Senate Opening Statements & Inquiries, and Reports
Statement of Expectations
Statement of Expectations for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 2022opens PDF file
Statement of Expectations for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 2022.
NAIF Statement of Intent 2023opens PDF file
Response to Statement of Expectations for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility February 2023.
Senate Estimates
Opening Statement 17 February 2022opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 17 February 2022.
opens in a new windowOpening Statement 4 June 2021opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 4 June 2021.
opens in a new windowOpening Statement 25 March 2021opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 25 March 2021.
opens in a new windowOpening Statement 29 October 2020opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 29 October 2020.
opens in a new windowOpening Statement 4 March 2020opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 4 March 2020.
opens in a new windowOpening Statement 24 October 2019opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 24 October 2019.
Opening statement 21 February 2019opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 21 February 2019.
Opening statement 25 October 2018opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 25 October 2018.
opens in a new windowOpening Statement 5 June 2018opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 5 June 2018.
Opening Statement 1 March 2018opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 1 March 2018.
NAIF’s Opening Statement to the Senate Inquiry in the Governance and Operation of NAIF 1 February 2018opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to the second hearing of Senate Inquiry into the Governance and Operation of NAIF in Cairns on 1 February 2018.
Opening Statement 26 October 2017opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 26 October 2017.
Opening Statement 1 June 2017opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 1 June 2017.
Opening Statement 2 March 2017opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to Senate Estimates 2 March 2017.
Link to Questions on Notice
Responses to NAIF Senate Estimates Questions on Notice.
Senate Inquiry into the Governance and Operation of the NAIF
NAIF’s Opening Statement to the Senate Inquiry into the Governance and Operation of the NAIF 11 August 2017opens PDF file
NAIF’s Opening Statement to the Senate Inquiry in the Governance and Operation of the NAIF on 11 August 2017.
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Governance and Operation of the NAIF 4 August 2017opens PDF file
NAIF welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Governance and Operation of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility. The NAIF’s submission demonstrates NAIF’s governance is robust and transparent to ensure the successful implementation of NAIF’s mandate entrusted to it by the Commonwealth.
Australian National Audit Office report on Governance and Integrity of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
View the full details of the report and NAIF’s response.
opens in a new windowSummary of NAIF responseopens PDF file
opens in a new windowLetter to ANAOopens PDF file
opens in a new windowNAIF response to ANAO recommendationsopens PDF file
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility 2020 statutory review
The review considered:
- whether to extend NAIF’s investment period beyond 30 June 2021
- appropriate governance arrangements for the NAIF after that date
- if the NAIF’s framework best supports economic development in northern Australia, and other issues
It also looked at the NAIF’s potential to support the Government’s economic stimulus and recovery response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The recommendations include:
- extending the NAIF’s operations for five years until 30 June 2026
- accelerating its lending rate
- expanding the scope of projects eligible for NAIF funding
- increasing the NAIF’s risk appetite
- strengthening the NAIF’s governance framework