Reforms to the Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets

On 19 May 2026, the Government announced that it would strengthen and streamline Australia's foreign investment framework, including reforms to foreign investment laws and the Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets (the Register).

Existing Register obligations remain in place until these reforms have been implemented.

For more information

• Further streamlining and strengthening the foreign investment framework | Treasury.gov.auExternal Link
• Australia’s foreign investment framework | Foreign investment in AustraliaExternal Link