List of administrative heads of Macquarie Island
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This is a list of Administrative Heads of Macquarie Island.
Macquarie Island legal status
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 Wales | Template:Start date | Template:End date | Frederick Hasselborough discovered the uninhabited island | ||
| Responsible self-government established in New South Wales | Template:Start date | ||||
| Transferred to Tasmania | Template:Start date | ongoing | |||
| Leasehold estate | Template:Start date | Template:End date | Government of Tasmania grants lease to Joseph Hatch. | Template:Citation needed | |
| Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition | Template:Start date | Template:End date | Established under the command of Douglas Mawson | ||
| Declared a wildlife sanctuary | Template:Start date | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) station | Template:Start date | ||||
| Macquarie Island Nature Reserve | Template:Start date | ||||
| Inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List | Template:Start date | ongoing | A site of major geoconservation significance | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Macquarie Island Marine Park declared | Template:Start date | Template:End date | <ref name="aat"/> | ||
| Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve declared | Template:Start date | ongoing |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Dts | George Ainsworth | Template:Start date | Template:End date | Template:Age in years years | |||
| Template:Dts | Harold Power | Template:Start date | Template:End date | Template:Age in years years | |||
| Template:Dts | Arthur Tulloch | Template:Start date | Template:End date | Template:Age in years years | Closure of meteorological station |