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Australia: Government modifies the FDI regime

Description

On 9 December 2020, the Australian Parliament adopted the Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 establishing a "national security test" for FDI which expands t...

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Intervention Details

Intervention Type

FDI: Entry and ownership rule

MAST Chapter

FDI measures

Implementation date

01 Jan 2021

Revocation date

No revocation date

Implementation level

National

Affected flow

Inward

Announced as temporary

No

Eligible firms

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