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Government and Politics of Christmas Island
Government structure, leadership, capital, military, and national symbols of Christmas Island.
Government Structure
Constitutional foundations, branches, parties, and leadership.
- Government Type
- NA
- Administrative Divisions
- none (territory of Australia)
- Legal System
- under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law
- Citizenship
- see Australia
- Executive Branch
- chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022), represented by the Australian Governor-General head of government: Administrator Farzian ZAINAL (since 2 October 2023) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the Administrator is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia on the advice of the Australian government and serves as the representative of both the monarch and Australia on the island
- Legislative Branch
- unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
- Judicial Branch
- Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court
- Political Parties
- none
- Head of State
- Queen ELIZABETH II
- Head of Government
- Administrator Brian Lacy
- Elections
- the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
- Constitution
- NA
- Independence
- none (territory of Australia)
- National Holiday
- Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
- International Organization Participation
- none
- Diplomatic Representation in the U.S.
- none (territory of Australia)
- U.S. Diplomatic Representation
- none (territory of Australia)
Capital City
Seat of government and political history.
- Capital City
- The Settlement (Flying Fish Cove)
- Location
- 10 25 S, 105 43 E
- Time Difference
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- History
- self-descriptive name for the main locus of population
National Symbols
Flag, anthem, and other symbols of national identity.
