The Cocos Emergency Management Executive Committee met this afternoon and provide the following information:

At 1pm WST the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) advised that no warnings currently exist on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
I have spoken with the Territory Controller, Sergeant David Williams and he has advised that residents can leave their homes from 2pm (Cocos time) today, 22 January 2021.

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands Emergency Management Committee Executive met this afternoon and agreed to raise the cyclone warning level to Condition Yellow.

This means that a cyclone is moving closer to the islands and may impact within 12 hours. The West and Home Island Cyclone Shelters will be opened from 6:00pm today for anyone that doesn"t feel safe in their own home.

This page provides general information about the governance and administration arrangements for the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Legal framework

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an external territory of Australia. The Australian Government has the power to make laws for the government of any territory, including the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, under section 122 of the Australian Constitution.

I look forward to welcoming Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, the Hon Nola Marino MP, on her first official visit to the beautiful Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI).

The Australian Government is extending the consultation period on proposed new recreational fishing legislation for Christmas Island (CI) and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) until Sunday 1 September 2019, in response to significant community interest in the changes.