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  • Contact us about foreign investment

    You can use our dedicated channels to contact us about foreign investment in Australia.

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    Residential real estate application form enquiries

    New or near-new dwelling exemption certificate enquiries

    For property developers with questions about completing an application, or meeting your reporting requirements for the new or near-new dwelling exemption certificate enquiries:

    Land and water register enquiries

    For questions about registering Australian agricultural land, residential land or water entitlements on the Land and water register:

    Vacancy fee enquiries

    For questions about your vacancy fee return:

    Foreign investment compliance

    For questions about complying with foreign investment rules for residential and non-sensitive commercial real estate:

    If you know or suspect someone is deliberately breaking our foreign investment rules, you can report it confidentially by completing the ATO tip-off form.

    For more information see report a breach of foreign investment rules.

    Calling from overseas

    If you are calling from overseas you can contact us between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm (AEST or AEDT), Monday to Friday on +61 2 6216 1111, and ask to be transferred to 1800 050 377.

    If you would like to speak in a language other than English, phone the Translating and Interpreting service (TIS National) between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm (AEST or AEDT), Monday to Friday on +61 3 9268 8332 and request to be connected to the ATO in the language you want to speak in.

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    Last modified: 09 Jun 2022QC 65675