Originally funded jointly by the United Kingdom and Australian governments, it is now managed wholly by Australia's Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
該天文台原本由英國和澳洲政府共同提供經費與管理，現完全由澳洲產業、創新、科學、研究暨高等教育部（Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education）管轄。