Foreign investment in Australia

Planning to invest in Australia
How to get approval and register assets if you are a foreign person planning to invest in assets in Australia.

Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets
How the Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets operates and increases visibility of foreign investments.

Registering Australian assets as a foreign investor
How a foreign person can register an interest in Australian assets, including business, land, property, mining and water.

Residential property application for foreign investors
How to apply for approval to purchase residential property in Australia or vary an approved application.

Vacancy fee return for foreign owners
How to lodge a vacancy fee return and pay a vacancy fee if you are a foreign owner of a residential dwelling.

Fees for foreign residential investors
Work out what fees you must pay as a foreign investor when investing in residential property in Australia.

Fee waiver application for foreign investors
Use this form to request a waiver or remission of a vacancy fee, foreign investment application or variation fee.

Foreign investment in residential assets: our compliance approach
How we engage with foreign investors about their legal obligations and our compliance approach.

New or near-new dwelling exemption certificates
Property developers can apply for a new or near-new dwelling exemption certificate and lodge a sales report for foreign buyers.

Report a breach of the foreign investment rules
How to tell us confidentially if you suspect, know or have made a breach of Australia's foreign investment rules.

Contact us about foreign investment
How foreign investors can contact us about investing in Australia.

Foreign investment terms and definitions
Terms and definitions used in foreign investment legislation to help foreign investors.

Fees for foreign residential investors
Work out what fees you must pay as a foreign investor when investing in residential property in Australia.