Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-12-05.16.1) introduced by Victorian Senator [Bridget McKenzie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/bridget_mckenzie) (Nationals) to the Greens amendment (6), which means it failed and the Greens amendment will remain as it is. ### Amendment text > *(1) After subsection 5DA(2), insert:* > > *Initial assessment* > >> *(2A) Infrastructure Australia must conduct an assessment under this section, and prepare a report on the assessment, in relation to projects covered by subsection (2) that are commitments of the Commonwealth Government first made on or after 22 May 2022.* >> >> *(2B) Infrastructure Australia must cause a copy of the report on the assessment under subsection (2A) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament:* >> >>> *(a) within 3 months after the commencement of this section; or* >>> >>> *(b) if no sitting day of the relevant House occurs within that period and after the report is finalised—on the next sitting day after the end of that period.* > > *Annual assessments* ### Original Greens amendment > *(6) Schedule 1, item 4, page 7 (after line 29), after section 5D, insert:* > > *5DA Functions — assessments of certain nationally significant infrastructure projects without prior evaluation* > > *(1) For the purposes of paragraph 5(d), Infrastructure Australia has the function of assessing, and reporting on, projects covered by subsection (2).* > > *(2) A project is covered by this subsection if:* > >> *(a) it is a project for investment in, or enhancements to, nationally significant infrastructure; and* >> >> *(b) the project involves expenditure by or on behalf of the Commonwealth; and* >> >> *(c) the Commonwealth Government's total expenditure involved in the project is more than $250 million; and* >> >> *(d) the Commonwealth Government has committed to the project without prior evaluation (or endorsement of evaluation) of a proposal for the projec
Senate, 2023-12-05. negative: ayes 25, noes 30.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-12-05.16.1) introduced by Victorian Senator [Bridget McKenzie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/bridget_mckenzie) (Nationals) to the Greens amendment (6), which means it failed and the Greens amendment will remain as it is. ### Amendment text > *(1) After subsection 5DA(2), insert:* > > *Initial assessment* > >> *(2A) Infrastructure Australia must conduct an assessment under this section, and prepare a report on the assessment, in relation to projects covered by subsection (2) that are commitments of the Commonwealth Government first made on or after 22 May 2022.* >> >> *(2B) Infrastructure Australia must cause a copy of the report on the assessment under subsection (2A) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament:* >> >>> *(a) within 3 months after the commencement of this section; or* >>> >>> *(b) if no sitting day of the relevant House occurs within that period and after the report is finalised—on the next sitting day after the end of that period.* > > *Annual assessments* ### Original Greens amendment > *(6) Schedule 1, item 4, page 7 (after line 29), after section 5D, insert:* > > *5DA Functions — assessments of certain nationally significant infrastructure projects without prior evaluation* > > *(1) For the purposes of paragraph 5(d), Infrastructure Australia has the function of assessing, and reporting on, projects covered by subsection (2).* > > *(2) A project is covered by this subsection if:* > >> *(a) it is a project for investment in, or enhancements to, nationally significant infrastructure; and* >> >> *(b) the project involves expenditure by or on behalf of the Commonwealth; and* >> >> *(c) the Commonwealth Government's total expenditure involved in the project is more than $250 million; and* >> >> *(d) the Commonwealth Government has committed to the project without prior evaluation (or endorsement of evaluation) of a proposal for the projec
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