Legal System of Coral Sea Islands

Coral Sea Islands is located in Australia Oceania. It is geographically situated in oceania, islands in the coral sea, northeast of australia.

Government Overview

Legal System

The legal system of Coral Sea Islands is described as the common law system of Australia applies

Constitutional Framework

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Citizenship and Suffrage

Historical Background

The widely scattered Coral Sea Islands were first charted in 1803, but they were too small to host permanent human habitation. The 1870s and 1880s saw attempts at guano mining, but these were soon abandoned. The islands became an Australian territory in 1969, and the boundaries were extended in 1997. A small meteorological staff has operated on the Willis Islets since 1921, and several other islands host unmanned weather stations, beacons, and lighthouses.

This article provides a summary of the legal system and governmental structure of Coral Sea Islands based on the CIA World Factbook. The Factbook is a public domain publication of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.