House of Representatives
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP)Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
| FATA | Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 |
| FATA Fees Act | Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Act 2015 |
| FATR | Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 |
| Fee Regulation | Foreign Acquisition and Takeovers Fee Imposition Regulation 2015 |
| FIRB | Foreign Investment Review Board |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| Imposition Bill | Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2020 |
| Agricultural Land and Water Register Act | Register of Foreign Ownership of Water or Agricultural Land Act 2015 |
| Regulatory Powers Act | Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| TAA | Taxation Administration Act 1953 |
| the Bill | Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 |
| The Guide | The Guide to Framing Commonwealth Offences, Infringement Notices and Enforcement Powers |