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Overview — Introduction to Australia’s foreign investment approval regime
General introduction to Australia’s foreign investment approval regime
This Guidance Note provides an overview of Australia’s foreign investment regime, which is primarily governed by the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) (FATA) and the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 (Cth) (FATR).
See General introduction to Australia’s foreign investment approval regime.
The role of the Foreign Investment Review Board
This Guidance Note provides an overview of the role of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) in Australia’s foreign investment regime.
See The role of the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Decision making — an overview of the Treasurer’s powers
This Guidance Note provides an overview of the powers of the Treasurer in relation to foreign investment proposals that have been notified to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), and foreign investments which were undertaken without providing notice to FIRB.
See Decision making — an overview of the Treasurer’s powers.