There have been numerous reports on the economy of Norfolk Island and on the difficulty that the Island’s community has in funding from local sources the services necessary to support a contemporary society. Repeatedly, reports attempt to discover some industry that can generate sufficient revenue – export income – to sustain the Island’s population. Few reports acknowledge that this goal may never be achievable.
A Guide to the Norfolk Island Retail Price Index. 1983.
Parliament of Australia (Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories). Nov. 2005. Norfolk Island Financial Sustainability: The Challenge – Sink or Swim.
ACIL Tasman. 2012. Norfolk Island Economic Development Report: Reform of the Norfolk Island Economy. Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.
SGS Economics and Planning. July 2015. Norfolk Island Economic Development Strategy. Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.
KPMG. Dec. 2017. Analysis of Remote Island Disadvantages – Norfolk Island.
KPMG. Aug. 2019. Monitoring the Norfolk Island Economy.
Grants Commission. 2019. 2019 Norfolk Island Inquiry: Final Report and its terms of reference.
Nexia Australia. Oct. 2020. Independent Audit of Financial Performance on behalf of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
Queensland Audit Office. 2022. Local government 2021. Report 15: 2021–22.
Industrial relations
Norfolk Island Government. 1991 or 1992. Employer’s Handbook and Guide to the Norfolk Island Employment Act.
Norfolk Island Regional Plan 2024-2026
The draft Regional Plan produced by Regional Development Australia was released for public feedback in February 2024. Feedback by 8 March to RDA will be appreciated.