Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 (Cth)

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY  

SECTION 8   MEANING OF NATIONAL OF A COUNTRY  
General definition

8(1)    
A national of a country (other than the United States of America or China) is:

(a) an individual who is a citizen of the country; or

(b) an individual who is entitled to live indefinitely in the country.

Definition for the United States of America

8(2)    
A national of the United States of America is:

(a) a national of the United States of America, as defined in Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act of the United States of America; or

(b) a permanent resident of the United States of America.

Definition for China

8(2A)    
A national of China is an individual who is a national of China according to the law of China, other than an individual who is usually resident within the territory of a relevant World Trade Organization member.

Exception for New Zealand

8(3)    
Despite subsection (1), a national of New Zealand does not include an individual who:

(a) is entitled to live in the Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau; and

(b) does not live in New Zealand.