Announcement
09 Dec 2020
The Australian authorities increased the screening thresholds for land acquisition in the country.
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Number of interventions
2
0 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
2 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
01 Jan 2021
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 09 Dec 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
In force
On 10 December 2020, the Australian Parliament adopted the Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Regulations 2020 establishing new monetary screening thresholds. Investm...
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Announced: 09 Dec 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
In force
On 9 December 2020, the Australian Parliament adopted the Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Regulations 2020 establishing new monetary screening thresholds. Investme...
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