Transport & infrastructureStatutory authorityExists today
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
NAIF
1 July 2016 – present
Commonwealth lending facility that provides concessional finance for economic infrastructure in northern Australia that would otherwise not proceed or would be delayed.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 2016 under the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016 as a new corporate Commonwealth entity, implementing the 2015 White Paper on Developing Northern Australia; it was initially in the Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio.
Legislation: Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016
Changes during its life
- 2021Amendments to the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016 extended the facility's investment period and broadened the forms of finance it could provide.
- 1 July 2022Moved to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio with northern Australia policy.
Main functions
- Concessional loans for northern Australian infrastructure
- Investment in projects in the Northern Territory and northern Queensland and Western Australia
- Assessment of public benefit and Indigenous participation in funded projects
- Co-financing with private lenders and governments
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
- Type of body
- Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Accountable authority
- Board of the Facility – Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016 sections 6 and 13 with reference to section 21(3) note (membership section 15)
- ABN
- 83 960 779 392
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 12 September 2016 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Government records and websites
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