Division
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-05-13.96.1) to the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *SHEET 1274* > > *At the end of the motion, add: ", and the bill be referred to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 15 June 2021".* > > *_____* > > *SHEET 1290* > > *At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate is of the view that no public money should be invested in coal, gas or oil projects".* ### What does the bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062), the bill was introduced in order to: > * *extend the period when the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (the Facility) can issue financial assistance* > * *expand who the Facility can give assistance to, and how it provides this assistance* > * *add the Finance Minister as a responsible minister for the Facility and* > * *change some governance arrangements in relation to the Facility.* Currently, the [purpose of the Facility](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062#_Toc71535773) is: > *...to provide financial assistance to the states and territories for the construction of economic infrastructure in Northern Australia. It does this through providing concessional loans and guarantees.*
Senate, 2021-05-13. negative: ayes 9, noes 44.
Question
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-05-13.96.1) to the usual [second reading](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *SHEET 1274* > > *At the end of the motion, add: ", and the bill be referred to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 15 June 2021".* > > *_____* > > *SHEET 1290* > > *At the end of the motion, add: ", but the Senate is of the view that no public money should be invested in coal, gas or oil projects".* ### What does the bill do? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062), the bill was introduced in order to: > * *extend the period when the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (the Facility) can issue financial assistance* > * *expand who the Facility can give assistance to, and how it provides this assistance* > * *add the Finance Minister as a responsible minister for the Facility and* > * *change some governance arrangements in relation to the Facility.* Currently, the [purpose of the Facility](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2021a/21bd062#_Toc71535773) is: > *...to provide financial assistance to the states and territories for the construction of economic infrastructure in Northern Australia. It does this through providing concessional loans and guarantees.*
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