Senate debates Documents
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility; Order for the Production of Documents
Anne Urquhart Tasmania, Australian Labor Party
3:35 pm
At the request of Senators Watt and Green, I move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, by no later than 9.30 am on 7 December 2020, the review of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility announced by the former Minister for Northern Australia on 8 November 2019.
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries
I seek leave to make a short statement.
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries
The Morrison government is committed to developing the north. Since its inception, the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility has made 23 investment decisions and one conditional approval, totalling around $2.4 billion. The extension of the NAIF announced by Minister Pitt on 30 September this year affirms this commitment. The government will table the review in due course and looks forward to the opposition supporting the amendments to the NAIF.
Question agreed to.