Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016

Type: Government
Portfolio: Industry, Innovation and Science
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 44

Summary

Introduced with the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2016, the bill establishes the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility and a Board of the Facility to make investment decisions for the facility; and provides up to $5 billion in concessional finance over five years to provide financial assistance to state and territory governments to develop economic infrastructure in the Northern Territory and northern parts of Western Australia and Queensland.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	17 Mar 2016
Second reading moved	17 Mar 2016
Lapsed at prorogation	15 Apr 2016
Second reading debate : Bill resumed at point of interruption	19 Apr 2016
Second reading agreed to	19 Apr 2016
Third reading agreed to	19 Apr 2016

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	19 Apr 2016
Second reading moved	19 Apr 2016
Second reading debate	02 May 2016
Second reading agreed to	02 May 2016
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	02 May 2016
Third reading agreed to	02 May 2016

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House disagreed to Senate purported amendments and agreed to 3 Government amendments in place thereof	03 May 2016

Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate agreed to House amendments	03 May 2016


Finally passed both Houses	03 May 2016
Assent Act no: 41 Year: 2016	04 May 2016

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet GX129]

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7907]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Government [sheet GX128]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (17/03/2016): Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia; Committee report (14/04/2016)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

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