Second Reading Speeches

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016

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

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