<sod>The '''Shire of Cocos''' is a [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] which manages local affairs on the [[Australia]]n external territory of [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] ({{coord|12|07|S|96|54|E|region:CC}}; [[List of postal codes in Australia|post code]]: 6799). The island is grouped with [[Western Australia]] but is administered by [[Attorney-General's Department (Australia)|Attorney-General's Department]]<ref name="AussieAG">{{cite web | author = First Assistant Secretary, Territories Division | title = Territories of Australia | url = http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories/index.aspx | publisher= Attorney-General's Department | date= 2008-01-30 | accessdate = 2008-02-07 | quote = The Federal Government, through the Attorney-General's Department administers Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay, and Norfolk Island as Territories. |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071216154140/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories/index.aspx <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-12-16}}</ref> and an Administrator.<eod>
<sod>The '''Shire of Cocos''' is a [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] which manages local affairs on the [[Australia]]n external territory of [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] ({{coord|12|07|S|96|54|E|region:CC}}; [[List of postal codes in Australia|post code]]: 6799). The island is grouped with [[Western Australia]] but is administered by [[Attorney-General's Department (Australia)|Attorney-General's Department]]<ref name="AussieAG">{{cite web | author = First Assistant Secretary, Territories Division | title = Territories of Australia | url = http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories/index.aspx | publisher= Attorney-General's Department | date= 2008-01-30 | accessdate = 2008-02-07 | quote = The Federal Government, through the Attorney-General's Department administers Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay, and Norfolk Island as Territories. |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071216154140/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories/index.aspx <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-12-16}}</ref> and an Administrator.<eod>