!!!Norfolk Island: Government
||Country name|''conventional long form'': Territory of Norfolk Island \\ ''conventional short form'': Norfolk Island \\ ''etymology'': named by British explorer Captain James COOK after Mary HOWARD, Duchess of Norfolk, in 1774 \\ 
||Dependency status|self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
||Government type|parliamentary democracy (formerly the Legislative Assembly); overseas territory of Australia; note - in May 2015, the Australian Parliament passed the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 which abolished Norfolk Island self-government and replaced it with an interim Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015
||Capital|Kingston[{GoogleMap location='Kingston' zoom='6'}] \\ ''geographic coordinates'': 29 03 S, 167 58 E \\ ''time difference'': UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) \\ 
||Administrative divisions|none (territory of Australia)
||Independence|none (territory of Australia)
||National holiday|Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
||Constitution|previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)
||Legal system|English common law and the laws of Australia
||Citizenship|see Australia
||Suffrage|18 years of age; universal
||Executive branch|''chief of state'': Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general \\ ''head of government'': Administrator Gary HARDGRAVE (since 1 July 2014) \\ ''cabinet'': Executive Council consists of 4 Legislative Assembly members \\ ''elections/appointments'': the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia \\ 
||Legislative branch|''description'': unicameral Norfolk Island Regional Council (5 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) \\ ''elections'': elections last held 28 May 2016; next to be held 2020 \\ ''election results'': party by seats - independents 5 \\  \\ ''__note__'': following an administrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 to be replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council consisted of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections on 28 May 2016, the new Norfolk Island Regional Council commenced operations on 1 July 2016 \\ 
||Judicial branch|''highest court(s)'': Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia \\ ''judge selection and term of office'': justices appointed by the governor general of Australia from among justices of the Federal Court of Australia; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 \\ ''subordinate courts'': Petty Court of Sessions; specialized courts including a Coroner's Court and the Employment Tribunal \\ 
||Political parties and leaders|Norfolk Island Labor Party (Mike KELLY) \\ Norfolk Liberals (John BROWN)
||Political pressure groups and leaders|none
||International organization participation|UPU
||Diplomatic representation in the US|none (territory of Australia)
||Diplomatic representation from the US|none (territory of Australia)
||Flag description|three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band; green stands for the rich vegetation on the island, and the pine tree - endemic to the island - is a symbol of Norfolk Island \\ ''__note__'': somewhat reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colors and depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band; also resembles the green and white triband of Nigeria \\ 
||National symbol(s)|Norfolk Island pine
||National anthem|''name'': "Come Ye Blessed" \\ ''lyrics/music'': New Testament/John Prindle SCOTT \\  \\ ''__note__'': the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as "The Pitcairn Anthem;" as a territory of Australia, "God Save the Queen" is official (see Australia); however, the island does not recognize "Advance Australia Fair" \\