ELECTRICITY SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE UPDATE

Council’s Electricity Special Purpose Committee (‘ESPC’, ‘Committee’) was stood up in October 2025 and has been regularly meeting to discuss and provide guidance on the Electricity Service Review findings and the subsequent Electricity Tariff Community Consultation findings.

Norfolk Island Regional Council (‘NIRC’, ‘Council’) recently expanded the Committee’s scope to include discussion on tariffing and support for the FY2026-27 Budget and Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) process.

The Committee currently comprises of the following Norfolk Island residents:

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Max Enfield

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Alistair Innes-Walker

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Brian McKenzie

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Wayne Robinson

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Dennis Sterling

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Jo Jenkins

The Committee is supported by key Council staff, including a secretariat. Council appreciates the contribution of the Norfolk Island community during consultation on electricity tariffs, and the support of the resident committee in sharing their views, expertise and knowledge. Council will continue to provide ongoing community updates across the year.

Expression of Interest

Council is seeking an expression of interest for one (1) additional Committee member. More detailed information on the role and responsibilities can be found in the ESPC Terms of Reference located on the Council Advisory Committee page: https://www.nirc.gov.au/Your-council/Council-Advisory-Committees.

Please submit your interest, along with your name, address, email address and phone number via email to customercare@nirc.gov.nf no later than 23 January 2026.

Background

Council commissioned the Electricity Service Review in early 2025 to help understand the current and future anticipated service levels for Council’s electricity business. The Electricity Service Review was presented to Council on 24 September 2025 and is available on Council’s website: www.nirc.gov.au/Your-council/Council-documents/Service-Reviews.

Parallel to the Electricity Service Review, Council also undertook a tariff review and community consultation on electricity tariffs, which was presented to Council on 30 July 2025 and 27 November

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2025, respectively. The community consultation identified that there was no overwhelming consensus

from the community in the support of one tariff structure over another. As a result, Council referred the

tariff review to the ESPC for feedback, and the Committee will provide formal advice to management

after their review.

The ESPC was established under the authority of NIRC Resolutions 2025/145 (24 September 2025

Council Meeting) and 2025/199 (27 November 2025 Council Meeting). The Committee is not a

decision-making body and will provide advice and guidance that will be used to provide

recommendations to Council.