintain and improve the several visiting specialists. Several staff health of persons in the Norfolk Island members continue to undertake external community; studies to increase their skills and several staff have attended conferences and courses in both · To plan for the long term development of Australia and New Zealand. In an effort to the delivery of health services to the encourage young people on Norfolk Island to Norfolk Island community. take up careers in the health care field, the The Hon John Brown, MLA, currently holds Enterprise is offering scholarships to students the portfolio of Community Services and is to undertake undergraduate studies leading to responsible for the Norfolk Island Hospital health qualifications. Scholarships have been Enterprise. offered in both nursing and radiography. The Norfolk Island Hospital Enterprise Currently Mr Shane Laginikoro is completing Advisory Board his physiotherapy studies with assistance from The Advisory Board consisted of the following the Enterprise. members: Aged Care · Mr Rees Walden (Chairperson) The Aged Care section of the hospital · Mr David Magri continues to provide high quality care to the · Mrs Candice Snell elderly. There has been a significant increase · Mr David McCowan (Director) in the workload in aged care due to the Mr Rees Walden filled in as Acting Director increased number of residents. Activities for three months during the illness of the continue to increase to provide quality lifestyle Director. to the residents of this area. Exercise activities The Enterprise wishes to thank all Board have been provided by the physiotherapist to members for their service and dedication to the both the residents and members of the Enterprise. community to increase range of movement and Staff general fitness. Volunteers and staff must be Staffing has remained reasonably stable over commended for their ongoing dedication to the the past twelve months. The appointment of a aged. Generalist Counsellor to the staff, Ms Kathryn This year being the Sesquicentenary year, Dar Parle is a welcome addition to our staffing Randah was visited by the Governor-General

Major General Michael Jeffery and Mrs Jeffery Volunteer Organisations and the Federal Minister for External The Norfolk Island Hospital Enterprise would Territories the Hon Jim Lloyd. like to thank St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross Haemodialysis and White Oaks for their ongoing support and The Haemodialysis unit continues to provide a assistance to the hospital over the year. The St valuable service to the community. This Johns Ambulance has constructed a substantial service ensures that patients with renal failure shed within the hospital grounds where the are able to remain on Norfolk Island and ambulance can be stored and where they are receive treatment. now able to hold their meetings and drills. Telemedicine Without these volunteer groups, necessary The Telemedicine equipment continues to be services to the community could only be utilised. Through use of this equipment a provided with great difficulty and cost. number of patients have been able to receive Statistics treatment on Island instead of being transferred to the mainland. 2004 2005 2006 Hospital Services Outpatients 10,427 10,345 10,115 The Norfolk Island Hospital Enterprise has an Visitor Patients 528 577 451 ongoing commitment to provide a wide range Theatre Minor 57 70 54 of services to the community. Increased health Theatre Major 102 98 88 promotion strategies are being developed and Pathology: § Patients 3,160 3,036 2,946 will be implemented in the near future. § Tests 8,832 9,165 8,798 The Visiting Specialist program continues to X-ray: be a valuable adjunct to the services provided § Patients 881 813 684 and the Enterprise continues to review these § X-rays 1,808 1,680 1,228 services. Ultrasounds 139 166 144 Dental Pharmacy: 17,629 18,228 19,892 The Dental Clinic continues to provide the Prescriptions etc community with extensive dental care. This Offshore has provided the hospital with ongoing dental Referrals 249 322 267 services. Orthodontic services continue with Births 22 25 21 our regular visiting orthodontists. Deaths 13 15 13 Donations Daily Bed The Norfolk Island Hospital Enterprise Average 11.16 13.05 15.91 continues to receive a great deal of support Immunisations 217 131 199 from the community. This support assists the Visiting Specialists 795 516 558 Enterprise in providing a high quality of care Physiotherapy to the community. In particular, the Enterprise from 18/10/05 2,363 4,470 would like to thank community members and organisations for the ongoing donations of The Norfolk Island Hospital Enterprise fruit, vegetables, eggs and other produce. Advisory Board would like to take this The Hospital Auxiliary continues to work hard opportunity to thank the Legislative Assembly, to provide the hospital with items for patient community, staff, community organisations, care. Over the past twelve months the clubs and everyone else on Norfolk Island and Auxiliary has donated beds, linen, funds for elsewhere for their assistance and support over outings for the aged residents and many other the past year. items much needed by the hospital. Major Expenditure Major expenditure for the 2005/2006 year consisted of: · Medical Waste Incinerator · Photocopier · Fax machine · Laparoscopic instruments As well, a gift of $40,000 was made by the Department of Health and Ageing for a new maternity bed, cardiotocographic machine and a phototherapy light. These are all for the maternity unit.

STATUTORY BOARDS ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW HEALTHCARE CLAIMS TRIBUNAL COMMITTEE The Administrative Review Tribunal Act 1996 The Healthcare Claims Committee is provides a mechanism for persons to appeal established under the Healthcare Act 1989. against certain decisions made by Ministers The Committee determines the entitlement of a and Administration Officers. person to free medical services and determines Members of the Tribunal are: applications made under the Act for · President – Chief Magistrate Ronald John reimbursement of costs incurred by an Cahill. applicant. There were three claims lodged · Senior Member – Dr John Walsh of during the last financial year. Brannagh (Dr Walsh of Brannagh resigned The Healthcare Claims Committee comprises: from office on 25 May 2006). · The Director of the Hospital Enterprise · Deputy President – Mr Michael Zande · The executive member with responsibility (appointed 10 May 2006 for 3 years). for health · Members – Mrs Elaine Sanders, Mrs · Another member of the Legislative Kathleen Smith, Mr Albert Buffett, Mr H. Assembly (chosen by resolution of the Brett Martin and Mr Allan Tavener. Assembly). President Ron Cahill presided over three IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE matters during his visit to the Island between The Immigration Committee is appointed 23 & 25 November 2005. There were three under the Immigration Act 1980. The Act telephone directions hearings before President provides for a committee of not less than three Ron Cahill during the year of review. One and no more than five members, at least one matter was heard by the Senior Member, Dr and not more than two of whom shall be John Walsh of Brannagh on 7, 9, 10 & 14 members of the Legislative Assembly. The November 2005. committee is required to furnish reports to the EMPLOYMENT CONCILIATION executive member as required by sections 19 BOARD and 32 of the Act together with any other Under the Employment Act 1988 the matter which the executive member refers to it. Employment Conciliation Board assists in the Members of the Immigration Committee as at resolution of disputes between employees and 30 June 2005: employers referred to them by the Norfolk · Mrs Barbara Elvey (Chairperson) Island Administration’s Employment Liaison · Mrs Lorraine Boudan, MLA Officer. Whilst the Board can negotiate to · Mr Tim Sheridan, MLA resolve the differences expressed by the two · Mrs Joanne Elliott parties, their powers are limited. · Mr Andre Nobbs Members of the Conciliation Board are: Future Direction · Mr Michael King The Commonwealth Government has proposed · Mr Stephen Nutley changes to the governance arrangements for a · Mr Rick Kleiner number of functions presently conducted by the Norfolk Island Government. Immigration · Ms Debbie Simpson (Secretary) is one of the functions under review. If a dispute cannot be resolved, those aggrieved may appeal to the Employment LEGAL AID ADVISORY Tribunal. The Employment Tribunal is COMMITTEE constituted of three Magistrates. The Legal Aid Advisory Committee is set up EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL under the Legal Aid Act 1995 and establishes a The Employment Tribunal established under committee of three members appointed by the the Employment Act 1988 has jurisdiction to executive member. adjudicate and review decisions relating to The executive member refers applications for minimum wages and working conditions and legal aid to the committee. Responsibilities of compensation for work related accidents. The the committee include making Tribunal is the Court of Petty Sessions and recommendations to the executive member in members of the Tribunal are the Chief relation to financial assistance being provided Magistrate and Magistrates appointed under on Norfolk Island; measures to improve legal the Court of Petty Sessions Act 1960. Appeals education and access to legal services on the from the Tribunal lie with the Supreme Court Island and such other matters relating to legal of Norfolk Island. assistance and legal education as are referred During the year under review there were four to the committee by the executive member. matters filed, one was settled prior to hearing, two were withdrawn and one was heard. There were four telephone directions hearings.

Members of the Legal Aid Advisory A Mental Health Advocate is appointed to Committee are: represent mentally dysfunctional persons · Mr Craig Anderson (Presiding Member) before the Tribunal and to provide assistance · Ms Samantha Browne and advice to persons ensuring that mentally · Ms Anne Signal dysfunctional persons receive treatment, care and protection in an environment that is the LIQUOR LICENSING BOARD least restrictive and intrusive, having regard to The Liquor Act 1960 provides for the sale, their needs and the need to protect other people consumption and manufacture of liquor. The from physical or emotional harm. Licensing Board established under the Act, Members of the Mental Health Tribunal are: deals with the grant, renewal, transfer, removal · Chairman – Mr Michael Zande and variation of a licence, suspension and · Dr John Duke conditional certificates. The executive · Ms Samantha Browne member may issue manufacturer’s licences, special permits for the sale and consumption of MUSEUM TRUST liquor and entertainment permits. During the Under the Museum Trust Act 1987 the Norfolk period 1 July 2005 and April 2006 there were Island Museum Trust has the following seven special sittings of the Board which dealt functions: with one variation of trading hours, three · To acquire possession of heritage objects transfer of licences, four appointments of for the purposes, in relation to objects so nominee and one grant of restaurant licence. acquired, of: Members of the Board are: · ensuring safe custody of the objects; · Mr Toni Dodd (Chairman) · preventing physical damage to, or · Mrs Tosca Quintal decay of, the objects; · Mr Graham Ryall · preparing a catalogue of the objects; · obtaining and recording control On 28 April 2006 the Liquor Act 2005 and information about the objects; Regulations commenced. The purpose of the · preparing the objects for display in a Act is to promote and encourage responsibility Museum approved by the executive in the sale and consumption of liquor through member. the establishment of a scheme of liquor · The Trust has the power to do all things licences and permits. Broadly speaking the necessary or convenient to be done for or legislation gives the Liquor Licensing Board in connection with, or incidental to, the power to grant, renew, transfer, vary, suspend, performance of its functions. cancel or disqualify a licensee and impose conditions on licences. The Board may also · The Trust may acquire possession of issue directives concerning the standards in heritage objects: relation to the construction of licensed · by purchase or lease premises and facilities to be provided. All · by gift, exchange or testamentary licensees or persons who serve liquor to the disposition public will be required to have passed a course · on loan on the responsible serving of liquor. At the · as a trustee under a trust instrument. annual sittings of the Board held on 20 June · The Trust must provide for the security, 2006, the Board dealt with the following storage and restoration of heritage objects applications: in the possession of the Trust. · The Trust has responsibility for the 3 General Licence: following separate collections: - Hotel 2 renewal of licence · Sirius collection - Tavern 2 grant of licence · KAVHA collection - Guest House 1 renewal of licence · Norfolk Island Museum Trust Club Licence 8 renewal of licence collection. Restaurant Licence 19 renewal of licence Members of the Museum Trust are: BYO Licence 1 grant of licence · Mr Ian McCowan (Chairperson) Manufacturer’s 1 grant of licence · Mrs Maugie Jowett Licence · Mrs Kathy LeCren MENTAL HEALTH TRIBUNAL · Mrs Simone James The Mental Health Act 1996 is an Act to · Miss Katie Sexton provide for the treatment, care, control and · Mr Ross Quintal protection of mentally dysfunctional persons. · Mrs Alice Rogers The Mental Health Tribunal sits to make Museum Trustees are appointed by the orders in respect of treatment, care, control and executive member and a Trustee holds office protection of mentally dysfunctional persons for a period of two years. Trustees are eligible and determines applications for the release of for re-appointment. persons involuntarily detained under emergency detention and care.

NORFOLK ISLAND CULTURAL Delegate members of the Planning and HERITAGE COMMITTEE Environment Board at 30 June 2006 are: The Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage · Mr Peter Arthur Act 1987 protects Norfolk Island’s heritage of · Mr Joel Christian moveable cultural objects that are of · Mr Steve Ford importance to Norfolk Island for ethnological, · Mr Chris Magri archaeological, historical, literary, artistic, · Mrs Melissa Ward scientific or technological reasons and includes Specialist advisers to the Planning and objects relating to the convicts, free settlers, Environment Board at 30 June 2005 are: military and naval personnel associated with · Mrs Margaret Christian the penal settlements and Pitcairn Islanders and · Mrs Helen Sampson their descendants. · Ms Eve Semple The Norfolk Island Cultural Heritage The Planning and Environment Board made Committee is set up to furnish advice to the recommendations on 34 development executive member on applications for the applications in the 2004/2005 financial year. removal or export of cultural objects which are subject to export control and some of which PUBLIC SECTOR REMUNERATION may only be granted a certificate for export on TRIBUNAL the recommendation of the Legislative The Public Sector Remuneration Tribunal was Assembly. established in 1992 with power to determine Four members are appointed to the Norfolk general adjustments to wages payable to public Island Cultural Heritage Committee by the sector employees and the amount of basis of executive member on the recommendation of calculation of the general adjustment to be the Legislative Assembly for a term of up to paid. The Honourable James Burchett is the four years. Tribunal. No matters were filed during the Members of the Norfolk Island Cultural year of review. Heritage Committee are: · Mr Neil Tavener (Chairman) PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD Under the Public Sector Management Act 2000 · Mrs Beryl Evans the Board has three major responsibilities. · Mrs Nancy Smith These are: · Ms Eve Semple · Section 18 – Evaluating the observance of PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT Public Service principles and employment BOARD standards implemented by management The Planning and Environment Board is and employees and providing related established under the Norfolk Island Planning advice to the Legislative Assembly or and Environment Board Act 2002. The executive member. function of the Board is to give advice and · Part 5 - Sections 58, 59 and 60 – make recommendations to the executive Conducting reviews of employment member on: selection decisions if appealed and (i) matters referred to the Board by the considering appeals against unfair executive member under section 99 of the dismissal or termination. Planning Act 2002 or section 32 of the · Section 65 – Investigating complaints Heritage Act 2002; and from persons affected by actions which do (ii) the effectiveness or otherwise of the not comply with the Act. Planning Act 2002 and other Acts Provisions under Section 18 of the Act administered by the executive member to In the course of the past year the Board was achieve the objects of those Acts; and required to comment on the extension of a (iii) any other matters within the portfolio of spread of hours regime to the working the executive member referred to the conditions of all public sector employees Board by the executive member; and proposed by the executive member and the (iv) all development applications for Acting Chief Executive Officer. This was one permissible (with consent) use or of a number of economies introduced by the development; and Legislative Assembly and Management during (v) all heritage proposals; and a period of considerable fiscal hardship that (vi) on any matters referred to the Board by affected the public sector and the economy of resolution of the Legislative Assembly the whole Island. related to planning and environment of The Board was further required to comment on Norfolk Island or any other matter. a change in the procedures for making Members of the Planning and Environment determinations as per the Act with regard to Board as at 30 June 2006: the regular review of mileage allowances. As · Ms Chloe Nicholas (Chair) a result of the change in procedures the Chief · Mr Tim Brown, MLA Executive Officer will now be able to review · Mr Peter Buffett mileage allowance rates without the need to · Mr Aaron Graham make a new determination on each occasion. · Mr Peter Magri

Provisions under Part 5 of the Act In the year 2005/2006 the Board met on 14 No appeals against selection were lodged occasions and granted 12 new benefits, ceased under Part 5 of the Act. 8 benefits and granted 0 new hospital and Provisions under Section 65 of the Act medical assistance benefits. The Board has not dealt with any matter under this section of the Act in the past year. Membership of the Board The current members of the Public Service Board are: · Mrs Nadia Lozzi-Cuthbertson (Presiding Member) · Mr Brent Hattersley (Deputy Presiding Member) · Mr John Hughes (Member) · Mrs Leanne Schmitz (Deputy Member) · Mr Gerri Downie (Employee Member) · Miss Cheryl LeCren (Deputy Employee Member) Mrs Gigi Huxley resigned as a member in December 2005 and Mr John Hughes was elected in her place. Mr Shane McCoy did not stand for re-election as Employee Member and Mr Gerri Downie was duly elected to that position. The contributions made by Mrs Huxley and Mr McCoy were greatly appreciated by the rest of the Board. General In 2001 and again in 2005 the Board requested the executive member and the Legislative Assembly to make a number of changes to the legislation regarding the appeal process as well as in other matters. The Board is still of the opinion that such changes would speed the appeal process and make it fairer. The Board reiterates those requests. SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD The Social Services Board comprises 3 independent community members and one representative from the Legislative Assembly. The 3 independent officers hold a statutory appointment for a period of 3 years. The functions of the Board are to consider and make recommendations to the executive member concerning claims and reviews. The current members of the Social Services Board are: · Mrs Lorraine Boudan, MLA (Chairperson) · Mrs Dale Hogden · Mr Thomas Lloyd · Mrs Kim Edward (Secretary) In addition to the above functions, the Board has the further function of furnishing to the executive member reports or recommendations concerning: · Social Welfare in Norfolk Island; · The likely cost of any extension of benefits under the Social Services Act 1980; · The priority that should be given to an extension of benefits; · The operation generally of the Social Services Act 1980.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HUMAN RESOURCES During the year training was provided in Number of staff: 4 Manual Handling and Chemical Handling and The Human Resources section has Awareness. The two apprentices (carpentry responsibility for the development and and mechanics) successfully completed their implementation of human resources policies first block release training in Brisbane. and procedures. It is also responsible for During the 2005/2006 financial year there were recruitment planning and processing, as well as 17 resignations and 8 formal recruitments recording and processing all staff entitlements. undertaken that led to appointment of which 4 Major activities in these areas are strategic were for Trainee Security Officers and 3 advice to the Corporate Management Group on persons appointed from offshore. industrial and employment matters; providing a secretariat to the Staff Consultative As at 30 June 2006 the Public Service was Committee and the Occupational Health & comprised of: Safety Committee; policy and program · Full-time employees: 132 development; drafting legal instructions; · Contract employees: 14 advice to employees and managers on · Part-time employees: 27 entitlements; and involvement in formal and · Vacant positions: 29 informal conflict and performance · Positions in a recruitment process: 1 management. 203 The section carries out its functions in accordance with the Public Sector Major Challenges Management Act 2000 and Regulations and the · Greater use of technology in HR, Human Resources Policies and Procedures particularly in entitlements processing, Manual, which is a Determination under the management reporting and statistical Act. information. Achievements during 2005/2006 · Finalisation of classification, salary and Due to the prevailing economic climate and the performance management systems that necessity to reduce expenditure, staff had the ensure that all employees are appropriately ability to take up to 10 days special leave remunerated and effectively managed. without pay in any calendar month. Approval · Implementation of induction and for this type of leave was conditional on there termination procedures. being no casual/temporary engagements to · A consolidated training strategy that replace staff when on leave. provides opportunity to all staff. Apart from emergency call-outs, all hours · Greater communication and education worked over and above normal working hours with staff in terms of their rights, that fell within the bandwidth between 6.00am responsibilities and conditions of to 8.00pm were not paid but converted to time employment. off in lieu. Timesheets for TOIL were OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND submitted fortnightly to the HR section and SAFETY processed to coincide with the A full-time Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s payroll. A card index system Officer has been in place since October 2004. was maintained to record all TOIL credits and The OH&S Officer is responsible for: when leave was taken. Each fortnight · Providing advice regarding health and managers were sent a breakdown of all staff in safety principles and practices and their area that accrued TOIL in the fortnight developing and implementing policies and and at the end of each month provided with a procedures that will improve safety list of accumulated balances for staff with awareness and reduce incidents that may TOIL credits. cause injury in Administration In March 2006 Chapter 8 (Working workplaces; Arrangements) of the Human Resources · Providing advice and administrative Policies and Procedures Manual was amended support to the Norfolk Island and extended spread of hours rostering Administration Occupational Health and principles to all employees. Managers were Safety (NIAOHS) Committee; asked to review customer service requirements · Assisting managers, supervisors and in their areas and, by way of rosters, better section heads to identify, assess and utilise staff under this arrangement within the control hazards in the workplace and bandwidth between 6.00am to 8.00pm. administering the Hazard Register; Section 3.10 (Mileage Allowance) of the · Preparing and presenting regular reports to Human Resources Policies and Procedures the Corporate Management Group (CMG) Manual was also amended and removed actual in respect to health and safety issues. reference to rates of allowance payable, The NIAOHS Committee is comprised of thereby making the process of adjusting rates fourteen members: when needed easier to implement.

· a representative of the CMG · Cultivating better communication, safer · the Human Resources Manager working conditions and a co-operative · OH&S Officer positive attitude in relation to health and and the following workplace representatives safety matters within the Administration. (covering all sections of the Administration): LEGAL SERVICES UNIT · Boyd Buffett (Chairman) The Unit provides legal services to the · Graham Cock (Fire Service) Government of Norfolk Island, the · Laurie Quintal (KAVHA) Administration and various statutory · Alan Tavener (Bicentennial Complex) instrumentalities such as the Norfolk Island · Kane Anderson (Lighterage) Hospital Enterprise, Norfolk Island · Albert Buffett (Health/Quarantine) Government Tourist Bureau and the Norfolk · Martin Snell (Telecom) Island Gaming Authority. · Yarm Menzies (Airport) These services include: · Meg Meers (School) · Advice to and representation of · John Huckstep (Forestry) government; · Gavin Snell (Works Depot) · In-house advice to officers/departments The committee meets regularly, normally on a · Commercial law advice and bi-monthly basis, and conducts 36 workplace documentation; inspections per year. The 2005 inspections · Criminal prosecution; proved to be extremely effective in identifying · Debt recovery for the Administration and areas that warranted action and raising instrumentalities; awareness of safety issues. The inspections · Legislative drafting and publication; have continued in 2006 and the follow up actions have been positive. A noticeable · Secretarial services to the Executive improvement has been noted in many areas Council; including safety signage, electrical upgrades, · Legal education to the public sector; record keeping and overall OH&S awareness. · Legal policy and law reform development. Whilst no specific Norfolk Island OH&S In 2005/2006 – The Legal Services Unit: legislation exists, the OH&S Officer is guided · Appeared in the Supreme Court in civil largely by the requirements of the Employment and criminal proceedings. Act 1988, the Human Resources Policy & · Acted for the Administration before the Procedures Manual and reference to specific Administrative Review Tribunal in Australian legislation in certain areas, for relation to various planning applications. example “asbestos removal”. · Appeared before the Employment Major Achievements Tribunal in respect to disputes under the · The transfer of hazard records from Employment Act. spreadsheet format to the RiskeProfile · Assisted Norfolk Island Police in court software ensuring greater efficiency, proceedings and prosecution of accessibility and accountability; approximately 240 criminal and traffic · The continued proactive input from the charges in the Court of Petty Sessions. NIAOHS committee members in bringing · Acted for the Administration in a range of forward issues from the workplace and the civil matters outside of the Court system. special efforts of the workplace inspectors · Further developed a precedents library for in assessing all Administration workplace commercial documentation. environments; · Liaised with Police to develop prosecution · Implementing a “Near-Miss/Incident/Accident policies and procedures. reporting form” to be used for reporting all · Provided briefing material for incidents and accidents to the OH&S conferences, intergovernment meetings Officer with data used specifically for and in relation to law reform for executive accident prevention purposes. members. Major Challenges · Provided advice to the Norfolk Island · An induction process to include the Hospital Enterprise and the Norfolk Island OH&S responsibilities of every staff Government Tourist Bureau. member, first aid kit locations, emergency · Provided debt recovery services for the procedures and site/equipment specific Administration, Norfolk Island Hospital safety induction training; Enterprise and Telecom. · Updating the Hazard Register to the new risk management software, “RiskeMap”; · Providing training and assistance to allow greater accessibility to the Hazard Register for managers, supervisors and NIAOHS committee members;

The Legal Services Unit has undergone many 2005: changes in the 2005/2006 period. From three 14 Airport (Amendment) Act 2005 senior lawyers (including legislative counsel) 15 Norfolk Island Planning and and one junior lawyer the Unit was reduced for Environment Board (Amendment) Act an extended period of time to one senior and 2005 one junior lawyer. Due to these staff changes 16 Planning (Amendment) Act 2005 the Unit has been at times under resourced but 17 Sale of Tobacco (Amendment) Act 2005 has maintained its commitment to provide a 18 Tourist Accommodation (Amendment) Act large volume and variety of work for the 2005 Administration and the Government. 19 Healthcare Levy (Amendment No. 3) Act The murder of Janelle Patton continues to be of 2005 high priority. A New Zealand male has been 20 Fuel Emergency Act 2005 charged with the murder of Miss Patton and is 21 Associations Incorporation Act 2005 being held on remand until the committal 22 Road Traffic (Amendment No. 2) Act hearing, which is to be held on Norfolk Island 2005 in August 2006. 23 Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2005 A number of major tenders and contracts were 24 Legislative Assembly (Amendment No. 1) entered into during the year which required the Act 2004 relevant documentation to be drawn up and/or 25 Evidence (Amendment No. 2) Act 2005 checked by the Legal Services Unit to ensure 26 Summary Offences Act 2005 the Government’s position was protected. 27 Bail Act 2005 The number of persons charged with driving 28 Bail (Amendment) Act 2005 under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving 29 Mediation Act 2005 and/or speeding, continues to be of concern. 30 Liquor Act 2005 The damage and injuries suffered all result in a 2006: cost to the community. 1 Gaming (Lotteries Amendment) Act 2006 Debt Recovery 2 Commercial Arbitration Act 2006 Debt recovery is progressing in 2005/2006. 3 Supplementary Appropriation Act 2005- Approximately 174 default summonses have 2006 been issued to date; 113 were withdrawn when 4 Immigration Amendment Act 2005 (not paid before hearing, and 61 are pending comm.) completion. 7 Writs of Execution have been 5 De Facto Relationships Act 2006 issued. To the end of 2005 debts in excess of 6 Roads (Amendment) Act 2005 $440,000 were collected and up to June 2006 7 Bail (Amendment) Act 2006 approximately $185,000 has been collected 8 Administration and Probate Act 2006 through debt recovery procedures. 9 Court of Petty Sessions (Amendment) Act Outstanding healthcare levies have been the 2006 main concern, with the debt recovery program 10 Healthcare Levy (Amendment) Act 2006 concentrating on reducing the arrears from 11 Norfolk Island Sustainability Levy Act approximately $70,000 last financial year to 2006 approximately $37,000 this financial year. 12 Business Transactions (Levy Imposition) Legislative Program Act 2006 During 2005/2006 the program for the drafting 13 Business Transactions (Administration) of Bills continued. A steady number of Bills Act 2006 progressed to the Executive Council for the Regulations enactment of laws and regulations. The Regulations made between 1 July 2005 and 30 printing of all 2005 and 2006 legislation was June 2006: current up to the date of this report. 2005: Legislation is edited each month after being 5 Road Traffic (Road Safety Committee) assented to by the Executive Council and it is Regulations 2005 immediately posted to the Internet where it 6 Associations Incorporation Regulations may be accessed without charge at the 2005 www.info.gov.nf site. Consolidation of 7 Road Traffic General (Amendment No. 2) enactments continues and most Norfolk Island Regulations 2005 statutes are now available either in annual form 8 Gaming Supervision (Prescribed or in a consolidated electronic form. Authority) Regulations 2005 Acts 9 Mediation Regulations 2005 Acts of the Legislative Assembly assented to between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006: 2006: 1 Associations Incorporation (Amendment) Regulations 2006 2 Liquor Regulations 2006 3 Census and Statistics Regulations 2006

Curator of Estates of Deceased Persons NORFOLK ISLAND POLICE The Office of the Curator of Estates of The purpose of the Norfolk Island Police is to Deceased Persons in Norfolk Island was provide an effective and efficient police originally established by section 8 of the service that works with the community, the Probate Administration Act 1929-1974 (ACT) Government and Administration of Norfolk which applies as a law of Norfolk Island by Island, and on behalf of the Australian force of the Probate and Administration Act Government, to preserve the peace, reduce the 1976 (an enactment of the Norfolk Island incidence of crime, and protect life and Legislative Assembly). Since the property on Norfolk Island, in accordance with commencement of the Administration and the Norfolk Island Policing Arrangement. This Probate Act 2006, that Act re-establishes that policing arrangement is entered into between post and until any new appointment is made the Australian Federal Police and the Norfolk continues in place the appointments under the Island Administration. The arrangement previous legislation. provides jointly funded policing for Norfolk The Curator’s office provides a Will drafting Island with Norfolk Island paying 70% and the service. The Wills service is free of charge Australian Federal Police paying 30%. where the Curator is named as the executor and The Norfolk Island Police is made up of a team trustee of the estate. of three full time members comprising of a When the Curator administers a Will or Sergeant and two Constables. The three full intestacy, fees are charged in accordance with time members are deployed from the the Act. Those fees are as follows: Australian Federal Police for a two (2) year · 5% of the value of all cash, securities and term with a possible option of a 12-month personal property, collected by the extension. Four Special Constables recruited Curator; from the local community assist the three full · 1% of the value of all real property. time members; one of the Special Constables is The fees simply reflect the time, expertise and on a full time basis. During this financial year effort of the Curator in administering estates. the Principal Police Officer was advised by This money is sometimes more commonly Canberra that he would extend by 12 months referred to as the Curator’s commission and is and stay in charge until November 2007. paid to the Administration’s Consolidated In addition to police core business, the Revenue Fund as it becomes available. Principal Police Officer is also responsible for The Curator, as well as acting in the position of duties of Bailiff, Sheriff, motor vehicle driver executor and trustee of estates, may also apply licence testing, firearms licensing and the for letters of Administration where a person operation of the Gaol and Periodic Detention has died without a Will (intestate), where no Centre. Police also attended the Norfolk Island application for such letters was made within 3 Central School on a number of occasions and months of that person’s death and where there spoke to children in relation to safety issues. was no identifiable next of kin. The Principal Police Officer also attended Careers Day at the school and spoke to groups INTERNAL AUDIT of children regarding career opportunities and Internal Audit is an important tool for prospects in the AFP. Management. The role of the Internal Auditor Increased traffic patrols during the year is to independently examine the different areas resulted in an increase in the number of traffic of the Administration to ensure that legislation infringement notices issued. Following an and policies and procedures are being amendment to the Road Traffic Act, Police complied with, and to ensure that funds began a series of high profile traffic collected on behalf of the Administration are campaigns. Several hundred vehicles were being accounted for correctly. checked and a large number found to be either For the first half of this financial year, Internal unregistered or unroadworthy. Following this Audit was carried out on an ad hoc basis as amendment Police have issued in excess of time permitted, due to staff shortages brought 100 traffic infringement notices resulting in about by financial restraints. Since January revenue raised from infringements increasing however, Internal Audit has been functioning to $9,075.00. on a full time basis. Police concentrated on the speed limit in the During this period the Internal Auditor visited school zone with many drivers cautioned for a large portion of Administration branches and minor speed related offences. The number of sections. Regular monthly reports have been speeding offences detected toward the end of prepared for Management and several special the reporting period had decreased reports have also been submitted. significantly. Internal Audit has made a number of Police have also noticed an increase in the suggestions to Management with a view to number of reported motor vehicle collisions. improving inventory controls, together with A disturbing statistic that stemmed from this accountability of public monies and Trust was the significant number of drivers who not Funds, as well as compliance with legislation. only had high blood alcohol levels but were

also found to have drugs in their system. The Two initiatives continue to be a great source of main drug detected was delta-9-THC acid policing information for members of the (Cannabis), but one offender had a high Norfolk Island community. The weekly alcohol reading, a high delta-9-THC acid level “Island Beat” radio show continues where and amphetamines in his blood. listeners are invited to ask questions in relation Several drivers had their licences suspended or to policing activities and the law. A weekly cancelled for drink driving offences and article also appears in the Norfolk Island several young drivers exceeded their 12- newspaper providing the community with penalty point allocation resulting in loss of further information about police activity and licence. An upsurge of anti-social driving general community information. necessitated a change of plan for police and we The Crimestoppers service continues to be commenced covert traffic operations. This available to members of the public. Calls to resulted in the apprehension of many offenders this service are strictly confidential with no who may not have been detected in marked tracking of calls to keep the integrity of the police vehicles. As a result of this, police service intact. It should be noted that impounded 6 vehicles. information Police received from Crime figures remained constant during this Crimestoppers led to a successful search financial year. Police attended at 551 incidents warrant being executed and a reasonable requiring our attention. Extra police patrols, amount of drugs being located. particularly during the hours of darkness, slowed the burglary rate. Throughout the year KINGSTON AND ARTHUR’S VALE police provided the public with information on HISTORIC AREA ways to make property and premises more The Restoration Team consists of 11 Artisans, secure to alleviate the problem of minor theft supported by 6 ground staff and a part-time and burglary. secretary. Police executed a number of search warrants Under the memorandum of understanding and large amounts of drugs and stolen property funding formula, the Commonwealth were located. One male has been convicted of contributed $520,000 and the Norfolk Island selling drugs and will be sentenced in August Government contributed $290,425. 2006. Following a burglary at a local Club, The following represents a synopsis of the police executed a search warrant, which main activities during 2005/2006: resulted in almost all the stolen property being · KAVHA World Heritage Nomination – returned, this offender appears in Court in July. At the April 2006 Management Board In all, police presented 59 criminal matters to Meeting held at the KAVHA site, Mr the Court, which resulted in the imposition of David Borthwick from the Department of weekend detention, gaol or fiscal penalties. A the Environment and Heritage gave a total of $14,408 in fines resulted from these summary on Australian convict sites world Court appearances. heritage nomination and how it was A record number of persons were sentenced to relevant to KAVHA. Mr Geoff Gardner weekend detention; this created an increase in gave an overview of his attendance at the the use of gaolers. The trial of three persons World Heritage Workshop in Hobart. Mr on a charge of break and enter and commit a Gardner informed the meeting that Ms felony was held and as a result a male was Mary Knaggs, Senior Heritage Architect, sentenced to three years in a NSW Prison. from the Government Architect’s New Assistance from the AFP continued during the South Wales office, would be financial year with the investigation into the commissioned to prepare a national murder of Janelle Patton. Detectives continued heritage listing which is a pre-cursor to a to visit Norfolk Island and other various world heritage nomination. Ms Knaggs destinations to interview potential witnesses visited the site during July and the national and follow up on leads. This culminated in the heritage-listing document is due shortly. arrest of a New Zealand national, in New If the world heritage nomination is to Zealand. This person was extradited to proceed, the deadline for the nomination is st Norfolk Island where following a Court 1 February 2007. appearance he was incarcerated in prison in · KAVHA Film – In May 2006 a KAVHA NSW. He will reappear in the Norfolk Island interpretive film was launched. The film Court on 7 August 2006 in order to be runs for 80 minutes and illustrates the four committed to stand trial at a later date. distinct settlements – The Polynesians, st nd Behaviour over the Christmas/New Year The 1 and 2 Convict Settlements and period was very good. No arrests were The Pitcairn Settlement since 1856. The necessary for anti-social behaviour. Clubs and film includes a teachers notes segment licensed premises all assisted with creating a which is available to institutions for safe environment by being aware of their education purposes. The film cost obligations under the Act. $70,000 and was produced by “Look” Films, Australia.

· The KAVHA Works Program included KAVHA MANAGEMENT BOARD the following: In 1989 a Memorandum of Understanding was · Asbestos removal continued with the signed by both the Commonwealth and asbestos roof at No. 8 Quality Row Norfolk Island Governments, thereby and the roof of the west Officers establishing the KAVHA Management Board. Quarters at the Old Military Barracks The Board has equal representation from both being replaced. Governments and meets four times each year. · Other major maintenance work The chairmanship of the Board alternates each included the Officers Mess Building, year. No 1 Quality Row (Chief Magistrate’s Quarters) and No. 7 Quality Row (Protestant Chaplains residence). · Stage 1 of the Quality Row kerbing commenced with a large part of the walling being rebuilt. · Maintenance of other KAVHA structures and fire detection and safety continues. · Maintenance of the KAVHA grounds, cemetery and foreshores, bathing sheds and other public facilities continues to be provided by the Norfolk Island Government. · Restoration of the cemetery memorials continues. As 2006 represents 150 years of Pitcairn settlement, the Pitcairner headstones have received the major part of the restoration work. · Native forest regeneration maintenance, soil stabilisation, woody weed removal and KAVHA fencing. The current KAVHA post and rail fences need replacing and upgrading. A project to replace the fences has commenced and will continue for a number of programs. · Heritage Trails, a KAVHA brochure containing four heritage walking trails, is now being designed and printed and will be available shortly. · A new KAVHA information brochure is now in use. The brochure, which has been re-designed, reflects the change of use of some of the Museum outlets. Business Development · The progression of a world heritage listing for KAVHA. Nomination for the listing deadline is 1st February 2007. · The continuation of the removal of asbestos containing material from KAVHA. · The final survey to identify the First Settlement Burial Ground.

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FINANCE The principal sources of revenue for the The Finance Branch is managed by the Revenue Fund in 2005/2006 are Customs Finance Manager who is responsible for the Duty, Financial Institutions Levy, Departure accounting functions of the Administration. Fees and the net profit from the Liquor Supply Ministerial responsibility for the Branch rests Service. These four income sources alone with the Minister for Finance. contributed 52% to the total revenue received The Finance Branch’s Accounts Section has a of $11.583M. The Revenue Fund’s staff of seven. The cost of administering the operational and capital expenditures for the Accounts Section is approximately $260K per year totalled $12.848M thus resulting in a annum, which is recouped from the deficit of $1.265M. Capital Works and management fees charged to the Government Purchases funded by the Revenue Fund in Business Enterprises. Management Fees 2005/2006 totalled $144K. On a consolidated charged in 2005/2006 totalled $962K. basis (i.e. all Entities comprised in the Public Financial Management Account) after the application of depreciation The Public Account of Norfolk Island, of $1.913M the Administration’s expenditure consisting of all public moneys available for exceeded income by $1.708M. Capital Works the purpose of the Norfolk Island Government, and Purchases across all Entities amounted to is established under the Norfolk Island Act $6.905M which included $6.312M (Works in 1979. The Public Moneys Act 1979 provides Progress) for an upgrade of the airport for the administration and the collection and runways. payment of public moneys by the Government The Administration’s consolidated Net Assets of Norfolk Island. at 30 June 2006 amounted to $32.821M. Cash at Bank was $19.091M. Of this amount $4.906M was held in trust and $5.707M was a loan from the Commonwealth of Australia. The reserve balance of the Revenue Fund (excluding net fixed assets of $9.426M) was $515K.

WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION'S MONEY COMES FROM YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2006

B. 51%

A. 33% G. F. E. D. C. 2% 2% 3% 6% 3%

$,000 % A. Taxes and Levies 8,336,200 33% B. Charges for Services Provided 12,677,100 51% C. Interest Received 652,300 3% D. Liquor Bond (Gross Profit) 1,465,500 6% E. Postal Services - Gross Income 680,700 3% F. Grants, Subsidies & Contributions 546,500 2% G. Other Income 607,000 2% 24,965,300 100

WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION'S MONEY IS SPENT YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2006

G. F. 2% 1% A. E. 35% 37%

B. D. C. 9% 8% 8%

$,000 % A. Employee Costs 8,809,100 35% B. Maintenance & Repairs 2,187,700 9% C. Grants, Subsidies & Contributions 2,129,200 8% D. Welfare 1,973,900 8% E. Other Operational Costs 9,661,100 37% F. Infrastructure Projects 164,800 1% G. Purchase of Assets 430,900 2% 25,356,700 100

while upgrading the majority of clients with INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY updated hardware and system software. The Information Technology Section provides The IT Section continues to support the ISP at support to computer systems across Telecom, which remains the core for Internet government functions including the Revenue access for the Island. The ADSL network Fund, Government Business Enterprises and continues to expand with hardware in the external government agencies. Anson Bay area completing the Island-wide The IT Section is funded directly from the coverage of the service. Take-up rates for Revenue Fund with no direct charging to any ADSL continue to be high with a relative drop area for assistance provided during normal in dial-up services. An average of 110 inward working hours. However, when projects emails were received an hour for ISP require additional resources, out of hours call- customers with a similar number of outwards outs or the like, these are charged directly to emails sent. the agency or area involved. The IT Manager has been seconded into higher duties elsewhere RECORDS MANAGEMENT in the organisation. The Chief Technical The Administration’s correspondence filing Officer has taken on the duties of IT Manager. system is located on the top floor of the New The absence of the IT Manager has impacted Military Barracks, Kingston. Two full time on long-term projects such as the database officers are employed in this area, with the replacement strategy. Locally developed main duties being to maintain, identify and programs running on CTOS equipment locate information to meet the operational continue to provide some accounting, business needs. This Administration resource statistical and statutory functions of the consists of some 20,000 active files plus Administration within Immigration, Customs, archives, which is continuing to grow. Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Motor The Records software has been updated to the Vehicle Registers. Recommendations on a latest version and personnel have completed a replacement system including core systems to user-training course. Computer hardware was control Name and Address Register, Accounts also updated to allow complete use of the new Receivable, Income Receipting and software, however the section is still waiting Miscellaneous Registers have not been for funding to complete the final stage of completed. The involvement of the Chief computerisation, including finalisation of data Technical Officer in the international entry and eventual use of all of the system’s communications and mobile services project components. has put further strain on the department, The Records Department was also involved in however some smaller projects were the successful Norfolk Island Museum completed. Exhibition ‘Signed and Sealed’. The The focus has been on maintaining existing exhibition displayed artefacts from the services and systems for the Administration Government archives, which included Records archives.

NORFOLK ISLAND CUSTOMS · Collected $2,948,811.00 in customs duty. The Norfolk Island Customs Section provides Detector Dog Visit services in the following areas: Arrangements with the Australian Customs · Assessment and collection of customs Service enabled a drug detector dog and duty payable on goods imported into the handler to visit during the period. The dog was Island. used in the areas of passenger processing, · Border protection in conjunction with airfreight, mail and shipping. other responsible agencies. Staff Training · Arrival and clearance formalities for All staff participated in a training course on x- passengers, aircraft and ocean vessels. ray image interpretation presented by an As well as carrying out the requirements of the officer from the Australian Customs Service. Customs Act 1913, Customs Officers are also Major Challenges conferred statutory powers under the following · To complete the review and modernisation Acts: of Customs legislation, work practices and · Airport Act 1991 procedures to enhance the efficiency and · Dangerous Drugs Act 1927 effectiveness of the Customs Section. · Departure Fee Act 1980 · To obtain resources and maximise the use · Endangered Species Act 1980 of technology to enable Customs to be · Fish (Export Control) Act 1984 proficient in coping with the ever- changing demands it faces in an ever- · Immigration Act 1980 changing world. · Plant and Fruit Diseases Act 1959 Future Direction · Trade Marks Act 1955 (Cmth) · The Australian Government has proposed The Customs Section staff numbers consist of changes to the governance arrangements the following: for a number of functions presently · Manager Customs & Immigration conducted by the Norfolk Island · Seven Customs Examining Officers Government. Customs is one of the Achievements during 2005/2006 functions that have been identified that Services and achievements of the Customs will be included in the changed Section for the year are as follows: arrangements. · Provision of arrival and clearance Interaction and Co-operation formalities for 32,357 air passengers, 517 · The Customs Section continued to aircraft arrivals, 22 small craft, 20 cargo participate on various local committees – vessels and 5 barges, 6 petroleum tankers Airport Emergency Committee, Airport and 6 gas tankers. Security Committee, Norfolk Island · Processing of 85 tonnes of first class Fisheries Consultative Committee and the letters and parcel post items; 246 tonnes of DAA Working Group. air cargo; 11,665.4 tonnes and 19,044.6 · Participated in the annual Oceanic cubic metres of sea cargo - which included Customs Organisation meeting which was the equipment and machinery imported for held in Fiji in March 2006. the Kingston Pier project and the airport · Continued to develop and enjoy close upgrading; 5588.77 tonnes of petroleum working relations with Customs Services products and 369.754 tonnes of LP gas in other jurisdictions. (one tanker did not discharge any cargo).

TOTAL IMPORTS BY SOURCE BETWEEN 1 JULY 2005 AND 30 JUNE 2006 Ships Air Parcel By Hand TOTAL Freight Post Building Materials & Supplies 3717874.89 425326.41 114102.25 35275.33 4292578.88 Household Appliances & Furnishings 498453.33 350039.75 61345.29 5676.86 915515.23 Consumer Durables 516099.56 2004966.27 1197514.74 204924.13 3923504.70 Food & Household Supplies 5935005.03 1423903.94 252389.94 25499.00 7636797.91 Tobacco & Alcoholic Beverages 1561015.03 146190.29 207.46 0.00 1707412.78 Clothing & Footwear 122677.93 1612991.51 350453.27 12460.28 2098582.99 Motor Vehicles 1296552.28 308667.76 96743.81 19334.68 1721298.53 Rural & Farming 1186373.64 136180.40 45418.01 8560.43 1376532.48 Fuel 4276831.06 205.20 0.00 0.00 4277036.26 Miscellaneous 7504730.14 1200668.13 123992.24 46742.66 8876133.17 26615612.89 7609139.66 2242167.01 358473.37 36825392.93

TOTAL IMPORTS BY COUNTRY BETWEEN 1 JULY 2005 AND 30 JUNE 2006 Australia New Zealand Europe Asia Other Building Materials & Supplies 2234242.55 2050188.81 4977.31 117.66 3052.55 Household Appliances & Furnishings 544193.16 311209.07 45335.44 9634.38 5143.18 Consumer Durables 2935228.07 427037.43 166636.01 122895.19 271708.00 Food & Household Supplies 5390676.36 2009509.64 137689.34 44311.98 54610.60 Tobacco & Alcoholic Beverages 1501584.74 205828.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 Clothing & Footwear 1187104.65 444631.22 357769.73 47924.75 61152.64 Motor Vehicles 734138.22 810281.90 0.00 172688.63 4189.78 Rural & Farming 963858.08 410626.60 1629.00 0.00 418.80 Fuel 993135.99 47292.55 0.00 2573725.89 662881.83 Miscellaneous 6840124.99 361557.65 3167.00 119569.13 1551714.39 23324286.81 7078162.91 717203.83 3090867.61 2614871.77

MAJOR IMPORT CATEGORIES 1 July 2005 To 30 June 2006 Tobacco & Alcoholic Beverages Household Appliances 5% Rural & Farming & Furnishings 2% Miscellaneous Motor Vehicles 4% 23% 5%

Clothing & Footwear 6%

Consumer Durables 11%

Fuel Building Materials & 12% Food & Household Supplies Supplies 12% 20%

MAJOR EXPORT CATEGORIES 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006

Tobacco Products 3% Motor Vehicles 3% Empty Containers 1% Jewellery 6% Palm Seeds 48%

Personal Effects 39%

IMMIGRATION REGISTRY OFFICE The Immigration Office’s principal function is The Registry Office is a multi-functional unit the administration of the Immigration Act 1980 within the Administration of Norfolk Island with objectives to protect the rights and with responsibilities for a wide range of expectations of the Island residents, their way administrative and statutory functions of life and the environment. including both Norfolk Island and Legislation administered by this office Commonwealth legislation. includes: Broadly speaking it includes functions · The Immigration Act 1980 associated with Lands, Courts and Tribunals, · The Departure Fee Act 1980 Births, Deaths and Marriages, Liquor, Motor · The Referendum Act 1964 Vehicle Photo Licences, Gun Photo Licences The Immigration Office: and Miscellaneous Registries. · Provides advice and assistance relating to There are three staff within the Registry immigration into the Island, including Section – Community Services processing of applications. Manager/Registrar; Administrative Officer Lands and Administrative Officer Courts. · Maintains computerised database of For the last financial year revenue raised in the persons residing in and persons visiting Registry Office amounted to $411,971.56, the Island through collected arrival and mainly through the registration of land departure cards. dealings. · There are four authorised persons within the section who exercise statutory LAND TITLES OFFICE authority in relation to certain immigration During the year the following matters were applications. dealt with: · Provides advice and assistance to the · The conversion from the old Title system Immigration Committee, a statutory body under the Conveyancing Act 1913 to the created by the Immigration Act 1980 Guaranteed Title System under the Land · Maintains the Norfolk Island Electoral Titles Act 1996 continues. There were 25 Roll, oversees referendum and electoral applications processed. matters, both for Norfolk Island and · As a result of offers from the overseas. Commonwealth to current holders of Staff: residential, rural residential and rural The Immigration Section staff numbers consist crown leases, the conversion of crown of the following: lease to freehold titles commenced in · Manager Customs & Immigration October 2005. During the financial year · Three Immigration Officers 86 freehold titles were issued. · On 24 February 2006 the following roads Immigration Statistics: were gazetted as public roads under the Roads Act 2002 – Hibiscus Drive, Visitors staying beyond 30 days 150 Allendale Drive, part Martins Road, Temporary Entry Permits issued 384 Cutters Corn Road, Mill Road, Cats Lane, General Entry Permits issued 27 Hemus Road, George Hunn Road and part General Entry Permits granted under 7 Duncombe Bay Road. special relationship provisions Declaration of Residency granted 42 General Entry Permit Quota (Feb 2006) 35

Number of Persons on Island 30 June 2006: Temporary Entry Permit Holders 308 General Entry Permit Holders 182 Residents 1402 Tourists/Visitors 470 TOTAL: 2362

SUPREME COURT SUMMARY OF LAND TRANSACTIONS Chief Justice Mark Samuel Weinberg is responsible for managing the administrative Land Titles Act 1996 affairs of the Supreme Court under the Applications – General 20 Supreme Court Act 1960. Other Judges Applications to register freehold tenure 111 appointed by the Governor-General under the Applications to register crown lease 4 Norfolk Island Act 1979 are the Honourable Determination of freehold title 9 Murray Rutledge Wilcox and the Honourable Determination of crown lease 86 Susan Mary Kiefel. The Registry of the Court Discharge of mortgage 2 is on the Island and all documents must be Discharge of mortgage – Commonwealth 37 filed in the Norfolk Island Registry. The Bank Registrar and Deputy Registrar hold statutory Discharge of mortgage – Westpac Bank 31 functions under the Supreme Court Act 1960. Grant of easement 21 All criminal matters must be heard on the Lease 1 Island. Civil matters may be heard on the Mortgage 6 Island as well as in any Australian State or Mortgage – Commonwealth Bank 47 self-governing Territory. The practice is that Mortgage – Westpac Bank 40 all matters are heard on the Island and directions, urgent applications and delivery of Notice of Death 6 judgements occur in Australia, unless both Transfers 50 parties to an action request the matter be heard Transmissions 2 in Australia. Withdraw Caveat 3 The Supreme Court of Norfolk Island sat in Registrar’s note: Norfolk Island between 18 and 22 July 2005 – Historic/Notation/registered 52 with Judge Kiefel presiding and between 6 and Amend easement 2 10 February 2006 with Judge Wilcox Amend mortgage 1 presiding. Judge Wilcox announced that the Conveyancing Act 1913 February 2006 sitting would be his last sitting Absolute sale or conveyance 1 in Norfolk Island as a Judge of the Norfolk Discharge of mortgage 1 Island Supreme Court. Appeals lie with the Registration of court order 1 Federal Court of Australia. During the year of review there were 11 matters filed in the Supreme Court, 7 of which have been Did You Know: finalised. During the year there were a total of Norfolk Island has an area of 3,327 hectares 14 telephone directions hearings.

COURTS AND TRIBUNALS REGISTRY COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS The Registry Office is responsible for the Mr Ronald John Cahill, Chief Magistrate of the overall functions of the Supreme Court, Court A.C.T. and Norfolk Island is responsible for of Petty Sessions, Coroner’s Court and Family managing the administrative affairs of the Law. The Registry Office is also responsible Court of Petty Sessions under the Court of for the Administrative Review Tribunal, Petty Sessions Act 1960. The jurisdiction of Employment Tribunal and Public Sector the Court may be exercised by the Chief Remuneration Tribunal. Magistrate or any three magistrates (including There are two Court Officers who hold the Chief Magistrate) to hear and determine, in statutory functions under the different Courts a summary manner, all criminal matters arising and Tribunals. The Registry receives Court under a law in force in Norfolk Island where and related documents, assists with the an offence is punishable on summary arrangements for Court sittings and facilitates conviction. The Court has jurisdiction to the enforcement of orders made by the Courts. determine civil claims not exceeding The Sergeant of Police is the Sheriff appointed $10,000.00. under the Supreme Court Act 1960 and Bailiff Local residents appointed as Magistrates are: appointed under the Court of Petty Sessions · Mrs Elaine M. Sanders (Senior member) Act 1960. · Mrs Patricia C. Magri · Mrs Kathleen Smith · Mr Albert F. Buffett · Mr H. Brett Martin · Mr Allan D. Tavener · Dr John Walsh of Brannagh

The Chief Magistrate presided at special MISCELLANEOUS REGISTERS sittings of the Court in Norfolk Island between The Registry Office maintains registers in 23 and 25 November 2005 and 22 and 27 May respect of powers of attorney, bills of sale, 2006. There were 24 telephone hearings. wills depository, dogs, brands and marks. Resident Magistrates dealt with various Other duties carried out include issuing matters at 28 sittings. photographic gun licences under the Norfolk In 2004 the Chief Executive Officer set Island Firearms Act 1997 and photographic guidelines for Court reporting procedures. drivers licences under the Road Traffic Act Reports are made available to the local 1982. newspaper. COMPANIES FAMILY COURT The Companies Office administers the The Court of Petty Sessions has jurisdiction Companies Act 1985. This legislation provides under the Family Law Act 1975 to entertain for the registration of companies and proceedings under the Act including associated activities. It is locally enacted dissolution of marriage. The Sydney Registry legislation, which although similar to mainland of the Family Court of Australia is the legislation, is separate and independent from it. principal registry for family law matters in The Companies Office also administers the Norfolk Island. Business Names Registration Act 1976 which requires persons and corporate bodies carrying Summary of Matters dealt with by the on business in a name other than their own, to Court of Petty Sessions register that name. For both companies and Criminal Summons’ filed 59 business names, information lodged with this Civil Summons’ filed 241 office becomes publicly available information. In 2005/2006 Family Law matters 8 · 10 new companies were incorporated · 179 companies are registered CORONERS COURT · 52 new business names were registered The Coroners Act 1993 provides for holding · Fees of $86,656.00 were collected for inquests into the manner and cause of death, companies and business names. inquiries into the cause and origin of fires and The Companies Office is staffed by the for related purposes. Registrar of Companies and an assistant who Mr Ronald John Cahill, Coroner, is responsible between them attend to all the Companies for the administrative affairs of the Court. The Office duties. Deputy Coroner is Mr Craig Anderson. No matters were dealt with during the year of RETAIL PRICE INDEX review. The Retail Price Index measures the average price movement in a basket of goods, which BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES has been determined by a household REGISTRY expenditure survey to represent the purchases The Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963 of a Norfolk Island household. governs the registration of all births, deaths The index number is calculated every three and marriages occurring in Norfolk Island. months and is comprised of ten sub-groups The Registrar and Deputy Registrar are making up the all groups number. authorised Marriage Celebrants under the Commonwealth of Australia Marriage Act In 2005/2006 the all groups index number was: 1961. · quarter ended 30 September 2005 169.1 · quarter ended 31 December 2005 172.0 Summary of Births, Deaths and · quarter ended 31 March 2006 176.0 Marriages · quarter ended 30 June 2006 179.7 Births Female 12 The index number: Male 10 · is used to increase benefits paid under the Deaths Female 6 Employment Act 1988. Male 7 · is one of the factors taken into account in Marriages 43 determining Administration salary movements.

· is used to increase the Administration fee units. · is a general guide to inflation in Norfolk Island.

The collection of goods is accumulated by an which may include health and medical independent member and then entered by an assistance. Administration Officer. Each quarter the result At 30 June 2006, 100 persons were in receipt of the corresponding collection is gazetted for of a benefit comprising of: public consumption and use. Age Benefit 86 RPI Index Movement All Groups 2005/2006 Invalid Benefit 8 Special Benefit 6 All Groups 185 As at 30 June 2006, 28 persons were in receipt of pension related benefits only.

I 180 During the year Hospital and Medical N Assistance granted 63 airfares off Norfolk D Island for medical visits either to Sydney, E 175 X Brisbane or New Zealand. The approximate costs to provide the above 170 services were: N U Social Service Benefits $1,006,000.00 M 165 B Airfares & Transport Costs $ 48,000.00 E Local Medical Costs $ 593,000.00 R 160 Overseas Medical Costs $ 240,000.00 Medivac Costs $ 60,000.00 155 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 HEALTHCARE This Section has the responsibility of SOCIAL SERVICES administering and providing advice and The Norfolk Island Government meets its assistance in respect of the Healthcare Act welfare obligations in Norfolk Island by 1989 and the Healthcare Levy Act 1990. providing the following benefits to qualifying The Norfolk Island Healthcare Scheme residents: provides medical insurance that protects all · Age Benefits members against catastrophic medical costs · Invalid Benefits by: · Widowed Persons Benefits · Paying all approved medical costs in · Handicapped Children’s Benefits excess of $2,500.00 in a financial year (1 · Special Benefits July to 30 June) which includes payment · Supplementary Children’s Benefits of approved medical expenses and Benefits are paid fortnightly and adjusted prescribed drugs incurred at the Norfolk every six months to take into account the Island Hospital as well as offshore, changes in the cost of living in Norfolk Island. provided that a referral is first obtained Pensions are paid on a needs basis and are from a doctor at the Norfolk Island reduced according to the recipient’s income Hospital. from other sources. Membership of the Norfolk Island Healthcare In addition to receiving a benefit, those persons Scheme is compulsory for all persons in receipt of a payment may also be entitled to ordinarily resident in Norfolk Island except pension related benefits, which include: those whose medical costs are fully funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs. · Assistance with hospital and medical In 2005/2006 expenses; · The Healthcare Fund generated revenue of · 20% reduction in motor vehicle $711,769.29 from levies collected. registration; · Throughout the year, 131 families claimed · 20% reduction in telephone rental charge; from the Healthcare Fund. Claims are · Exemption from the Water Assurance accepted until 30 September for the Levy; financial year ending 30 June. The Social · Exemption from the Financial Institutions Services Section made claims for those Levy; persons who received hospital and medical · 5 cents per unit reduction in electricity assistance and paid the Healthcare Levy. charges (up to $25.00 per billing cycle – There were 13 persons in this category. every three months). · Two claims exceeded $100,000.00 and In addition to benefits, the Norfolk Island four others $20,000.00. Government also provides for persons who · There will be a claim lodged with our re- would be eligible for a benefit on Norfolk insurer for this financial year when all Island but are in receipt of a benefit elsewhere. claims have been completed. Persons who fall into this category may also be eligible to receive pension related benefits

· The total paid for claims lodged against incidents reported. In comparison to the the Healthcare Scheme was $851,350.82. last financial year, this year there was a Of this amount 52% was for local medical 14.5% decrease in work related injuries. costs and 48% for offshore costs. · Of the 101 incidents occurring this year, 14 persons received assistance for weekly EMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS benefits. 7 additional persons received COMPENSATION weekly benefits for workplace injuries This Section has the responsibility of sustained in previous financial years. administering the Employment Act 1988 which · Workplace inspectors were appointed in includes the Workers Compensation Fund and: May 2006 and have commenced a · Provides advice and assistance to program of workplace inspections to offer employers and employees on entitlements, advice and assistance to businesses within minimum wages and conditions; the community. This program should also · Conducts random workplace inspections assist in containing the cost of our in accordance with the Employment Act insurance premium with our offshore 1988; insurance company. · Manages the Workers Compensation Fund, which includes collection of TOURISM ACCOMMODATION monthly levies, recording of data and The Tourism Accommodation Section forms processing of applications for part of the Administration’s Community compensation for medical expenses and Services Section and is responsible for weekly benefits payments; administering statutes in accordance with the · Processes and lodges claims with the Tourist Accommodation Act 1984. workers compensation re-insurer. In 2005/2006 In 2005/2006 Total Visitor Numbers · The Workers Compensation Fund The 2005/2006 financial year saw a total of generated revenue of $331,330.96 from 28,219 visitors, a decrease of 5,523 visitors levies collected. The levy is currently 20 compared to the 2004/2005 financial year. cents per hour. Visitors in Public Accommodation · The Workers Compensation Fund is A total of 25,515 visitors stayed in tourist operated as a Government Business accommodation and the total average number Enterprise. No dividends are taken from of visitor days in public accommodation was the Fund for the Revenue Fund. The 197,776, resulting in 34,151 less visitor days annual management fee charged by the compared to the previous financial year. Administration was increased from $20,000.00 to $35,000.00 for the financial year ending 30 June 2006. Statistics · During the 2005/2006 financial year there were 101 Visitor Arrivals to Norfolk Island, 1988/89 to 2005/2006

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Tourist Accommodation as at 30 June 2006 Classification Properties Units Beds Self-contained 57 336 912 Hotel 5 184 371 Guest House/Lodge 3 70 142 TOTAL 65 590 1425

Star Rating Assessments as at 30 June 2006 (By Units) Classification Not 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 Rated ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Self-contained 1 1 0 1 173 116 40 4 Hotel 12 0 0 40 132 0 0 0 Guest Lodge 0 0 0 0 7 8 55 0 Total Units 13 1 0 41 312 124 95 4 Average % 2.2% .2% 0% 6.8% 52.9% 21% 16.1% .8% Star Ratings 2005 ????? Legal Responsibilities In August 2005 AAA Tourism conducted Implementation of the Commonwealth Historic assessments of tourist accommodation Shipwrecks Act 1976. On behalf of the properties for the purpose of star ratings. The Norfolk Island Administration, the Museum standard of accommodation continued to rise. manages and cares for the HMS Sirius Tourist Accommodation Registration Fee Collection and the KAVHA Collection. The Tourist Accommodation Registration Fee is charged quarterly at $1.00 per registered bed This is done in accordance with the per day. Whether the fee increases or not Memorandum of Understandings: Application depends on the Retail Price Index for the of Blanket Declaration to Historic Shipwrecks March quarter. The fee has now remained at in Waters Surrounding Norfolk Island (1993), $1.00 from and inclusive of 1 July 2001. and Wreck of, and Relics from, HMS Sirius Registration fees invoiced for this financial (1988) and the Historic Artefacts Agreement year totalled $526,181. (1990). General Overview Housed in six historic buildings, the Norfolk The Tourism Plan for the future development Island Museum operates three diverse of tourism in Norfolk Island was adopted on 15 museums, a theatre, a research centre and a November 1995 and recognises that due café/bookshop. The Museum collections consideration must be given to the protection contain artefacts representing four distinct eras: and conservation of the Island’s unique pre European Polynesian; First Settlement and ecology, environment and lifestyle, Second Settlement which relate to the convict recognising that Norfolk Island is first and era; and the Pitcairn Settlement. The Museum foremost the home of its residents. exhibitions are thematic and are open to the public daily. MUSEUMS The Museum offers behind the scenes guided Staff: 2 Full time (1 permanent, one tours of the Museums six days per week and contracted), 9 Casuals, and 9 Actors. hosts the historic play The Trial of the Fifteen, Mission twice a week. The Research Centre handles · To research, collect and exhibit objects inquiries from the public on a fee for service and material of significance for the basis. The Royal Engineers Office (REO) purpose of interpreting Norfolk Island’s Café and Bookshop sells scrumptious food and cultural and environmental heritage. stocks a comprehensive selection of books · To preserve such objects in appropriate associated with Norfolk Island. conditions according to professional Achievements during 2005/2006 standards and practices in order that Collection Management Norfolk Island’s story is protected and In January 2005 with the assistance of the available for the benefit of present and Norfolk Island Museum Trust, the Museum future generations. embarked on a special Collection Management · To encourage interest and study in Norfolk Project. It was identified that the collections Island’s heritage and to secure all Norfolk needed to be audited and managed in Island Museum collections by planning for accordance with professional Museum the future. standards. General areas targeted for this project were to develop appropriate collection documentation and update the collection catalogues. The major task for the project was

to sort and accession the KAVHA collection funds to help with conservation of the KAVHA which had remained in boxes since being Collection at the same time and this was also unearthed in the 1980s. The Museum forthcoming. contracted an Assistant Curator/Collection Storage Facilities Manager for a 2-year period to carry out this During 2005/2006 the Museum has been able special project and to train Museum staff in to amalgamate several largely unsuitable collection documentation, data maintenance, storage areas into one ground level storage care and significance assessment. Six facility. This facility has been furnished with members of staff undertook collection essential racking and lockable units which management subjects in the Certificate IV protect the various collections from invasive Museum Studies TAFE Course run through the dust and insect attacks. The Museum is still Queensland Museum. aiming for a permanent storage facility but as a Change of Director/Curator temporary space this venue is working well. In November 2005 the Director/Curator, Eve SICRI Conference Semple, left the Museum on maternity leave. In February 2005 the Museum hosted the The contracted Assistant Curator/Collection Small Island Cultural Research Initiative’s Manager was asked to fill this position until second conference. Delegates came from as the end of her existing contract (January 2007). far away as Jersey, Great Britain and Japan. Community Exhibition Program Three papers were presented on or about Consequently only ten months into the Norfolk Island in addition to a presentation by Collection Management Program this project the Acting Director. had to be dramatically scaled back as the major In addition to the conference, the Museum has focus for the 2006 Sesquicentenary calendar also held several public talks including a talk was a Community Exhibition Program. on world heritage areas by Graham Wilson Fortunately, due to ongoing attention by the (Supervising Archaeologist for KAVHA) in Acting Director, with assistance from the July 2005; and a talk on the HMS Sirius by Dr archaeologist on our casual staff, the project is Nigel Erskine (a former Director of the not entirely on hold. Norfolk Island Museums) in March 2006. The Community Exhibition Program has The Museum Theatre also hosted a involved 45 community groups and as at 30 performance of Under Milkwood during the June 2006 has been immensely popular not annual Island Theatre Competition. The only with visitors but with local residents. The Museum Theatre is also hired out on a purely program has changed the emphasis of the commercial standing as a meeting venue and Museum from a venue infrequently visited by for other activities as requested. locals to visitation numbers by locals Staff Training averaging 250-300 per month. The program is The major focus for staff training in the on a rotating exhibition format which rolls over 2005/2006 year has been in the exhibition area. at the end of each month, although the number Unlike the formal TAFE training undertaken in of exhibitions in total will be 14. Most 2005, most of the training has been hands-on exhibitions average 5-6 groups per exhibition involvement with the Community Exhibition with a small number of ‘solo’ exhibitions. The Program. community appears to have welcomed the In May the Acting Director attended the Museum into its heart and it is hoped that this Museums Australia Conference in Brisbane. connection with the community will continue This was entirely funded by a grant from the beyond 2006. Evaluation and Research Special Interest Conservation Group (EVRSIG) of which the previous In March 2005 the then Director noticed that Director is the Secretary. The conference was the HMS Sirius Collection was suffering invaluable for discussing the position of conservation issues because of the poor museums within communities, a major focus exhibition environment of the Pier Store (the for the Norfolk Island Museum in 2006. new home for this collection following an Visitor Numbers and Sales urgent occupational health and safety directed The Royal Engineers Office Café and move in 2004). With the assistance of the Bookshop continues to be our most important Museum Trust and the Department of location both in terms of orientating visitors to Environment and Heritage, the Director was the Museums and with sales. The REO’s able to secure the services of previous combined activities include: sale of tickets for Director, Nigel Erskine, and Conservator Museums and The Trial of the Fifteen; Karina Acton, both from the Australian receiving research enquiries, the start and National Maritime Museum, to conduct a finish point for tag-a-long tours and sale of Conservation Report. The Report has resulted food and books. in a grant from the Historic Shipwrecks The Pier Store has also seen a marked increase Program for conservation work to be in visitors who have come to enjoy the undertaken in July 2006 – a very good Community Exhibition Program. outcome for this collection. With conservators Overall though, as in 2004/2005, Museum on their way to work on the Sirius Collection, ticket sales were severely affected by the the KAVHA Board was also approached for downturn in tourism to the Island and visitor

numbers, generally, were low. The Museum members of the community and will continue hopes to reverse this trend by making closer the excellent work done for the Norfolk links with the group tour companies on the Legacy Project in the early 1980’s. Island. The Trust was also signatory to a new deed Marketing with Peter Clarke for The Trial of the Fifteen, In addition to continuing advertising in the which will ensure that the Museum has the Jason’s Map and locally on Norfolk Island TV right to produce the play for another two years and Radio Norfolk, the radio station has when the deed is up for review again. brought their outside broadcast van down to The Museum is very grateful for the ongoing the Pier Store for each exhibition. On outside support of the Museum Trust. broadcast days members connected with the current exhibition have come down and talked NORFOLK ISLAND PUBLIC live on the radio about their exhibitions. This LIBRARY has provided a great response to the The Public Library is part of the exhibitions, particularly from locals and on Administration’s Corporate and Community those days visitor numbers always increase Services division and offers an outstanding after a broadcast. The Museum has also service to the community by providing a initiated a weekly column in the Norfolk comprehensive range of both fiction and non- Islander which has kept everyone up to date fiction material. A large number of residents with the exhibition program, as well as other and visitors patronise the Library, and visitors Museum activities. continually comment on the high standard of In connection with the Community Exhibition service, often comparing it favourably to other Program the Acting Director has given talks small communities. about the Museum to the Norfolk Island The Norfolk Island Reference Section is very Central School, the Lions Club of Arthur’s popular, especially with visitors, and provides Vale, the Lions Club of Norfolk Island and an excellent range of publications relating to Rotary. the history of Norfolk Island. This section is The Museum was also involved in writing updated whenever new material comes to hand, interpretive material for the KAVHA Walking and together with the photocopying service Trails brochures and it is hoped that there will that is provided, is well utilised. be further opportunities to work with KAVHA. Library material is purchased mainly from Major Challenges/Opportunities Australia and New Zealand, and is ordered on · Links with the Community a regular basis to ensure that a good range of Museums can be a mirror to the society up to date material is continually available. they exist in and this is exactly what has This also includes publications and some happened at the Norfolk Island Museum videos for the children’s section, and an this year. Through the Community adequate range of audio material. Exhibition Program, which has been Excellent quality large print books are ordered running since January, we have been once or twice a year through a representative in inviting, encouraging and assisting New Zealand, and shipped from the United community groups to put themselves on Kingdom. The Norfolk Island Quota Club show – to bring people together over generously contributes to this section by meaning, to get people talking, laughing donated large print books to be used as and crying and to help groups and clubs to memorials to Norfolk Island residents. share their corner of the community with At the end of 2005 the Libfind computer everyone else. program that was installed in 1995 became Engaging with the Norfolk Island obsolete and in January 2006 a new Library community is something that the Museum computer program was purchased and has struggled with for many years and installed. Staff received training by a building on the Personal Treasures representative from the company that supplied Exhibition in 2005, in 2006 we have been the program, and the Administration’s able to turn this around to the stage where Information Technology staff continues to the Museum has become a focal point for offer an excellent back-up and support service. the Sesquicentenary celebrations. It will Annual subscriptions remain at $10.00 for a be an ongoing challenge to maintain this basic annual subscription, which enables the focus for the Museum but now the subscriber to borrow up to 5 articles at any opportunity has been realised by the time. Subscribers can pay more, according to community we feel that we have broken the number of articles they wish to borrow, and down the barriers. the lending period is for one month. Visitors Norfolk Island Museum Trust pay a subscription of $5 that expires after one On Anniversary Day, 8 June 2006, the month. Museum Trust became the recipient of a The Library is open for 13 hours a week, over $25,000 grant from the Office of the a period of 4 days with staggered hours, so that Administrator. The grant is for a 12-month everyone can find a suitable time. oral history program which will run until 30 There are currently 280 full-time library June 2007. The grant is primarily for older members, which are 55 less than the previous year. This is owing to a number of subscribers having left the Island. The number of retail outlet to complement its normal publications in circulation at any time is postal activities. approximately 700. Postal Statistics One part-time librarian and three assistants Mail Received Items staffed the Library until recently, but the Express items 16,000 current number of assistants is two. One Standard letters 250,000 assistant works very limited hours on a regular LC/AO items 80,000 basis to keep in touch with all areas of activity Registered Post 1,500 so that relief can be provided when a regular staff member is sick or on leave. Parcels 5,000 Total Received 78,000 Kgs NORFOLK ISLAND POSTAL SERVICES Mail Despatched Items The Post Office and the Philatelic Bureau are Express items 1,200 operated as a Government Business Enterprise. Standard letters 50,000 The two departments operating under one LC/AO items 20,000 name “Norfolk Post” provide a full range of Registered Post 2,000 postal services. Parcels 4,000 POST OFFICE Total Despatched 17,000 Kgs The Post Office provides the service distribution of incoming mail by sorting into Local mail sorted 260,000 items private mail boxes and collecting and despatching outgoing mail. PHILATELIC BUREAU The Postal Service operates within the Norfolk The Philatelic Bureau: Island Postal Services Act 1983. It also · Provides concepts, designs, production follows the policies and procedures set down and marketing of all Norfolk Island stamps by Australia Post. and medallions. The Post Office imports stationery items from · Provides service to over 4,500 standing Australia Post and sells to the public at retail order customers with their special prices. requirements for each new issue. Other services include: · Mail out Philatelic Bulletins to customers, · A public facsimile service stamp clubs and dealers four times each · Inquiries/bookings for Rawson Hall year. · Issue/payment of Australian Money Achievements during 2005/2006: Orders · The Norfolk Island Philatelic Bureau · Rental/provision of 1,000 private letter provided two special stamp issues as part boxes; and of the Sesquicentenary Celebrations of the · Provision of 3 external letter-posting Migration of Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk boxes around the Island. Island. Major Challenges · The Norfolk Island Philatelic Bureau · A major challenge for the Post Office is produced a set of special medallions to the lack of facilities to electronically commemorate the Sesquicentenary of the track and record the stages of delivery of Migration of Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk express post, registered or insured items. Island. This means that every item has to be · The Norfolk Island Quota Club provided manually recorded to ensure that records the funding to supply a bronze medallion are accurate. for every child attending school on the · The increasing use of home-based Island. computers and the availability of email · Provided a retail outlet for philatelic items has drastically reduced the amount of to visitors at the Post Office counter. private mail. On the other hand, · The following stamp issues were released computers in the business sector are able in 2005/2006: to generate more mail and this has · Seabirds Definitive Part I compensated for the reduction of mail in · Hibiscus Flowers other areas. · Jazz Festival · If the financial institutions in Australia · Queens Baton Relay decide to provide only electronic · Commonwealth Games statements of accounts, the amount of · Sesqui 1 – Departing Pitcairn Island letter mail into Norfolk will be drastically · Sesqui 2 – Arriving on Norfolk Island reduced as this type of mail represents a large proportion of incoming mail. · Traditional Island Hats Major Opportunities Challenges for the Philatelic Bureau · The Post Office has experienced good · Increase the number of mail order sales and profit levels on stationery customers that deal directly with the purchased through Australia Post. The Bureau. Post Office could become an important

· Continue to produce attractive and NORFOLK ISLAND CENTRAL collectable stamp issues that are relevant SCHOOL to the Island, and will be valued by the Norfolk Island Central School (NICS) is customer. unique within the NSW Department of · The possible integration into Australia Education and Training (DET) system. The Post after July 2007. school is staffed through the DET merit Opportunities for the Philatelic Bureau selection process and the Norfolk Island · The Internet continues to provide Government pays for teacher salaries and for opportunities to accessing more new the running costs of the school. customers. The financial administration of NICS differs · The new computer system being installed from that of other schools under the NSW will have the facilities to automatically Department of Education and Training system. update the Philatelic Bureau web page The Norfolk Island Government has purchased and the possibility of setting up a the educational package from NSW including “shopping basket” so customers can buy the cost of staff and educational materials. In on-line on a casual basis. the Financial Year 2005/2006 expenditure will amount to approximately $2.4 million. The NORFOLK ISLAND LIQUOR BOND Parents and Citizens Association also raised The Norfolk Island Government Liquor Bond approximately $15,000 for school programs for has the sole authority for the importation of library acquisitions, room upgrades and liquor products into Norfolk Island. Its main textbooks. function is to retail this imported liquor to the The Parents and Citizens Association set a public, clubs and hotels. voluntary contribution amount of $40 per year The Liquor Bond’s aim is to provide this per child. service efficiently and courteously and to NICS is a Kindergarten to Year 12 co- maximise the profit paid to the Norfolk Island educational school with approximately 308 Government through effective buying of bulk students. All staff are appointed through the stocks and efficient use of resources available. NSW DET merit selection process. Staff The Liquor Bond has facilities to chill beer and consists of a Principal, 8 K-6 teachers, 12 wine for improved customer service. secondary teachers, 1 Support Teacher Learning/Counsellor, 1 Librarian/Information Achievements during 2005/2006 Technology/Vocational Education and 3 part · The following events were supported time relief teachers. Clerical support staff through joint sponsorship: consists of a senior school assistant, finance · Bounty Bowls Tournament clerk, teachers aide, 2 part time library · Trans-Tasman Country Music assistants (sharing one position) and a Festival groundsman. · Norfolk Island Golf Classic Education is funded by the Norfolk Island · International Clay Target Shoot Government (NIG). The government · Several benefit nights purchases an educational package – paying for · The Liquor Bond served 66,158 teacher salaries, entitlements plus a 4.5% customers with total sales of administrative fee. This package includes a $3,929,244. curriculum guarantee with all syllabi, support Major Challenges resources, access to consultants, distance education, HSC and SC accreditation, system · The Liquor Bond continues to compete monitoring and external testing in Basic Skills, with the external duty free outlets at the Literacy and Numeracy. two main international gateways – Australia and New Zealand. The present Our Achievements 30% discount to travellers presently · The Arts makes the purchase price competitive. The Year 9 visual design class worked in collaboration with the editors of the local · The reduction in Norfolk’s visitor publication The Norfolk Window. All nine numbers has affected the retail sales. Visitor contribution to overall sales is students used Photoshop software to considerable and the sales at the Liquor design display advertisements for local Bond will continue to be affected until businesses Pete’s Place, Benjamin’s, visitor numbers return to earlier levels. Max’s and the Camera House. The successful designs were published in four · The downturn in the economy has had an editions of the Norfolk Window. affect on local sales. With some At the end of term 3, 2005, visual arts, residents and temporary entry permit drama and design and technology students holders leaving the Island due to work showcased their work as performance and restrictions, this has a flow-on effect on multi-media presentations for the overall liquor sales. A major challenge secondary school term assemblies. will be to continue to operate as efficiently as possible to reduce the effects the reduced sales revenue has on the operation.

The annual Norfolk Island Agricultural carnivals. In these events a total of 17 and Horticultural (A&H) Show gave NICS new records were created; 14 in the students an opportunity to display their athletics and 3 in the cross-country event. visual arts, language and design and · Community support was again outstanding technology work at Rawson Hall. There at all three major carnivals. were in excess of 500 exhibits from K-12 Approximately 20 parents assisted and students that were entered in a number of Radio Norfolk provided coverage all day different categories as set out by the A&H via live broadcasts from the venues. Show Committee. · In June, links were established between The combined presentation of NICS PICS the Federation and the school (Year 6) and the ‘Look Again’ Exhibition with the visit of Oceania Development (secondary) in early November attracted Officer and New Zealand Hockey significant numbers of community Development Manager, Gill Gemming. members at the opening night. Artworks Oceania was generous in providing over were exhibited by all Year 6 students and $3500 worth of new hockey equipment to there were approximately 200 visual arts, support our school. visual design and design and technology · In September a substantial Commonwealth works from Year 7-12 students. grant was awarded to the school to During weeks 10 and 11 of term 4, conduct after school activities for children. students in K-4 sang Christmas Carols at The Active Australia Scheme will support various locations including the hockey development in term 3, 2006. Bicentennial Complex, Whiteoaks, · Suzy Vercoe was awarded the Australian Administration Offices, the Radio Station, Olympic Committee’s Pierre de Coubertin and Works Depot and at an open day at Award for her involvement and Government House. contribution to sport. She was also named Three of our drama students showed their Female Sportsperson of the Year for 2005. choreographic talents and performed a Suzy represented North Coast Youth dance routine when they performed in the Cricket at the NSW Country school’s variety nights. During these Championships. Her team won the event evenings, K-6 students and secondary in September. Suzy also competed in the drama students performed over two nights World Youth Championships in Morocco, at the local hall, delighting the audience where she finished 19th in the hammer with their comic routines and Roald throw. She also gained a bronze medal in Dahl’s (Abba style) Cinderella. hammer during the South Pacific Mini During the earlier part of term 2 and term Games in Palau. 3, all efforts were then turned towards the · Ben Wieczorek was named Sportsperson school concert. The study of Melodrama of the Year. His highlight was gaining and the Theatre of Reality enabled selection into a school Excellence in students to write up some excellent scripts Touch program for 2005/2006. that became the centre of the school play. · Jason Butterfield was the winner of the All students performed splendidly on both highly sought after Kindergarten Cup, nights. The performances by Year 9 which is an award dedicated to the students on their interpretation of Abbott memory of Prim McCowan – a highly and Costello and Monty Python were a hit respected local lady. with the audience. Moreover, the Year 10 General drama girls brought the elements of · The Student Representative Council comedy closer to home by producing a (SRC) co-ordinated activities to raise play entitled ‘A Word from our Sponsors’. funds for the Red Cross, Stewart House, St Our Year 12 students also contributed with Johns Ambulance, Jeans for Genes, excellent performances. The Pet Shop Norfolk Island Hospital, World Vision scene and the Last Supper were Famine Fighters, Tsunami Relief and particularly entertaining. Canteen. As part of the Island’s weeklong Poetry in · Year 6 students accompanied by two the Park event in February, workshops teachers took part in a tour of NSW and were conducted at the school by leading New Zealand, visiting Sydney, Canberra, Australian poets for our K-10 students. Auckland and Rotorua. Les Murray, the Australian Poet Laureate, · Students in Years K-10 took part in a was in stark contrast to the outrageous Clean Up Day on Norfolk, supported by performance poet, Tug Dumbly. Rotary and co-ordinated by the school’s Combined with Milton Taylor, a bush Youth Assembly. ballad poet, NICS students were given new insights into understanding and · Students from Years 5 – 10 took part in enjoying poetry. the annual Rotary Public Speaking Sport Competition, impressing the judges with their poise, humour and skills. · Student participation rates were again approximately 95% at each of the major

Student Performance Overall Literacy (Writing, Language and · Ella (English, Literacy, Language Reading) shows 92% of NICS students reached Assessment) the top three bands as compared to 78% of the The results of the Year 7 and 8 English State. Only two students scored below Band 4 Literacy Assessment confirm that our (one student in Band 2, one in Band 3). Value students are well above the New South Added Growth from Year 3 to Year 5 indicates Wales state norms. In Year 7, out of that: fifteen students tested, six gained the top · In Writing, all NICS Year 5 students achievement level (high), eight were in the except one achieved some growth for Year second highest (proficient) band and one 3/2003 BST results, however only four in third level (elementary) with no students achieved the expected growth of students in the low band. For Year 8 a half a skill band (6 points). With some of very impressive 20 out of 27 students were these students growth appears minimal in the top high band. because of their already high scores in · Secondary Numeracy Assessment Year 3. Program (SNAP) · In Literacy (Language and Reading), all of A total of 18 Year 7 students and 25 Year Year 5 (except two students) achieved 8 students sat for the SNAP test in 2005. growth. Eleven students made the This test assesses student’s abilities in expected growth of one half a skill band or numeracy, number, measurement, space, better and of these, four students achieved data and problem solving. almost twice the expected growth. NICS students have performed well above Results indicate that literacy is the area that State average in the SNAP test with our requires special attention. Although the main Year 7 students performing above State body of students in Years 3 and 5 have average in all areas except Number and achieved satisfactory levels, there is room for Year 8 students performing well above growth. After careful analysis, teachers at State average in all areas. NICS are ready to direct teaching and learning A comparison of the Year 8 results in activities to perceived areas of need in 2006. 2005 with the Year 7 results in 2004 The BST Numeracy Results are as follows: shows that our students have progressed · Year 3 students overall are performing at very well compared to students Statewide. a level slightly lower than the State. In particular the average mark of NICS Student results in Measurement, Space and students in problem solving increased by Number were similar and 34% of students 3.6 marks as opposed to an increase of 2.4 are performing at Band 4 or higher. Two Statewide. students, however, did not meet the Our smallest increase in average mark was National Benchmark. in Number with an increase of 2.0 · Year 5 students are also performing at a compared to 2.6 Statewide. This indicates level slightly lower than the State. Again, that Number is an area that needs extra student results in Measurement, Space and attention. Number were similar. Overall 41% of · Basic Skills Test (BST) students were performing at Band 5 or In 2005, 23 Year 3 students and 22 Year 5 higher and 82% at Band 4 or higher. Two students sat for the Basic Skills Test. The students did not meet the National Year 3 results were as follows: Benchmark. · Our best results were in Writing · Results comparing Year 3/2003 and Year where 70% of NICS students scored 5/2005 indicate 90% of students showed in the top three bands (Band 3, 4 and improvement with 68% of these 5) compared to 75% of the rest of the improving by half a skill band or more. State. No NICS students scored in the · BST data has revealed weaknesses that highest Band 5 and only one scored in have been mapped and presented to staff the lowest Band 1. for follow-up action in 2006. · Our least impressive results were in School Certificate (SC) Information Reading where 56% of NICS students · A total of seventeen students sat for the scored Band 3 and above, while 73% School Certificate in 2005 and scored of State students did so. Two NICS level with or slightly below State average students scored in the top band and in the English, Mathematics, Science, one student in the lowest band. Australian History and Australian · Our Year 5 results indicate that NICS Geography external exams. In each of students scored particularly well in all these exams, students are awarded marks areas; however, our most impressive and Bands ranging from Band 1 (lowest) results were in Writing where 96% of to Band 6 (highest). Of particular note: NICS students scored in the top three · No Band 1’s were scored throughout bands (4, 5 and 6) as opposed to 79% the school in any subject of students in the State. There were · A total of fifteen Band 5’s were no students in the bottom two bands scored in all subjects and one student in the top band.

· One Band 6 result was scored in the teaching approach in differentiating the science test. curriculum. This approach also allows for · Value added information from the Year 5 teachers to utilise their areas of expertise BST in 2000 to the SC in 2005 suggest within their stage classes by shared that our students have improved slightly programming and team teaching. better than the rest of their cohort · Release from face-to-face (RFF) teachers throughout NSW in most subjects. The are responsible for specific subject areas best improvement was in science and the such as Norfolk Language, Science, least improvement was in mathematics. Personal Development or for continuing Higher School Certificate (HSC) class group activities within the Information framework of the individual timetables. · There were nine students who sat for the Attendance Profile HSC in 2005 in a total of 20 subjects. · Attendance rates at NICS are normally Compared to schools of similar size, NICS very high with little to no truancy. Most offers a very wide curriculum choice and absences may be due to illness or travel caters well for academic and non- back to the mainland. Occasionally academic students. students may be absent whilst · In all subjects our students performed well representing the Island in team or in comparison to the State cohort. individual sporting events. However, results in Design and · Attendance rates are approximately as Technology, English (Advanced), follows: Mathematics, PD/H/P/E, and Construction · K-6 96% indicate that our students performed well · 7/8 95% above State average in these subjects. · 9/10 95% · Some particularly pleasing individual · 11/12 96% results include: · Two Band 5’s achieved in Advanced English Semester 1 Attendance Rates · Design and Technology, Mathematics and PD/H/P/E each having a student School Region State achieve Band 5; and · E3 Bands achieved in Extension 1 and 100 2 English. 90 The school will continue to explore ways of 80 offering the broadest curriculum possible 70 through Distance Education and video 60 conferencing. 50 Enrolment Profile 2002 2003 2004 2005 · School enrolment K-12 in 2005 was 317 students. The pattern of enrolments, holding around 310–320, is consistent Class Sizes with the previous year’s enrolment (315 in · Class sizes vary slightly throughout the 2004. year with the sometimes transient · Approximately 62% of the student population of Norfolk Island. All primary population are from children of Island classes are staged in 2005. Class sizes residents, commonly of Polynesian and towards the end of 2005 were English heritage with the remainder being approximately: children of New Zealand and Australian families. Roll Class Year Total Total in · During 2005, 45 students enrolled at NICS per Year Class and 34 left the school. Student mobility is K/1S K & 1 10 + 8 18 a reflection of the transitory nature of the K/1D K & 1 13 + 7 20 Norfolk Island population with a 1/2P 1 & 2 7 + 13 20 proportion on short term working 1/2S 1 & 2 10 + 14 24 contracts. The general downturn in 3/4S 3 & 4 14 + 10 24 tourism since 2001 has impacted on the 3/4F 3 & 4 11 + 17 28 number of temporary employment positions available and consequently 5/6R 5 & 6 12 + 12 24 school enrolments. 5/6T 5 & 6 11 + 13 24 Curriculum Patterns K-6 Year 7 7 17 · The K-6 department has approximately Year 8 8 26 182 students. Grades are staged in Year 9 9 29 composite classes to maximise their Year 10 10 17 opportunities for smaller class groups, Year 11 11 14 individualised attention from the Support Year 12 10 Teacher Learning and to aid in the team

Post School Destinations · promoting school activities, particularly · There were seventeen students in Year 10 those of Centenary Week through local in 2005. Seven of these have indicated media and throughout NSWDET and other they intend to progress to Year 11 at NICS publications; and encouraging community in 2006. Five students have left Norfolk and Norfolk Island Administration support to continue their secondary studies in for celebratory activities. Australia. Two students have taken up Target 3. – Effectively Upgrade Technology apprenticeships, two students have taken Facilities up full-time work in Norfolk Island and Strategies to achieve this target include: one student has left to look for full time · continuing to make submissions to outside work in Australia. funding sources for financial assistance; · There were nine full time students in Year and 12, 2005. Four of these students have · implementing plans to strategically replace been offered a position to study at outdated equipment. university; five are planning to study at TAFE in Australia. The one pathways student is planning to work full time in Norfolk Island. Retention Rates Retention rates vary according to the size and make-up of the cohort each year. In 2005 there was an approximate 73% retention rate, with fourteen Year 11 students continuing their education at NICS and two students receiving school community scholarships to Hurlstone Agricultural College. Six students took up apprenticeships or jobs locally. Community Use of Facilities NICS buildings and facilities are used by many groups as the school is central to the community. Dance, drama, art classes, Norfolk Amateur Theatrical Society (NATS), athletics and government elections are but a few. Regular and casual bookings are also made by various community groups such as the P & C, Norfolk Action Group (NAG) and the Rescue Squad. Regular Information Technology (IT) classes are run in the evenings through the school by the Librarian/IT teacher for adults working towards their TAFE certificate qualification. Targets for 2006 Target 1. – Continue the Emphasis on Quality Teaching Strategies to achieve this target include: · analysing and discussing the results of the Intellectual Quality and Significance survey; · encouraging staff to attend conferences related to QT practices and to network with other schools in order to develop best practices; · devoting a significant proportion of school development days to QT practices and class tasks; and · continuing to have consultancy visits from NSW to conduct whole school professional learning activities. Target 2. – Enhance Community Perceptions of the School through the Island’s Sesquicentenary and School’s Centenary Celebrations Strategies to achieve this target include: · forming a committee responsible solely for the sesquicentenary celebrations;

ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC WORKS · Boxed and poured Telecom/Electricity Public Works (“Works Depot”) is a multi- pits and slab for Telecom generator. functional department responsible for the · Enclosed parking bay and installed roller construction and maintenance of door at Telecom. Administration buildings (except KAVHA), · Installed security fence around generator maintenance of all grounds and public places at Telecom. (except KAVHA), maintenance of the landing · Refurbished the kitchen at the Radio places at Kingston and Cascade and the Station. arrangements for burials. · Boxed and poured new culverts at Ferny Public Works has 10 permanent full time staff Lane. (including the Public Works Manager), 6 · Excavated, boxed and poured new head temporary full time staff and 2 apprentices. wall at J.E. Road bridge. MECHANICAL SECTION · Alterations at Taylors Road residence for The mechanical section has 3 permanent full Youth Centre. time staff members, 1 temporary full time · Boxed and poured new culverts at Queen staff member and 1 apprentice (2nd year). Elizabeth Avenue. The Mechanical Section procures and · Installed new Lions Park playground maintains all of the Administration’s vehicles, equipment. plant and equipment, other than airport · Major alterations to the airport terminal vehicles and equipment. The mechanical baggage collection area and arrivals hall. workshop also services the Administrator’s · Maintenance works at the Airport Fire Office vehicles. Station. The mechanical workshop services include · Replaced fenders and maintenance at welding and fabrication, panel and paint Cascade Jetty. repairs, and providing assistance to the private · Boxed and poured concrete slab at sector when required. lighterage shed. Achievements during 2005/2006 · Constructed 13 coffins and arranged · Continued routine maintenance and burials. servicing of plant (60), vehicles (106) · External repaint of: and equipment. · Airport terminal · Completion of fitting of seat belts to all · All school buildings Administration vehicles and plant. · No. 7 & No. 8 DCA Circle · Fitting out new Lighterage launch. · Radio Station and Public Library · Fabrication of road culverts. · Internal repaint of: · Re-organisation of workshop. · Telecom Major Challenges · Airport arrivals hall · To continue to upgrade plant, vehicles and equipment. GROUNDS AND PUBLIC PLACES · To participate in and complete further 2 permanent full time and 4 temporary full required training in mechanical area. time staff. · Mechanical apprenticeship of 4 years. The Public Works Grounds and Public Places Section is responsible for the upkeep and BUILDING MAINTENANCE maintenance of all grounds and public places Building Maintenance has 4 permanent full (except KAVHA) and the cleaning and time staff members (one is on 10 months maintenance of all public toilets (including special leave without pay), 1 temporary full those in public reserves and KAVHA). nd time painter and 1 apprentice (2 year). Achievements during 2005/2006 The Public Works Building Maintenance · Continued upkeep of all grounds and Section is responsible for the construction of public places, including toilets and picnic new building structures and improvements to areas to a high standard. existing buildings in accordance with plan · Major clean up, upkeep and maintenance specifications and building codes. The of the Cec Barkman property Section is also responsible for maintenance (bequeathed to the Administration). and repairs to Administration buildings and · Installation of three new barbeques and properties (except KAVHA) and for eight picnic benches at scenic areas. providing the community with assistance in burials. ROADS Achievements during 2005/2006 Construction and maintenance of the Island’s · Maintenance work at Norfolk Island road network was undertaken by the Public Central School. Works Department until 1 July 2005 when the · Reconstruction and refurbishment of Minister for Finance created the Roads school canteen. Government Business Enterprise(GBE). The

Roads GBE is managed by the Public Works Manager and has 4 full time and 2 temporary From 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 there were staff. 20 visits by cargo ships to Norfolk Island. The Roads GBE is funded by vehicle Total cargo imported: registration fees, court fines and the fuel levy. Achievements during 2005/2006 · 11,665.4 Tonnes · Sign/guide post maintenance. · 19,044.6 Cubic Metres · Roadside maintenance. Total number of vehicles imported: 67 · Culvert and stormwater maintenance. · Patching maintenance. ADMINISTRATION STORE · Carting for Cascade Cliff Project rock The Administration Store, Public Works, has screening and recovery project (portion three full time staff and is located at the 44a). Works Depot. · Airport runway project – sealing The Store is responsible for the procurement, contractor’s site. receipt, maintenance, costing, preliminary · Major hard fill upgrade to the lower payment action and issue of all stores and section of Prince Philip Drive, repairing equipment to meet the day-to-day operations cambers and shape, cutting drains and of all sections of the Administration including raising the height of the road 200 to all Government Business Enterprises (GBEs), 300mm. in compliance with the Public Moneys Act · Major upgrade to J.E. Road including 1979. survey, negotiation of easements with The number of orders processed by the Store neighbouring land owners, cutting banks, increased significantly between 2000/2001 rebuilding and extending Broken Bridge and 2004/2005 but declined slightly during Creek bridge, reshaping road, repairing 20005/2006, reflecting reduced cambers/corner shape, installing 1,000m Administration expenditure: of kerb and gutter, cutting road to surveyed heights/levels, lime stabilising, base course and sealing, fencing, batter 2000 stabilisation and landscaping. · Purchase of a second-hand Caterpillar 12G grader to replace obsolete, 1500 unserviceable plant. Major Challenges · Problematic supply of quality crushed 1000

rock material for major road projects No. of Orders · Inclement weather conditions 500 · Staff training · Plant and equipment. LIGHTERAGE SERVICE 0 The Lighterage GBE provides ship unloading 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 and loading services under the Lighterage Act Financial Year 1961. The Lighterage Supervisor is the

Lighterage GBE’s only full time employee. Stock held at the Store at 30 June 2006 was Due to refurbishment works, the Kingston valued at $816,368. Pier was not available for lighterage operations from December 2005. Section Total Value During the year lighterage operations were Electricity $170,279.88 carried out at Kingston on 5 days and at Fire Service $ 2,858.69 Cascade on 31 days. Ships stood at anchor waiting for suitable conditions for 35 days Forestry $ 1,944.14 and for public holidays for 2 days. General $375,556.01 Achievements during 2005/2006: KAVHA $ 18,470.14 · Accident free operations Lighterage $ 63,747.86 · Construction of replacement timber Mechanical $ 40,090.95 launch (No. 4) – due for completion in Stationery $ 47,845.63 July 2006. Telecom $ 95,470.01 Major Challenges Wast Management Centre $ 104.28 · Continuing to upgrade occupational Total: $816,367.59 health and safety practices.

In 2006/2007 we will: · Monitoring and regulating activities · Continue to streamline Stores processes under the Dangerous Drugs Act. to increase efficiencies and meet · Industrial safety inspections, expanding workloads. investigations and reports; occupational · Research alternative vendors to reduce health and safety inspections; support for costs and freight times. the Administration OH&S Committee · Minimise stagnant stock. activities. · Seek to increase staff training in OH&S · Environmental monitoring – water issues and stock handling procedures. quality, waste disposal, noise, dust and · Examine efficiencies that may be hazardous substances. achieved in the use of the Store by · Inspection and monitoring of building operational sections. projects and sites for compliance with planning and building approvals. LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENT · Co-ordination of emergency management The Land Use and Environment Branch services to agriculture and animals in the includes the Office of the Conservator for event of an emergency or disaster. Public Reserves, the Planning Office, Waste · Ensuring compliance with the Management, Health, Building & Quarantine, requirements of the Sale of Tobacco Act Fisheries, Norfolk Island Parks and Forestry 2004. Service and Stock. Quarantine While having overall management The Norfolk Island Quarantine Inspection responsibility for these sections and the Service: routine service responsibilities that this · Inspects imports and grants export entails, the branch also undertakes projects certificates; monitors stock diseases; related to all these areas as required. The monitors for agricultural and following table indicates in a general way the environmental pests, vectors and spectrum of the activities undertaken by the diseases. various sections of the branch, some sections · Reviews and monitors biological have both operational and policy roles while controls. others are purely operational.

Land Use & Environment Branch - Core Tasks Environment Planning Health Building Quarantine Conservator Forestry Waste Management Water Assurance Tanalith Plant Stock Fisheries 1. Operational

2. Regulatory

3. Planning

4. Policy Advice

5. Legislative review

6. Community relations

7. Ministerial support

8. External Agency liaison HEALTH, QUARANTINE, BUILDING There were no major quarantine alerts during AND WATER ASSURANCE the year. The Health and Building Section is responsible There were three barge loads of equipment and for public health, quarantine, building controls materials for the airport upgrade from Brisbane and the Water Assurance Scheme. and one from Fiji with 7,000 x 20 litre drums These responsibilities encompass: of bitumen. The material from Brisbane · Participation in the development of public included 2,500 tonnes of sand in bulk bags. health legislation and audit systems. This required an officer to visit Brisbane and · Public health inspections and monitoring, review the methods of heat treatment, bagging including issuing and monitoring sale of and storage to ensure the risk of importing food licences; monitoring Australian and pests and/or diseases were minimised. An New Zealand food standards; liquor officer also visited Fiji to inspect the bitumen licence inspections; and inspecting consignment prior to loading to minimise the hairdressing establishments and slaughter risk of pest introduction. houses.

Building NORFOLK ISLAND PARKS AND Officers continue to issue building approvals FORESTRY SERVICE and monitor compliance with conditions of The Conservator of Public Reserves is approval and standards. responsible for the management of all public Water Assurance reserves in accordance with the Plans of One of the roles of the Health & Building Management. The Norfolk Island Parks and Section is to develop, maintain and operate the Forestry Service (NIPFS) is nominally the Water Assurance Scheme, issue approvals and operational unit. The total area of the reserves conduct inspections of sewer connections and is approximately 225 hectares. In addition septic tanks. there are 34 hectares of other public lands, the Due to a restriction on capital expenditure no 130 hectare Forestry Zone within the National major sewer extensions or work on the sludge Park; and the Timber Treatment (Tanalith) recovery and dewatering beds were Plant. undertaken. The Norfolk Island Parks and Forestry Service What’s Next is also responsible for issuing permits to take In 2006/2007 there will be: protected trees; roadside noxious weed control · Progress on the Public Health Code and the provision of conservation and forestry (contingent on the commencement of the management advice to the Norfolk Island Public Health Act 1996). Government and the public. · Extensions to sewer mains in the Pitcairn In 2006/2007 Place area. Public Reserves · Development of a sewage sludge de- · 24 permits were issued for a variety of watering process and the relocation of the activities in public reserves including septic drop-off pit to the sewage treatment camping, biological research, commercial plant. activities such as walking tours and barbecues, and community activities; PLANNING · General weed control was undertaken in The Planning Office has responsibility for all reserves. long-term planning on Norfolk Island. The · Efforts to control and eradicate Madeira principal regulatory tools used are the Vine (Lambs Tail) and Coral Berry in Planning Act 2002 and Regulations and the Hundred Acres Reserve continued. Norfolk Island Plan 2002, the implementation · Removal of Eucalyptus species from of which preserve important natural and Hundred Acres Reserve and milling of cultural heritage values through effective timber continues. development controls. This year has seen a resurgence of activities by These responsibilities have encompassed the a re-formed local landcare group. The following tasks: Conservator has worked closely with this · Provision of advice to the community and group and some good work has resulted. the Norfolk Island Government on Landcare has cleaned up old concrete areas planning and heritage issues; and done fencing and planting in the Cockpit · Development of planning policy and area of Cascade Reserve. They have also development control plans; carried out planting at the “Chinaman” at · Ongoing revision of planning legislation, Kingston and organised island-wide roadside associated legislation and the Norfolk weed clearing. Island Plan; Forestry · Strategic planning; · 40 permits were granted under the Trees · Development assessment; and Act 1997 to remove 77 protected trees on · Provision of support to the Planning and private land. These were predominantly Environment Board. Norfolk Island Pine and White Oak. Outcomes achieved in 2005/2006 · Forestry Zone activities included clearing, · 70 development applications were lodged pruning plantation trees, weed control in under the 2002 Planning Act; plantations, slashing and fire break · Development application fees collected maintenance. totalled $17,923. · Selected gums were harvested for posts What’s Next and poles and value added through the In 2006/2007 we will: Tanalith Plant. · Conduct ongoing improvements to the · A program of Island-wide weed control planning processes; continued. · Complete a review of the Signs Development Control Plan; · Provide land use planning input into the Natural Resource Management Plan (Natural Heritage Trust).

Norfolk Island Parks and Forestry Service STOCK HEALTH INSPECTION AND Nursery ANIMAL REGISTRATION · The Nursery continued growing · The Administration intermittently reviews predominantly Norfolk Island Pine but is stock and animal health, particularly also growing a larger number of native aimed at maintaining improved health of species for reserve rehabilitation and sale cattle that are permitted to graze on to the public. common lands. Stock grazing on · The Nursery increased its charges for common lands are mustered every six native plants this year to bring prices months for general health inspection, closer to market value. Current charges at drenching and treatment for copper $3.50 per plant are still below production deficiency. cost. · Bulls are excluded from common lands Tanalith (Timber Treatment) Plant and must be kept in fenced paddocks. The Tanalith Plant is operated by one officer. · Preliminary work has been done on the Annual operating costs are entirely met by establishment of a new stock health- processing charges. The plant generated a monitoring program to be run in slight profit on this basis without consideration conjunction with the Island’s veterinarian. for plant depreciation. Treatment charges were The program is being undertaken to gather increased by 10% to partially offset the information on the status of livestock increases in the cost of tanalith solution and diseases and their potential impact on electricity. Tanalith solution costs have human health on the Island, as well as increased by 27% over the last three years and ensuring that public health standards are further increases will be necessary to fully being met with the handling and account for operational cost increases. preparation of products for human Sale of forest products and services resulted consumption. in the following revenue: In 2005/2006 Category 2004/2005 2005/2006 · Pasturage rights were granted for 265 cattle plus their progeny up to six months Timber Treatment $61,509.83 $60,806.94 old to graze on common lands. Forestry Produce $11,586.38 $25,284.00 · 112 dogs and 13 bulls were registered. (including nursery WASTE MANAGEMENT sales) The Waste Management Centre adjacent to the Pasturage fees, $30,260.85 $30,276.28 airport has been operating for almost three stock inspection years. The facility accepts all waste generated fees and dog on Norfolk Island and is operationally funded licences by a levy on all goods brought to the Island – Timber Royalties $ 898.00 $ 1,551.00 the Waste Management Levy (WML). This does not completely fund the operations of the In 2006/2007 we will: centre and the balance is funded from the · Continue to work on risk exposure issues Water Assurance Scheme. The objective is for in all public reserves; the levy to fully fund the operation of the · Continue to establish native habitat and centre. Other income sources include the sale Norfolk Island pine plantations on public of non-ferrous scrap metal, mainly aluminium lands; cans and extrusions. Products produced as part · Increase the range and quantity of native of the green waste management system will plant species grown at the Administration also create a revenue source. Nursery; As an indication of the volumes of waste · Continue to supply timber products for generated, the following is a breakdown of building, agricultural and landscaping on waste delivered to the Waste Management Norfolk Island and to increase the range of Centre and processed between July 2005 and products. June 2006: · Review Norfolk Island Parks and Forestry Service fees and charges.

Norfolk Island Waste Streams – July 2005 to June 2006 Waste Type Volume/Weight Disposal Method Preferred Disposal Est. Value Method Household waste 7832 m³ Burn Incineration Nil

Glass 288 tonne Sea dump Crush & recycle $11,520

Non-Ferrous Metals See value Export to recycle Export to recycle $17,995

Builders Waste 2040 m³ Burn or recycle Recycle and incineration Nil

Tyres n.a. Shred/Some burnt Shred and/or recycle Nil

Plastics (all forms) Burn Incineration or re-form / Nil Recycle Asbestos 21 tonnes Export to landfill Export to landfill / sea Nil (unless a dumping fee was applied to offset dumping cost) Beverage containers n.a. Re-use Re-use $1,155

Paint n.a. Use Use or incinerate Nil

Agricultural & n.a. Store Export for disposal Nil Horticultural chemicals White/electrical 240 m³ Burn and sea dump Nil goods Cardboard n.a. Burn/Shred Compost Included in compost above Ferrous metals n.a. Sea dump Recycle – price/transport n.a. cost equation negative

Additional Waste Figures exploratory licences will be offered by the Tyres shredded on demand 10 m³ Australian Fisheries Management Authority (eg plumbers etc) in 2007. The principal species targeted in the fishery include Blue Eye Trevalla Drum loads (44 gall) of 29 (Hyperoglyphe antarctica), Orange Roughy pressure packs decentered (Hoplostethus atlanticus) and Alfonsino 750ml soft drink bottles 3,932 @ 25c (Beryx splendens). The fishery, when it was collected for resale per bottle operated, was managed through limited entry, 300ml soft drink bottles 1,724 @ 10c strict conditions to minimising environmental collected for resale per bottle impacts, a minimal operational commitment, Crushed aluminium 22 tonne an annual total allowable catch and a prepared for recycling requirement for 25% observer coverage. The Control Zone Area is the Wanganella Bank Batteries prepared for 14 tonne where there are known stocks of fish. When export the Australian Fisheries Management Copper prepared for export 1.2 tonne Authority (AFMA) granted exploratory (Some of the above figures are of an permits in the Norfolk Island Offshore approximate nature). Fishery it wanted catch information for all of FISHERIES the area of the AFZ so it restricted the number Norfolk Island Fisheries of days that vessels were allowed to access Australia exercises territorial control over the Wanganella Bank. On expiration of the Norfolk Island’s surrounding 200 nautical permit period the Exploratory Management mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Report indicated that there was insufficient Fisheries in this area consist of an inshore information on which to allocate ongoing shelf/upper slope fishery and an exploratory fishing rights. In addition AFMA has flagged offshore deepwater fishery (Eastern Tuna and a preference for an auction process for the Billfish operators also target tuna and tuna- allocation of the Fishery once proven. like species in the Norfolk Island Offshore Norfolk Island Inshore Fishery Fishery). The Norfolk Island Inshore Fishery covers an Norfolk Island Offshore Fishery area of approximately 67 x 40 nautical miles The Norfolk Island Offshore Fishery is an and was designed to include all shelf waters exploratory fishery however no licences are in surrounding Norfolk Island. No commercial place currently. It is anticipated that some fishing permits currently exist in the inshore

waters adjacent to Norfolk Island although The Plan will provide: there is a significant amount of fishing effort An overview of the region’s natural, by the residents of Norfolk Island. The cultural, social and economic resources principal species targeted in this fishery is based on: Trumpeter (Lethrinus miniatus). AFMA in · Biophysical characteristics consultation with the Norfolk Island (landscape, geology, soil, vegetation, Government and the Fisheries Consultative biodiversity, hydrology, climate); Committee is seeking to formalise · Production/economic issues; management arrangements for this fishery and · Social/demographic characteristics; has implemented some catch and effort · Land use and tenure; recording to assist in the sustainable · Identified environmental and management of the fishery however to date heritage values and sites of cultural this has not yielded any significant heritage significance; information. An MOU between AFMA and · Infrastructure and sites of cultural the Norfolk Island Government to this end heritage significance potentially at remains in place. risk; NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST · An analysis of the biophysical, During 2005/2006, $750,000 of initial social, institutional and economic funding was received from the Natural factors affecting environmental and Heritage Trust for four projects. These resource degradation. projects were as follows: · Hydrology Study - $30,000 · Green Waste Management - $650,000 The sustainable management of Norfolk The major item of equipment, a Telcor Island’s precious water resources is an Chipper Mill 5000 Horizontal Grinder, ongoing concern. During the 2005/2006 was purchased and was transported to summer, groundwater levels were Norfolk Island on the airport runway significantly depleted with many resurfacing project demobilisation barge. indicative surface water bodies dried up. Work is in progress to prepare an area for The need for a hydrology study was the composting operation at the Waste highlighted when groundwater was tested Management Centre. This project will and as a result a study was commissioned facilitate the production of compost for through NHT. Benchmark microbial use in plant production for rehabilitation water quality data will be collected in the projects as well as being available for latter half of 2006 to gauge the water sale to the public. quality of Norfolk Island’s precious The processing of green waste forms part water reserves. This will be a valuable of Norfolk Island’s waste minimisation tool for management decisions in the strategy, with the production of mulch future. product and compost suitable for · Revegetation of Reserves - $30,000 community and large-scale use to This project included re-shaping the replenish and protect Norfolk’s valuable ground and re-planting with mainly flax soil resources. and Norfolk Island Pines in the Point Establishment of a green waste Ross area, planting in the Kingston area processing centre at the Waste at the “Chinaman” and restoration and Management Centre is currently being planting at the Headstone top tip site. undertaken, with site planning and Work will continue in other reserves in construction underway. It is expected to 2007. be fully operational at the end of 2006. Other Projects Undertaken by the Branch · Natural Resource Management Plan - include: $40,000 Fruit Tree Importation A Natural Resource Management Plan The first stage in a trial to improve the (NRM) has been commenced with the availability of fresh produce on Norfolk commissioning of Consultants Parsons Island resulted in the development of a Brinckerhoff to undertake this study in quarantine protocol for the importation of the coming year. The unique mango trees as a first of an overall fruit tree environment of the Island was recently importation process. A community call was acknowledged on a national scale and undertaken to gauge interest in a range of fruit funding was received through Natural varieties, with over 300 expressions of Heritage Trust. The Plan will cover the interest received. Over the next year it is full range of NRM issues given the expected to develop protocols for further interconnected nature of natural resource species, including citrus and newly developed issues and problems. Success in low chill varieties of various fruits. Concerns managing or preventing natural resource were raised about the risk of introducing new and environmental degradation will come pests and diseases to Norfolk Island. To out of better management planning. manage this, a rigorous procedure was developed using the expertise of the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service

(AQIS). The procedure is of a higher applications for the Commonwealth standard than the procedure required for Government’s Natural Heritage Trust importation of a new species into Australia or EnviroFund Round 8 and this will be New Zealand. It is also tailored to the announced later in the year. individual plant species and its disease status Weed and Pest Management on Norfolk Island. Over the past twelve months a number of Asbestos weed control methods have been trialled for After lengthy negotiations with government use in environmentally sensitive areas such as agencies in Australia, 50 tonnes of asbestos wetland environments, areas of native forest left Norfolk Island aboard the Norfolk and coastal dune ecosystems. The use of Guardian bound for a secure landfill situated surfactants to improve herbicide efficiency, just outside Brisbane. Originating from integrated control methods (using a KAVHA restorations, the asbestos was combination of mechanical and chemical double wrapped in plastic, secured in crates applications) and the use of natural products and further reinforced with steel banding. (e.g. citrus based wetting agents) have all Due to the hazardous nature of asbestos, aided in the control of water hyacinth, lantana waste management facilities on Norfolk and Madeira Vine. Island are not suited for the safe disposal of The numbers of geese on the Kingston this material. Therefore an alternative facility Common are also monitored, with numbers on the mainland that would accept the waste being controlled through the harvesting of had to be found. eggs during the breeding season. However, Metals Recycling the goose population does prove to be Approximately 60 tonnes of recyclable beneficial in the control of army grub on the materials were loaded on the Boral Barge for Common area as well as being a favourite transportation to Cairns. The load comprised with the tourists. approximately $18,000 worth of aluminium, The Land Use & Environment Branch steel, copper and car batteries and will regularly provides a column in the Norfolk hopefully be the beginning of a twice-yearly Islander aimed at keeping the community shipment arrangement of wastes in informed about the range of projects in train conjunction with CMA Metals. and providing advice on environmental Hazardous Wastes issues. This year it is planned to ship off over 6,000 litres of used battery acid, as well as another KINGSTON PIER PROJECT load of old batteries for recycling. During 2000 it became clear from engineering The management of chemicals is a challenge and heritage assessments that the historic to be faced. Although a small scale storage Kingston Pier, which was constructed during facility has been set up at the Waste the Second Convict Settlement on Norfolk Management Centre for the short term, a long Island (1825-1855), required substantial work term strategy to safely handle, store and ship to protect its heritage values and to enable it these chemicals needs to be developed and to continue to be used as a working jetty. will be one of our chief aims for the The Commonwealth announced funding for upcoming year. the Kingston Pier Refurbishment Project on KAVHA Wetlands 28 June 2004. In December 2004 the Ongoing management of the KAVHA Administration appointed Patterson Britton & wetlands in conjunction with the KAVHA Partners to design the work and manage the Manager saw the removal of weeds that were project. Tenders for construction were called clogging Watermill Dam and impeding on 17 September 2005, with Geotech Pty Ltd wetland flow. This forms part of the being engaged as the project contractor in Administration’s ongoing management plan December 2005. for the Kingston wetlands, with progressive Project works, which commenced in weed removal and maintenance continuing December 2005, consisted primarily of: over the upcoming year. removal of the existing pier deck surface, Clean Up Day strengthening of the pier facing stone walls, A successful Clean Up Norfolk Day was held placement of stainless steel tie rods, on Friday 3 March and Sunday 5 March 2006, construction of 82 mini piles to support the with 390 community volunteers removing pier deck and adjacent stone walls, rubbish from beaches, parks, roadsides, installation of about 70m of new steel sheet creeks and reserves. piling adjacent to the existing sheet piling Environmental Funding Assistance along the western working face, new timber As part of the environmental management of fendering, new concrete capping beam on the the Island, the important role of the sheet piling, new concrete deck on boat ramp community and landowners is recognised. and pier and new timber kerbs and lighting. We endeavour to assist all community This project is planned for completion in members who are interested in environmental November 2006 at a total cost of about project support. In the past year, a number of $5.9M. landholders were assisted with their

NORFOLK ISLAND AIRPORT Boral Resources (Qld) Pty Ltd, involved The Norfolk Island Airport comprises just removal of 10mm of pavement and under 120ha, of which approximately 95ha is placement of a 55mm thick asphalt used for aviation purposes, including the overlay on the surface of the taxiway, airport terminal, car park, two main sealed main runway, and part of the cross- runways, taxiway, apron, navaids and runway. The apron was also extended associated grassed areas. and resealed as a contract variation During 2005/06 the Airport GBE’s major funded by the Airport GBE. These works challenge was the runway and apron resealing will enable new generation medium jet works. The collapse of Norfolk Jet Express in aircraft such as B737-800 and A320 to June 2005 also presented a major challenge to operate at the Norfolk Island Airport the Island’s economy, in response to which without pavement restriction and are the Norfolk Island Government utilised projected to maintain pavement integrity Airport GBE Fund reserves to maintain air until around 2021. The runway reseal services to Australia through direct funding of project was facilitated by a $12M loan airline charter flights. Scheduled flights to from the Commonwealth to the Norfolk Australia were reduced to four per week, but a Island Government. new charter arrangement with Ozjet in May · The passenger terminal was extended to 2006 restored the number of RPT flights to provide an airfreight facility adjacent to Australia to six per week. ’s the departures baggage area. The new twice weekly flights to Auckland were not freight facility, which provides direct affected by the changes in Australian flight airside and landside access, eliminates arrangements. double handling and enables customers to Staffing deliver and collect airfreight at the The airport is staffed by five permanent airport. The facility has also provided officers: Airport Manager, Deputy Airport customs efficiencies and increased Manager, reporting officers and ground staff. security. Ten part-time permanent Security Officers- · The baggage collection area in the Aviation are rostered to provide security arrivals hall was enlarged, almost screening for all RPT flights. doubling the effective length of the The Airport Manager is also responsible for baggage carousel for passenger bag seaport security. collection. Further works by the Audits Administration’s Building Maintenance The Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Team are proposed to make the arrivals independent consultants Airport Operational hall and check-in and waiting areas of the Support carry out annual technical and safety terminal more user friendly. audits to monitor compliance with the Manual · Approximately 3ha of airport land was of Standards (MOS) Part 139. The Norfolk fenced and leased for grazing, providing Island Administration continues to receive some income and reducing maintenance high praise for the high level of compliance costs. with the MOS. Department of Transport and Regional NORFOLK TELECOM Services also regularly audit compliance with Norfolk Telecom provides the Norfolk Island aviation and maritime security regulations. community with telecommunications services Current Airport Traffic at carrier level reliability and quality under The Norfolk Island Airport provides services the Telecommunications Act 1992 (Norfolk to light aircraft and other non Regular Public Island). The major elements of Norfolk Transport (RPT) aircraft movements which Telecom’s current services are: fixed line use Norfolk Island enroute to New Zealand, telephone (copper and optic fibre); central Australia, Lord Howe Island and the Pacific. exchange; trunk radio network; broadband French maritime surveillance aircraft based in internet connection (Asynchronous Digital regularly transit through Subscriber Line [ADSL]) (replacing Norfolk Island Airport in addition to RAAF outmoded, less reliable wireless internet flights operating to or via Norfolk Island. connections); and ISP (internet service Regular public transport services are provided provider). by Air New Zealand (B737-300) to Auckland Radio Norfolk, which is operated in twice weekly. Ozjet (B737-200) provides accordance with the Norfolk Island RPT services to Sydney and Brisbane in an Broadcasting Authority Act 2001 is a self- arrangement with the Norfolk Island contained function within Norfolk Telecom. Government 6 times per week. Norfolk Telecom maintains the four local Major Projects television transmitters for ABC, Central 7, · The asphalting phase of the runway Imparja and SBS channels that are relayed by reseal/overlay project commenced in the Broadcasting Service. April 2006, with grooving and line Norfolk Telecom also provides safety of life marking completion expected in July at sea (SOLAS) radio operations during 2006. The $12M contract awarded to marine emergencies and is responsible for ensuring effective communications during a disaster or emergency under the Norfolk Special Projects Island Disaster and Emergency Management · Installation of ADSL broadband relay Plan. equipment at Sattie’s Corner and Anson Norfolk Telecom has five multi-skilled Bay to extend the range of the service technicians, who ensure the efficient beyond 4km from the exchange, making installation, maintenance and operation of ADSL broadband accessible to the whole Norfolk Telecom’s wide range of services. community; Specialist technical services period contract · Acceptance of NI Telecom Ten Year provides additional support for broadcasting Strategic Plan from consultant transmitters and antennae. Four (PricewaterhouseCoopers); administrative office staff operate Norfolk · Introduction of a wider range of ADSL Telecom’s customer care billing system and customer plans; provide support to the Manager Telecom and · Major maintenance (complete technical operations. A pool of part-time disassembly and reassembly) of the large telephone operators provides manual satellite dish located at the Radio Station; assistance telephone directory services 8am to · Development of specifications, call for 5pm. tenders for supply and installation of a International and Satellite Services 2G GSM cellular mobile phone system, The operating agreement under which Reach tender evaluation; Global Services Limited is the sole supplier of · Upgrade of Telecom billing system; international carrier and satellite services, · Cut over to underground cabling to expired on 30 April 2006. The operating Cascade Road, installation of agreement was continued for up to 12 months underground cabling servicing Martins in accordance with the contract, pending the Road, Steeles Point, Mountbatten Park, outcome of negotiations and tender selection Rocky Point and New Farm Road areas; for the future provision of international and upgrade of underground cabling in satellite services. conjunction with J.E. Road roadworks; Telecom Services · Major cable rearrangements to the feeder · Provision and maintenance of local cable along Mission Road to increase public switched communications. capacity to the Anson Bay area; · Provision of PABX systems. · Fit out mobile phone equipment room at · Provision of call recording equipment for Communications Centre; PABX systems in accommodation · Installation of standby generator for houses. Communications Centre; · Provision of international · Extension of telecommunications communications services including: building to include lockup area for · International direct dialling (IDD); Telecom works truck. · Country direct services (direct in- Targets for 2006/2007 dial to Norfolk Island where the · Implementation of 2G GSM cellular called party is billed for the call); mobile phone system; · Norfolk Telecom ISP (internet · Selection and implementation of service provider: ni.net), including international communications services; broadband services; · Review of Norfolk Telecom charges and · International operator assisted calls; customer plans; · Local and international directory · Full market penetration of ADSL services; broadband service; · Public facsimile bureau; · Redesignation of the trunking radio · Private leased data services; system for emergency use; · International toll free services · Relocation of the HF ship to shore (including free call help lines); emergency radio transceiver from · Emergency communications system Telecom to the Emergency Coordination (radio trunking system). Centre at the airport. · Investigate and introduce new Major Challenges telecommunications services to meet · Provision of high quality, reliable, up to customer demand. date telecommunications services to all Achievements during 2005/2006 consumers; support business and · 1,874 analogue telephone services economic activity at connected; affordable/competitive cost; · 207 mobile trunking radios; · Market size: fragmentation likely to · 231 new telephone connections; destabilise telecommunications, difficult · 136 telephone services relocated to to recover capital investments; different premises; · Flexibility in service provision: improved · 304 ADSL connected services; ability to respond to changing · 4,666 work orders actioned. technologies and customer needs.

BROADCASTING SERVICE Introduction of digital radio and television The Norfolk Island Broadcasting Service services to coincide with the changeover to provides radio and television programs for the digital in Australia. Norfolk Island community. Radio Norfolk NORFOLK ISLAND ELECTRICITY Radio Norfolk broadcasts in FM Stereo (89.9 Norfolk Island Electricity is a Government mhz) and AM (1566 khz) from the New Business Enterprise, responsible for the Cascade Road studio. Both bands usually generation and reticulation of electricity carry the same program, but may carry supply to the Norfolk Island community. different programs, such as when Norfolk Island Electricity’s major operational broadcasting the monthly meetings of the assets are the powerhouse and the power Legislative Assembly on AM1566. distribution grid. The powerhouse comprises Radio Norfolk is staffed by a full time 3 Cummins KTA 50 G3 diesel generators and manager and a part-time clerical assistant 3 Caterpillar 3516 3500 series diesel with 16 casual announcers and 12 volunteer generators, with a total capacity of 6,000kW, announcers. The support of volunteers generating at an efficiency of approximately enables Radio Norfolk to broadcast on five 3.6kWh/1. The powerhouse generates afternoons (Monday to Thursday and electricity at 415 volts, which is transformed Saturday) and some nights. Weekday on-air to 6.6kV for distribution. shifts are two hours, with three and four hour Norfolk Island Electricity is staffed by a shifts on weekends. manager, five electrical tradesmen, a chief Radio announcers are trained by the mechanical officer and three mechanics. Broadcast Manager with information Electricity generation during 2005/2006: technology staff support. Radio Norfolk’s Maximum Demand 1600 kW youth radio-training program encourages and 2100 Amps develops young people to become regular Fuel Used 1,983,421 Litres radio announcers. Radio Norfolk’s outside broadcast van was Cost of Fuel $2,085,000 replaced with the mini-bus from the hospital. The mini-bus was fitted out as an outside KWh Generated 7,276,364 broadcast studio, with near primary studio quality broadcasting. The outside broadcast Cost per MWh $287 studio is used for sponsored and community events. The marginal cost of electricity generation The school studio became a fully operational (fuel only) during 2005/2006 was radio with direct connection to the radio approximately $287/MWh. In 2003 the station enabling on-air broadcasting of school marginal cost of electricity generation (fuel events such as the Easter Carnival. only) was $186/MWh. Relayed Radio Services In response to fuel price rises, the electricity The following radio services are re-broadcast tariff increased on three occasions during 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 2005/2006: · ABC Fine Music (Stereo) FM 93.9 · by $0.01 on 1 July 2005; · ABC NSW Western Plains FM 95.9 · by $0.04 on 1 October 2005; and · ABC Triple J FM 98.6 · by $0.03 on 1 April 2006 · ABC Radio National FM 91.9 As a consequence, from 30 June 2005 the electricity tariff rose 20%, from $0.39 per unit Some Radio New Zealand International to $0.47 per unit. services (such as Pacific News) and the BBC’s World Service, are relayed at regular Achievements during 2005/2006 time slots. · Underground ducting to Hibiscus Drive Additional radio programs may be relay · Underground ducting to Uncle Joe’s broadcast when the station is unmanned: Road · ABC News Radio · Airport runway project lighting contract · BBC World Radio Service · Airport baggage handling facility modifications · Radio Australia · Overhaul of No. 2 Cummins generator Television · Part completion of New Farm Road The following television services are re- underground ducting broadcast: · Purchase of emergency mobile lighting · ABC NSW (ABN-2, Regional) tower. · SBS TV NSW Regional Major Challenges · Central 7 (Queensland) · Maintaining reliability of electricity · Imparja Television (Northern Territory, supply in the face of restraints on capital Western Australia and South Australia). expenditure Targets for 2006/2007 · Maintaining staff training · Additional television service from New · Investigation of alternative or Zealand; supplementary suitable energy sources.

NORFOLK ISLAND FIRE SERVICE · ICAO Remission Factor Removal AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT The International Civil Aviation The Norfolk Island Fire Service and Organisation (ICAO) in accordance with Emergency Management provide a 24-hour Aerodrome Standards and Recommended fire and rescue service to the Norfolk Island Practices, annex 14, chapter 9, has been community and its surrounds. removing the ‘remission factor’ over the The vehicle fleet consists of 5 fire vehicles, last ten years and stage two (the final made up of 3 Aviation Large Fire Vehicles stage) was to take effect by 1 January stationed at the Norfolk Island Airport Fire 2005. This has yet to be adopted by all Station and 2 Isuzu FTS 750, 4x4 fire signatories. Norfolk Island has adopted vehicles stationed at the Works Depot Fire the ARFFS coverage to be provided that Station for domestic/rural purposes. Both will be equal to the Category of the station vehicles compliment each other should Critical Aircraft (Boeing 737 – 300 the occasion arise. There is also a General series, ARFFS Category 6). The Use Vehicle, Mitsubishi Dual-Cab 4x4 Category 6 ARFFS provision was finally supplied to the on call officer and a approved on 1 April 2005 after maintenance van to allow the crew to service completing a CASA audit in March 2005. the Island’s fire protection equipment on-site · Staffing on behalf of customers. The 11 current fire service staff members Negotiations at an Administrative Officer are all trained/training to relevant level are still progressing with Air Services Australian Fire Fighting Competencies Australia (AA) on vehicles surplus to their (AFCs). However there is a process in requirements that will be suitable for place to convert the AFC’s to the newer replacement of Norfolk Island ARFFS training regime known as the Public vehicles that are beyond the operational life of Safety Industry Training modules a major attack fire vehicle. The latest update (ITABS) that the aviation industry has is some of AA’s new vehicles have arrived adopted. However the officers are to and their replacement program has fulfil further training modules to convert commenced and we may see replacement the current Workplace Assessor and vehicles for Norfolk Island in the near future, Train the Trainer modules to comply. although organisational changes within AA Towards the end of the year the Norfolk may affect operational requirements Island Fire Service training continually changing with new stations ground/facilities gave way for the airport opening around Australia. upgrade and establishment of the Boral The Norfolk Island Fire Service provided: bitumen plant and storage of equipment. · Response to 16 callouts throughout the The majority of the training aids were year, consisting of: past their use-by-dates, therefore their · Aviation incident – abnormal timely removal will allow the landing, where the aircraft had establishment of new more technical difficulties with the environmentally friendly facilities/aids Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) – once the airport project is complete. landed safely then resumed the Some of the Projects/Services the Fire journey without incident. Service personnel were involved with were: · Vehicle fire – while parked in a · Upgrading staff qualifications through carport in close proximity to the ITABS for ARFFS Category Six service residence – caused by cigarette provision embers in the rear seat. · Continuation of the new fire station · General fires – being small grass (combined domestic and aviation) site fires either from old and rusted out selection and planning incinerators (44 gal drums) that were · Continuing compliance of emergency left unattended or the occupant provisions for tourist accommodation neglected to remain while the fire · On-going fire detection, protection was still alight. It is recommended program carried out for some 70 premises to stay in the vicinity and observe the and businesses fire while still alight. · Airport Emergency Plan update · Automatic Fire Alarms (AFA) · Continuation of upgrading the fire alarm Activations (monitored by the Fire system in the KAVHA area Service through the paging system) · Fire Service and public information included hospital, powerhouse, dissemination to community clubs and KAVHA buildings. The majority of groups the AFA systems in the KAVHA · Administration and community area have been upgraded and emergency evacuation planning and modernised, alleviating the majority training of faults and alarms in this area. · Internal and external staff fire training

· Fire surveys · Advanced Fire Safety Course – including Building Codes of Australia and Standards Australia – Adelaide · Development Application approvals · Fire management within Norfolk Island national parks · Occupational health and safety · Evacuation training · Establishment of the Fire Advisory Board Relevant legislation/regulations/standards pertaining to the operations of the Norfolk Island Fire Service are: · ICAO Aerodrome Standards & Recommended Practices, Volume 1, Annex 14, Chapter 9 · Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cmth) · Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR 139h) (Cmth) · Fire Control Act · Disaster & Emergency Management Act · Tourist Accommodation Act 1984 · Standards Australia Emergency Management The Emergency Management Norfolk Island Committee (EMNIC) was alerted during the year with two possible tsunami warnings both originating in the New Caledonia area from ocean floor earthquakes that the Emergency Co-ordination Centre in Canberra issued. There were also a couple of cyclones that rated monitoring but changed direction/intensity to be of no concern to Norfolk Island. Localised marine incidents also required involvement of committee members.

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT

ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2006 2006 2005 $ $ $ INCOME Revenue Fund 7,063,295 8,753,821 Liquor Supply Service - Gross Profit 1,468,080 1,606,825 Postal Services 684,662 816,447 Electricity Service 3,322,678 3,105,984 Norfolk Telecom 3,267,228 4,124,957 Lighterage Service 390,697 379,688 Norfolk Island Airport 2,079,857 2,264,822 Water Assurance Fund 604,648 612,945 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 565,321 636,627 Integrated Museums 134,312 158,980 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 411,434 360,494 N.I. Healthcare Fund 1,287,482 899,099 Cascade Cliff Sale of Rock 1,977,699 411,474 Offshore Finance Centre 73 67 Roads 1,138,340 - Gaming Enterprise - N.I. 569,554 418,990

24,965,360 24,551,220

TOTAL INCOME 24,965,360 24,551,220

EXPENDITURE Revenue Fund 11,578,982 12,523,442 Liquor Supply Service 273,404 324,873 Postal Services 587,948 637,792 Electricity Service 2,874,259 2,379,632 Norfolk Telecom 2,053,389 2,125,313 Lighterage Service 284,283 333,186 Norfolk Island Airport 1,504,997 2,172,530 Water Assurance Fund 306,314 394,543 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 923,494 836,577 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums 255,427 275,443 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 392,990 358,699 N.I. Healthcare Fund 1,089,683 849,954 Cascade Cliff Sale of Rock 1,692,961 337,476 Roads 920,239 - Gaming Enterprise - N.I. 22,713 3,736 Offshore Finance Centre - -

24,761,083 23,553,196

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 24,761,083 23,553,196

INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) EXCESS BEFORE DEPRECIATION 204,277 998,024

Less Depreciation - (Non Cash Item) 1,912,572 1,995,428

INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) EXCESS (1,708,295) (997,404)

ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2006

2006 2005 $ $ $ ACCUMULATED FUNDS

Revenue Fund 9,940,278 11,061,688 Liquor Supply Service 540,000 540,000 Postal Services 80,238 156,044 Electricity Service 4,760,100 4,831,611 Norfolk Telecom 3,509,405 4,343,494 Lighterage Service 492,609 511,457 Norfolk Island Airport 6,132,231 6,091,933 Water Assurance Fund 5,182,511 5,130,675 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 185,260 269,658 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums 57,061 61,594 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 653,433 670,648 N.I. Healthcare Fund 773,553 628,893 Cascade Cliff Sale of Rock 91,608 -154,136 Roads 193,063 - Gaming Enterprise - N.I. 221,601 377,760 Offshore Finance Centre 7,786 7,713

32,820,737 34,529,032

BALANCE 30 JUNE 32,820,737 34,529,032

REPRESENTED BY:-

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at Bank (Includes Bank Term Deposits) Revenue Fund 1,461,274 1,402,559 Liquor Supply Service 24,370 20,396 Postal Services 91,707 81,386 Electricity Service 771,508 787,957 Norfolk Telecom 1,222,858 1,278,366 Lighterage Service 85,542 130,615 Norfolk Island Airport 2,236,661 3,077,853 Water Assurance Fund 736,443 524,018 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 273,247 389,832 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums 50,463 61,622 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 642,865 668,263 N.I. Healthcare Fund 463,004 643,774 Cascade Cliff Sale of Rock 42,530 228,140 Roads 162,678 - Gaming Enterprise - N.I. 221,372 386,864 Offshore Finance Centre 7,786 7,713 Loan Fund (Excl. Cascade Cliff Loan) 5,690,747 1,054,000 Trust Fund 4,906,423 1,098,409

19,091,478 11,841,767

2006 2005 $ $ $ Sundry Debtors (Net) (Includes Accruals, & Prepayments) Revenue Fund 619,876 999,192 Liquor Supply Service - 1,171 Postal Services 78,325 143,668 Electricity Service 805,666 762,264 Norfolk Telecom 553,871 1,132,846 Lighterage Service 84,832 58,778 Norfolk Island Airport 1,511,097 597,145 Water Assurance Fund 55,824 53,252 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 8,538 4,621 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums 5,016 4,944 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 75,549 62,908 N.I. Healthcare Fund 530,322 132,037 Cascade Cliff Sale of Rock 326,507 32,519 Roads 33,392 - Gaming Enterprise - N.I. 40,522 29,276

4,729,337 4,014,621 Materials & Stock at Cost Revenue Fund 294,284 648,525 Liquor Supply Service 757,245 734,909 Postal Services 33,948 28,384 Electricity Service 423,800 392,948 Norfolk Telecom 159,957 199,057 Lighterage Service 66,594 64,674 Norfolk Island Airport 97,371 97,688 Water Assurance Fund 27,970 28,521 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 30,571 31,221 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums 20,882 22,769 Roads 194,368 -

2,106,990 2,248,696 FIXED ASSETS (NET) (Buildings, Land, Plant & Equipment, Furniture & Fittings, Works in Progress) Revenue Fund 9,425,702 9,734,722 Postal Services 6,359 7,878 Electricity Service 3,029,460 3,155,293 Norfolk Telecom 2,262,115 2,542,540 Lighterage Service 289,524 289,884 Norfolk Island Airport 13,566,071 2,756,664 Water Assurance Fund 4,391,705 4,546,240 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 2,673 3,332 Loan Fund (Excl. Cascade Cliff Loan) - 134,135 N.I. Healthcare Fund 362 501 Roads 128,727 -

33,102,698 23,171,189

TOTAL ASSETS 59,030,503 41,276,273

2006 2005 $ $ $ LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES (Sundry Creditors, Employees Entitlements) Revenue Fund 1,876,277 1,629,742 Liquor Supply Service 32,217 44,773 Postal Services 77,071 59,966 Electricity Service 271,035 199,688 Norfolk Telecom 638,502 767,791 Lighterage Service 16,348 15,822 Norfolk Island Airport 4,886,657 359,850 Water Assurance Fund 27,238 20,016 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 74,448 89,997 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums 16,729 25,898 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 63,789 62,579 N.I. Healthcare Fund 216,269 141,044 Cascade Cliff Sale of Rock 207,429 214,795 Roads 40,831 - Gaming Enterprise Norfolk Island 40,293 38,380 Loan Fund (Excl. Cascade Cliff Loan) - 134,135 Trust Fund 4,297,817 635,939

12,782,950 4,440,415 LONG TERM LIABILITIES (Employees Entitlements and Loans except for Trust Fund) Revenue Fund 422,820 427,520 Liquor Supply Service 41,159 37,751 Postal Services 53,030 45,306 Electricity Service 69,299 67,163 Norfolk Telecom 50,894 41,524 Lighterage Service 17,535 16,672 Norfolk Island Airport 83,059 77,567 Water Assurance Fund 2,193 1,340 K.A.V.H.A. Fund 52,648 66,019 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums 2,571 1,843 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 3,865 1,276 N.I. Healthcare Fund 3,866 6,375 Roads 15,271 - Commonwealth Govt. Loan - Runway Upgrade 12,000,000 1,054,000 Trust Fund 608,606 462,470

13,426,816 2,306,826

TOTAL LIABILITIES 26,209,766 6,747,241

NET ASSETS 32,820,737 34,529,032

ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2006

2006 2005 $ $ $

NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Revenue Fund -3,779,508 -3,645,656 Liquor Supply Service 1,164,363 1,341,454 Postal Services 181,321 136,965 Electricity Service 447,648 400,396 Norfolk Telecom 1,732,381 1,616,072 Lighterage Service 79,345 14,276 Norfolk Island Airport -609,116 249,052 Water Assurance Fund 298,974 248,172 K.A.V.H.A. Fund -378,535 -182,851 N.I. Bicentennial Integrated Museums -115,576 -94,826 Workers Compensation Scheme Fund 9,602 69,363 N.I. Healthcare Fund -127,770 -80,870 Cascade Cliff Sale of Rock -8,621 225,128 Roads 42,678 - Gaming Enterprise - N.I. 537,508 405,599 Offshore Finance Centre 73 67 Loan Fund (Cascade Cliff Excluded) 10,946,000 1,054,000 Trust Fund 3,808,014 454,033 Net Cash Received from Operating Activities 14,228,781 2,210,374

NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from Sale of Fixed Assets - 7,305 Road Reconstruction & Upgrades - -364,385 Database - Financials - -54,749 Capital Works - Elect. Reticulation Mains -101,233 -137,873 Capital Works - Tele. Reticulation Mains & Sub. Equip. - -43,373 Capital Works - Launch -65,818 - Capital Works - Airport Runways -6,311,999 -42,298 Capital Works - Buildings -2,104 -210,251 Capital Purchases -Vehicles & Mobile Plant -224,830 -80,149 Capital Purchases - Furniture & Fittings -1,549 -41,683 Capital Purchases - Plant & Equipment -197,551 -289,011 Net Cash Expended in Investing Activities -6,905,084 -1,256,467

NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Contribution to N.I. Museum Trust -8,247 -21,209 Recoverable Expenditure -65,739 -28,999 Net Cash Expended in Financing Activities -73,986 -50,208

NET INCREASE/ (DECREASE) IN CASH HELD 7,249,711 903,699 ADD- Cash Balance 1 July 11,841,767 10,938,068

CASH BALANCE 30 JUNE 19,091,478 11,841,767