In 1968, the official secretary was retitled an administrator and, since 1997, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands together are called the Australian Indian Ocean Territories and share a single administrator resident on Christmas Island.
En 1968, o secretario oficial foi re-titulado administrador e, desde 1997, a Illa de Nadal e as Illas Cocos xuntos chámanse os Territorios australianos do Océano Indico e comparten un só administrador na illa de Nadal.