List of administrative heads of Macquarie Island

This is a list of Administrative Heads of Macquarie Island.

The following table outlines the legal status and administrative arrangements covering Macquarie Island.

Legal status Term start Term end Comments Reference
Macquarie Island claimed by the United Kingdom, annexed to the Colony of New South Wales11 July 18102 December 1825Frederick Hasselborough discovered the uninhabited island
Responsible self-government established in New South Wales1 January 1856on going
Leasehold estate19021920Government of Tasmania grants lease to Joseph Hatch.
Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition19111914Established under the command of Douglas Mawson
Declared a wildlife sanctuary17 May 1933[1][2]
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) station25 March 1948
Macquarie Island Nature Reserve1978
Inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List5 December 1997ongoingA site of major geoconservation significance[3]
Macquarie Island Marine Park declared27 October 199931 August 2007[1]
Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve declared31 August 2007ongoing

Officers in charge Macquarie Island Meteorological Station

The following officers were appointed to manage the Macquarie Island Meteorological Station under the Director of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

No. Name Title Term start Term end Time in office Comments Reference
1George Ainsworth191119131–2 years
2Harold Power191319140–1 years
3Arthur Tulloch191419150–1 yearsClosure of meteorological station

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Cahoon, Ben (2015). "Australian Antarctic Territory".
  2. ↑ Parks & Wildlife Service - History of the Reserve. Parks.tas.gov.au (2013-06-24). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Macquarie Island". World Heritage List. UNESCO. 1997. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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