Council Advisory Committees
Advisory Committees provide a structure for interested residents and subject matter experts to play an active role in contributing to council policy and direction.
Advisory Committees provide an important link for Council with the community and are supported via other community consultative methods.
Advisory Committees are established under Part 20 of Council’s Code of Meeting Practice 2025 (endorsed 4 Feb 2026)(PDF, 464KB) and in accordance with Section 355 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW)(NI) to provide advice to Council on matters of strategic significance. Council committees may make recommendations to Council and act under specific delegations granted by Council.
The Norfolk Island Regional Council has the following Advisory Committees established in place:
Electricity Special Purpose Committee
Environment and Sustainability Advisory Committee
Strategic Finance Improvement Committee
How the Committee Members are selected
When seeking Community Committee Members, Council will advertise an Expression of Interest in the local media, website and social media channels. Interested community members will be able to go online and view the Terms of Reference and/or an Expression of Interest document and are asked to submit an application to Council detailing their suitability against selection criteria. The recruitment of those members of the Committee is to be based on merit, and it is important that the selection process used is transparent and accountable.