APPENDIX B
Legislation, Policy Statements and Publications
Legislation
1.	Companies (Foreign Take-overs) Act 1972, No 134 of 1972 — November 1972.
2.	Companies (Foreign Take-overs) Act 1973, No 199 of 1973 — December 1973.
3.	Foreign Takeovers Act 1975, No 92 of 1975 — August 1975 (now known as the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 as amended).
4.	Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1976, No 93 of 1976 — September 1976.
5.	Statutory Rules 1975, No 226 — December 1975.
6.	Statutory Rules 1976, No 203 — September 1976.
7.	Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981, No 74 of 1981 — June 1981.
8.	Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1989, No 14 of 1989 — August 1989.
9.	Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 302 — 24 September 1991.
10.	Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 295 — 31 August 1994.
11.	Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 416 — 17 January 1996.
Policy Statements
1.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Review of Foreign Investment Policy — 20 December 1983.
2.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy and Stockbroking — 18 April 1984.
3.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Participation in Banking in Australia and Other Issues of Financial Deregulation — 10 September 1984.
4.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy and Stockbroking — 18 December 1984.
5.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — New Banking Authorities — 27 February 1985.
6.	Statement by the Acting Treasurer, the Hon Chris Hurford, MP — Review of Foreign Investment Policy — 29 October 1985.
7.	Statement by the Acting Treasurer, the Hon Chris Hurford, MP — Economic and Rural Policy Statement — 15 April 1986.
8.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy Relaxations — 28 July 1986.
9.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Further Liberalisation of Foreign Investment Policy — 30 April 1987.
10.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Thin Capitalisation and Corporate Restructures in relation to Foreign Investment Policy — 30 April 1987.
11.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Developed Residential Real Estate  29 September 1987.
12.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: New Oil and Gas Developments  20 January 1988.
13.	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.
14.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon J. Kerin, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Integrated Tourism Resorts — 25 July 1991.
15.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon J. Kerin, MP — Foreign Investment in the Print Media — 10 October 1991.
16.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon J. Dawkins, MP — Economic Statement: Foreign Investment Policy Changes  26 February 1992.
17.	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.
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 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.
20.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon P. Costello, MP — Rationalisation of Notification Thresholds for Portfolio Investments in the Media Sector — 18 September 1996.
21.	Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon P. Costello, MP — Uranium Sector — 19 November 1996.
22.	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.
23.	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.
24.	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.
25	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.
Publications
•	Foreign Investment Review Board Reports: 1977 to 1999.
•	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.
•	Summary of Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy:
•	General; and
•	Real Estate.
(updated regularly)
Current information on Australia’s foreign investment policy is available on the internet at: http://www.treasury.gov.au/firb