Lord Howe Island Board Explained

Lord Howe Island Board
Type:Agency
Formed:12 February 1913 (Board of Control)
23 April 1954 (Board)
Preceding1:Lord Howe Island Board of Control
Jurisdiction:Lord Howe Island
Minister1 Name:Penny Sharpe
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Environment and Heritage
Chief1 Name:Atticus Fleming
Chief1 Position:Chairperson
Chief2 Position:Chief Executive Officer
Parent Department:Department of Planning and Environment
Keydocument1:Lord Howe Island Act, 1953
Keydocument2:Lord Howe Island Regulation 2014

The Lord Howe Island Board is a NSW Statutory Authority established under the Lord Howe Island Act, 1953, to administer Lord Howe Island, an unincorporated island territory within the jurisdiction of the State of New South Wales, Australia, in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. It comprises seven members, of whom four are directly elected by the island population, and reports directly to the New South Wales Minister for Environment and Heritage, and is responsible for the care, control and management of the island.[1] [2]

Responsibilities

Its duties include the:

The Lord Howe Island Regulation 2014 give effect to the LHI Act by establishing measures for administration including: Board elections, licensing of businesses, environment protection, sale and consumption of alcohol, and placed the board under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993.[2] [3]

Composition

Since 2004 the Board has comprised seven members, four of whom are elected from the islander community, thus giving the approximately 350 permanent residents a high level of autonomy.[2] The remaining three members (including the Chairperson) are appointed by the Minister of whom:

The full Board meets quarterly on the island while the day-to-day affairs of the island are managed by the Board’s administration which operates in a similar manner to a local government authority in New South Wales, with a permanent staff of 50 led by a Chief Executive Officer.[4] [5]

Legislative history

The Board dates back to 1913, when the Sydney-based Lord Howe Island Board of Control was formed to replace a single magistrate appointed by the NSW Government. The Lord Howe Island Board of Control comprised three members appointed by the Chief Secretary of New South Wales, mostly to regulate the palm seed industry, but also administering the affairs of the island from Sydney until the present Lord Howe Island Board was set up in 1954.[6] [7]

The Lord Howe Island Board commenced operations from 23 April 1954 and comprised five members appointed by the Chief Secretary. The members included the Under Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department (as Chairman), the responsible Member of Parliament (the Member of the Legislative Assembly for King until 1973), a nominee of the Secretary for Lands (in practice the Under Secretary of the Department of Lands), and two appointed members from the Lord Howe Island Advisory Committee.[8] [9] [10]

In 1981, the Lord Howe Island Amendment Act gave islanders the administrative power of three elected members on a five-member board.[11] Under the Lord Howe Island Amendment Act, 2004, the board now comprises seven members, four of whom are elected from the islander community.[12]

Chairs

Chairman/ChairpersonTermTime in officeNotes
Lord Howe Island Board of Control
1Frederick Albert Coghlan12 February 1913 – 9 June 1914[13] [14] [15]
2George Hulton Smyth King9 June 1914 – 24 August 1917[16] [17]
3John Fitzpatrick24 August 1917 – 7 August 1932[18] [19]
4Edward Burns Harkness 28 October 1932 – 24 November 1938[20] [21] [22] [23]
5Stanley Llewellyn Anderson25 November 1938 – 16 July 1949[24] [25]
6Cecil Jones Buttsworth16 July 1949 – 23 April 1954[26]
Lord Howe Island Board
1Cecil Jones Buttsworth 23 April 1954 – 30 March 1958[27]
2Arthur Gerald Kingsmill 31 March 1958 – 29 January 1971[28] [29]
3John Brettell Holliday 30 January 1971 – 12 August 1975[30] [31]
4Rodney Ernest Murdoch12 August 1975 – 19 March 1982[32] [33]
5Bruce Richard Davies19 March 1982 – 24 August 1983[34]
624 August 1983 – 5 September 1986[35]
7Frederick Arnold Elliott12 September 1986 – 1989[36] [37]
8John Frederick Whitehouse1989 – 1990[38]
9Vivienne Ingram1990 – 1999
10John O'GormanFebruary 1999 – 31 March 2005
11Anthony Fleming1 April 2005 – 3 December 2007
–Barney Nichols (acting)3 December 2007 – 3 March 2008
12Robert Pallin3 March 2008 – March 2008
13Alistair HenchmanApril 2008 – July 2012
–Barney Nichols (acting)July 2012 – 19 November 2012
14Bob Conroy19 November 2012 – 11 August 2013
15Chris Eccles12 August 2013 – 25 June 2014
–Barney Nichols (acting)25 June 2014 – 26 June 2015
16Phil Minns26 June 2015 – 27 November 2015[39]
17Sonja Stewart28 November 2015 – 15 July 2019[40]
18Anissa Levy15 July 2019 – 1 January 2021 [41]
19Atticus Fleming 1 January 2021 – date[42]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lord Howe Island Board . Australian Research Data Commons . State Records Authority of New South Wales . 28 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Lord Howe Island Act 1953 No 39 . NSW Legislation . NSW Government . 28 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Lord Howe Island Regulation 2014 . NSW Legislation . NSW Government . 28 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Board Meetings . Lord Howe Island Board . 28 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Employment . Lord Howe Island Board . 28 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Lord Howe Island Board of Control . Australian Research Data Commons . State Records Authority of New South Wales . 28 October 2021.
  7. News: Government Gazette Appointments and Employment . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 22 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 February 1913 . 29 October 2021 . 935 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: APPOINTMENTS—LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 15 . New South Wales, Australia . 5 February 1954 . 28 October 2021 . 359 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: Members Of Lord Howe island Board . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 11 February 1954 . 28 October 2021 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: APPOINTMENT—LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 51 . New South Wales, Australia . 4 May 1956 . 28 October 2021 . 1262 . National Library of Australia.
  11. Web site: Lord Howe Island (Amendment) Act 1981 No 50 . AustLII . Australasian Legal Information Institute . 28 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Lord Howe Island Amendment Act 2004 No 12 . NSW Legislation . NSW Government . 28 October 2021.
  13. News: ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF LORD HOWE ISLAND. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 78 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 May 1914 . 29 October 2021 . 2683 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: AUDITOR-GENERAL. . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 29 November 1928 . 29 October 2021 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: MR. F. A. COGHLAN. . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 8 November 1938 . 29 October 2021 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD OF CONTROL. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 99 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 June 1914 . 29 October 2021 . 3411 . National Library of Australia.
  17. News: MR. G. H. SMYTH KING. . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 13 January 1932 . 29 October 2021 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
  18. News: Government Gazette Appointments and Employment . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 136 . New South Wales, Australia . 24 August 1917 . 29 October 2021 . 4745 . National Library of Australia.
  19. News: VETERAN POLITICIAN. . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 8 August 1932 . 29 October 2021 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  20. News: APPOINTMENTS. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 154 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 October 1932 . 29 October 2021 . 3906 . National Library of Australia.
  21. News: NEW CHAIRMAN IS APPOINTED . The Labor Daily. New South Wales, Australia . 29 October 1932 . 29 October 2021 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  22. News: RESIGNATIONS. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 174 . New South Wales, Australia . 2 December 1938 . 29 October 2021 . 4586 . National Library of Australia.
  23. News: MR. E. B. HARKNESS. . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 4 November 1938 . 29 October 2021 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  24. News: TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 174 . New South Wales, Australia . 2 December 1938 . 29 October 2021 . 4586 . National Library of Australia.
  25. News: Long life of public service ends on top rung of ladder . The Sun . New South Wales, Australia . 21 July 1949 . 29 October 2021 . 22 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) . National Library of Australia.
  26. News: APPOINTMENTS. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 152 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 August 1949 . 29 October 2021 . 2306 . National Library of Australia.
  27. News: RESIGNATION . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 38 . New South Wales, Australia . 11 April 1958 . 29 October 2021 . 1038 . National Library of Australia.
  28. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND ACT, 1953 . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 36 . New South Wales, Australia . 3 April 1958 . 29 October 2021 . 961 . National Library of Australia.
  29. News: RESIGNATION . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 9 . New South Wales, Australia . 29 January 1971 . 29 October 2021 . 236 . National Library of Australia.
  30. News: APPOINTMENTS . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 9 . New South Wales, Australia . 29 January 1971 . 29 October 2021 . 236 . National Library of Australia.
  31. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 15 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 January 1976 . 29 October 2021 . 452 . National Library of Australia.
  32. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 38 . New South Wales, Australia . 2 April 1971 . 29 October 2021 . 1057 . National Library of Australia.
  33. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 23 . New South Wales, Australia . 20 February 1976 . 29 October 2021 . 782 . National Library of Australia.
  34. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 42 . New South Wales, Australia . 19 March 1982 . 29 October 2021 . 1233 . National Library of Australia.
  35. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 118 . New South Wales, Australia . 24 August 1983 . 29 October 2021 . 3916 . National Library of Australia.
  36. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND ACT 1953 . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 142 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 September 1986 . 29 October 2021 . 4444 . National Library of Australia.
  37. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 52 . New South Wales, Australia . 11 March 1988 . 29 October 2021 . 1529 . National Library of Australia.
  38. News: LORD HOWE ISLAND BOARD . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 63 . New South Wales, Australia . 29 March 1985 . 29 October 2021 . 1381 . National Library of Australia.
  39. Web site: Phil Minns - Appointed Member & Chairperson . Lord Howe Island Board . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314132249/http://www.lhib.nsw.gov.au/board/board-members/phil-minns-appointed-member-chairperson . 14 March 2016.
  40. Web site: Sonja Stewart - Appointed Member & Chairperson . Lord Howe Island Board . https://web.archive.org/web/20170308122558/http://www.lhib.nsw.gov.au/board/board-members/sonja-stewart-appointed-member-chairperson . 8 March 2017.
  41. Web site: Anissa Levy - Appointed Member and Chairperson . Lord Howe Island Board . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203124052/https://www.lhib.nsw.gov.au/board/board-members/anissa-levy-appointed-member-and-chairperson . 3 December 2019.
  42. Web site: Atticus Fleming - Appointed Member and Chairperson . Lord Howe Island Board . https://web.archive.org/web/20210317200120/https://www.lhib.nsw.gov.au/board/board-members/atticus-fleming-appointed-member-and-chairperson . 17 March 2021.

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