The Federal election was called on 28 March 2025. As this website is hosted by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, the site will only be updated with material in line with the Caretaker Conventions. Please note that the content of this site relates to the Australian Government’s existing policy.

Have your say on the Christmas Island Strategic Plan

Number: A44/2018

Date: 26 July 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island

Emergency Management Amendment Ordinances

Number: D1/2018

Date: 03 January 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Topic: Emergency Management Amendment Ordinances

Cocos Lagoon now designated as 'partially smooth'

Number: D60/2018

Date: 16 October 2018

Relevant: Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Topic: Community Information – Notification of reclassification of waters within CKI Lagoon

Appointment of new Regional Development Organisation members

Number: A31/2018

Date: 28 June 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

I am pleased to announce the appointment of three members to fill community representative vacancies in the Indian Ocean Territories Regional Development Organisation from 1 July, 2018.

Indian Ocean Territories gazettes & bulletins

Gazette notices for the Indian Ocean Territories are published as Notifiable Instruments on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Gazettes that are published by (or on behalf of) the Western Australian Government relating to the Indian Ocean Territories are available in the Western Australian Government Gazette.

Opening of Smith Point Road and Tai Jin House

Number: D32/2018

Date: 29 June 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

2019 Public Holidays, Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Number: A38/2018

Date: 11 July 2018

Relevant: Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The following public and bank holidays will be observed on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands during 2019:

New Year's Day

Parliamentary referral of the proposed project for the replacement of the wharf crane and mooring systems on Christmas Island

Number: D61/2018

Date: 26 October 2018

Relevant: Christmas Island

Topic: Public Works Committee – Christmas Island Crane and Moorings Replacement Project