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 Wales | 11 July 1810 | 2 December 1825 | Frederick Hasselborough discovered the uninhabited island | |
| Responsible self-government established in New South Wales | 1 January 1856 | |||
| Transferred to Tasmania | 17 June 1890 | ongoing | ||
| Leasehold estate | 1902 | 1920 | Government of Tasmania grants lease to Joseph Hatch. | [citation needed] |
| Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition | 1911 | 1914 | Established under the command of Douglas Mawson | |
| Declared a wildlife sanctuary | 17 May 1933 | [1][2] | ||
| Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) station | 25 March 1948 | |||
| Macquarie Island Nature Reserve | 1978 | |||
| Inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List | 5 December 1997 | ongoing | A site of major geoconservation significance | [3] |
| Macquarie Island Marine Park declared | 27 October 1999 | 31 August 2007 | [1] | |
| Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve declared | 31 August 2007 | ongoing |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Ainsworth | 1911 | 1913 | 1–2 years | |||
| 2 | Harold Power | 1913 | 1914 | 0–1 years | |||
| 3 | Arthur Tulloch | 1914 | 1915 | 0–1 years | Closure of meteorological station |
