Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-05-13.108.5) introduced by the Australian Labor Party, which means they failed. ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, page 9 (after line 10), after item 29, insert:* > > *29A At the end of section 15(4)* > > *Add:* > > *(5) At least one member must be an Indigenous person.* > > *(6) In this section:* > > *Indigenous person means a person who is:* > >> *(a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or* >> >> *(b) a descendant of an Indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.* ### 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 30, noes 33.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-05-13.108.5) introduced by the Australian Labor Party, which means they failed. ### Amendment text > *(1) Schedule 1, page 9 (after line 10), after item 29, insert:* > > *29A At the end of section 15(4)* > > *Add:* > > *(5) At least one member must be an Indigenous person.* > > *(6) In this section:* > > *Indigenous person means a person who is:* > >> *(a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or* >> >> *(b) a descendant of an Indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.* ### 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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