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Appendix B

Legislation, Policy Statements and Publications

Legislation

  1. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 199 — 10 September 1999.
  2. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 416 — 17 January 1996.
  3. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 295 — 31 August 1994.
  4. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 302 — 24 September 1991.
  5. Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1989, No 14 of 1989 — August 1989.
  6. Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981, No 74 of 1981 — June 1981.
  7. Statutory Rules 1976, No 203 — September 1976.
  8. Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1976, No 93 of 1976 — September 1976.
  9. Statutory Rules 1975, No 226 — December 1975.
  10. Foreign Takeovers Act 1975, No 92 of 1975 — August 1975 (now known as the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 as amended).
  11. Companies (Foreign Take-overs) Act 1973, No 199 of 1973 — December 1973.
  12. Companies (Foreign Take-overs) Act 1972, No 134 of 1972 — November 1972.

Policy statements

  1. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Xstrata Plc — No Objections Raised to the Acquisition of MIM Holdings Ltd — 28 May 2003.
  2. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — No objections raised to Mitsui’s Acquisition of Remaining Interest in Moura Mine — 12 April 2002.
  3. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Singapore Telecommunications Limited — Acquisition of Cable & Wireless Optus Limited — 28 August 2001.
  4. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Singapore Telecommunications Limited — Application for Foreign Investment Approval to Acquire Cable & Wireless Optus Limited — 22 August 2001.
  5. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Approval of Brambles Industries Limited — GKN Plc — 26 July 2001.
  6. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Approval of BHP Limited-Billiton Plc Merger — 4 June 2001.
  7. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Proposal — Shell Australia Investments Limited’s Acquisition of Woodside Petroleum Limited — 23 April 2001.
  8. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Case: Acquisition by Air New Zealand Limited of the News Corporation’s 50 per cent interest in Ansett Holdings Limited — 13 June 2000.
  9. Statement by the Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. Rod Kemp — Virgin receives Foreign Investment Approval — 7 December 1999.
  10. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Policy Changes — 3 September 1999.
  11. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Case: Tyndall Australia Ltd’s Portfolio Investment in John Fairfax Holdings Ltd — 4 August 1998.
  12. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Ownership structure for the Ten Group Ltd (TGL) — Canwest/TNQ Float Proposal — 6 March 1998.
  13. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Release of the Report of the Financial System Inquiry and Initial Government Response on Mergers Policy — 9 April 1997.
  14. Statement by the Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. Rod Kemp, — Foreign Investment Policy: Forced Divestiture of Residential Real Estate involving Australian Trustee — 11 December 1996.
  15. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Uranium Sector — 19 November 1996.
  16. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Rationalisation of Notification Thresholds for Portfolio Investments in the Media Sector — 18 September 1996.
  17. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. R. Willis, MP — Government Response to the Reports by the Senate Select Committee on Certain Aspects of Foreign Ownership Decisions in Relation to the Print Media — 26 September 1995.
  18. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Dawkins, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Mass Circulation Newspapers — 20 April 1993.
  19. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Dawkins, MP — Modification to Foreign Investment Policy. Residential Real Estate and Developed Non-Commercial Real Estate — 1 April 1993.
  20. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Dawkins, MP — Economic Statement: Foreign Investment Policy Changes — 26 February 1992.
  21. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Kerin, MP — Foreign Investment in the Print Media — 10 October 1991.
  22. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Kerin, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Integrated Tourism Resorts — 25 July 1991.
  23. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Proclamation of Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1989 and Gazettal of Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations — 6 July 1989.
  24. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: New Oil and Gas Developments — 20 January 1988.
  25. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Developed Residential Real Estate — 29 September 1987.
  26. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Thin Capitalisation and Corporate Restructures in relation to Foreign Investment Policy — 30 April 1987.
  27. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Further Liberalisation of Foreign Investment Policy — 30 April 1987.
  28. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy Relaxations — 28 July 1986.
  29. Statement by the Acting Treasurer, the Hon. Chris Hurford, MP — Economic and Rural Policy Statement — 15 April 1986.
  30. Statement by the Acting Treasurer, the Hon. Chris Hurford, MP — Review of Foreign Investment Policy — 29 October 1985.
  31. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — New Banking Authorities — 27 February 1985.
  32. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy and Stockbroking — 18 December 1984.
  33. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Participation in Banking in Australia and Other Issues of Financial Deregulation — 10 September 1984.
  34. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy and Stockbroking — 18 April 1984.
  35. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Review of Foreign Investment Policy — 20 December 1983.

Publications

  • Foreign Investment Review Board Reports: 1977 to 2002.
  • Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy — A Guide for Investors, Revised September 1992.
  • Foreign Investment Policy and Administration — Outline for Conference of Australian Institute of Company Directors held in Adelaide 13-14 May 1999.
  • Guidelines relating to Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy:
    • General Summary;
    • Urban Land; and
    • Primary Production Businesses and Rural Land

(updated regularly)

Current information on Australia’s foreign investment policy is available on the internet at: <http://www.firb.gov.au>

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