Notice of Ordinary Council Meeting - 25 Feb 2026
Published on 20 February 2026
An Ordinary Meeting of Council will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday 25 February 2026, at the Council Chambers, Bicentennial Complex at Burnt Pine.
Members of the community are welcome to attend the public gallery to observe. Requests for Public Access for this meeting will close at 4:30pm, Monday 23 February 2026. The Public Access session will be conducted on the day of the Council meeting commencing at 2:00pm. Please contact Customer Care on 22001 or email executiveassistant@nirc.gov.nf to register your interest.
The following is a summary agenda of the meeting for the information of the community, and the substantive Agenda is available (as of 4:00pm Friday) on the Council website at nirc.gov.au/Your-council/Council-meetings/2026-Meetings.
AGENDA
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ATTENDANCE
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WELCOME
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STATEMENT OF RESPECT/ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS/MEETING STATEMENTS
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PRAYER
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CONDOLENCES
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PUBLIC ACCESS
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APOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
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DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS
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ADMINISTRATORS’ MINUTE / REPORT
9.1 Administrators’ Activity since reported last meeting
10 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
10.1 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting held on 4 February 2026
11 MATTERS ARISING
12 COMMITTEE REPORTS
12.1 Report of the Electricity Special Purpose Committee
12.2 Unconfirmed Minutes of the Environment and Sustainability Advisory Committee meeting held 20th January 2026.
13 DECISION REPORTS
13.1 Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarterly Budget Review 2
13.2 Draft Relocation and Rent Assistance Policy (General Manager) - Post Public Exhibition
13.3 Council Advisory Committee Expression of Interest
13.4 FY 2024/25 Amended Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report
13.5 DA 7/2025 - Information Signage at Kingston and Cascade Piers
13.6 Community Engagement Strategy
13.7 New and Revised Council Policies
13.8 Information Technology (IT) Managed Services Contract
14 INFORMATION REPORTS
14.1 Work Health and Safety - WHS Audit Corrective Action Plan
14.2 Norfolk Island Plan 2002 - Draft Plan to Make Amendments to Facilitate Implementation of the Plan
14.3 Customer Care update
14.4 Enterprise Bargaining Agreement Update
14.5 Finance Department Consolidated Information Report
14.6 Telecom Backhaul Briefing
14.7 Schedule of Outstanding Resolution as at 25 February 2026
15 NOTICE OF MOTIONS / RECISSIONS / QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE
16 URGENT BUSINESS WITHOUT NOTICE
17 CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION / CLOSED SESSION
18 CORRESPONDENCE / PRESS RELEASES
18.1 Correspondence/Media Releases
19 QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT MEETING
20 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
21 CLOSING PRAYER
22 CLOSE OF COUNCIL MEETING
The meeting will be streamed live on the website and Radio Norfolk, and a video recording will be available on Council's website after the meeting concludes.
Please note this summary agenda is subject to change and the final agenda is available from Friday, 4pm on Council’s website: nirc.gov.au/Your-council/Council-meetings/2026-Meetings.