As we continue to adjust to living with COVID, the Declaration of State of Emergency on Norfolk Island will no longer be in effect and is being replaced by a range of public health directions.

This approach allows for the COVID-19 response on Norfolk Island to transition from a disaster and emergency management focus to a public health response, supporting the health and wellbeing of the community moving forward.

The Australian Government and Norfolk Island Regional Council (NIRC) have reconfirmed their partnership for service delivery to the Norfolk Island community.

As well as delivering local government functions, the NIRC delivers some state-level functions on behalf of the Commonwealth under a Service Delivery Agreement (SDA).