An inquiry into the Norfolk Island Regional Council is underway this week.
In December 2020 the Australian Government suspended the five person regional council after an independent audit into the council s financial viability.
The assistant minister for Regional Development and Territories, Nola Marino, put a manager in place to run the council s services, stressing activities would continue as they had done.
Norfolk Island
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In February Ms Marino appointed an expert in corporate governance, Carolyn McNally, to undertake an inquiry into the council.
She is on the island this week and her inquiry team says they will examine critical challenges facing the council and whether it and the councillors were meeting their responsibilities, particularly with regard to finance and asset management.