Announcement
09 Dec 2020
In December 2020, the Australian government approved a new bill that introduced certain requirements under which certain investments must be notified in advance and that it also granted more "call-in" and last-resort powers to the Federal Treasurer.
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Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
2 in force
Implementation date
01 Jan 2021
Revocation date:
No revocation date
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
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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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FDI: Entry and ownership rule
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On 9 December 2020, the Australian Parliament adopted the Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 approving a new "national security test" for FDI related to cer...
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