Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015

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Amended by:


Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Interfunding Exemption) Regulations 2024 (gazetted 9/12/2024)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
10/12/2024 Amend Inserted definition 'RSE licensee'
10/12/2024 Amend Inserted definition 'registered scheme'
10/12/2024 Amend Inserted definition 'registrable superannuation entity'
10/12/2024 Amend Inserted definition 'related body corporate'
10/12/2024 Amend Inserted definition 'responsible entity'

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (UK Free Trade Agreement) Regulations 2022 (registered 24/11/2022)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
3/05/2023 Amend Amended definition 'agreement country or region'

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Regulations 2022 (gazetted 31/3/2022)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
1/04/2022 Amend Substituted definition 'moneylending agreement'

4-Sch1-Cl2

Commenced Action Note
1/04/2022 Amend Inserted definition 'moneylending business'

Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Regulations 2020 (registered 10/12/2020)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Repealed definition 'acquire'

4-Sch1-Cl2

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'Defence Department'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'defence and intelligence personnel'

4-Sch1-Cl3

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Repealed definition 'exploration tenement'

4-Sch1-Cl4

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'foreign country'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'foreign intelligence agency'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'government body'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'intelligence use'

4-Sch1-Cl5

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Repealed definition 'interest'

4-Sch1-Cl6

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'national security business'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'national security land'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'personal information'

4-Sch1-Cl7

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Repealed definition 'starts an Australian business'

4-Sch2-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'aggregate interest'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'property'

4-Sch3-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'GDP implicit price deflator value'
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'existing value'

4-Sch4-Cl3

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Repealed definition 'general partner'
1/01/2021 Amend Repealed definition 'limited partner'
1/01/2021 Amend Repealed definition 'limited partnership'

4-Sch6-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Substituted definition 'Australian media business'

4-Sch6-Cl2

Commenced Action Note
1/01/2021 Amend Inserted definition 'value'

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Threshold Test) Regulations 2020 (gazetted 17/4/2020)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
18/04/2020 Amend Repealed definition 'GDP implicit price deflator value'
18/04/2020 Amend Repealed definition 'existing value'

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Regulations 2018 (gazetted 2/10/2018)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
30/12/2019 Amend Amended definition 'agreement country'

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Vacancy Fees and Other Measures) Regulations 2017 (registered 19/12/2017)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
15/12/2017 Amend "Inserted definition 'tenements and miningproduction or exploration entities certificate'"
15/12/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'businesses or entities certificate'
15/12/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'residential land (near-new dwelling interests) certificate'
15/12/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'residential land (other than established dwellings) certificate'

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Amendments of Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement) Regulations 2017 (registered 20/11/2017)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
1/12/2017 Amend Amended definition 'agreement country'

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Exemptions and Other Measures) Regulations 2017 (registered 29/06/2017)

Explanatory Statement

4-Sch1-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
24/06/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'education institution'
24/06/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'residential care'
24/06/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'retirement village'
24/06/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'school'

4-Sch1-Cl2

Commenced Action Note
24/06/2017 Amend Substituted definition 'vacant'

4-Sch1-Cl3

Commenced Action Note
24/06/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'value'
24/06/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'wind or solar power station'

4-Sch2-Cl1

Commenced Action Note
24/06/2017 Amend Inserted definition 'near-new dwelling interest'