The FIRB website has been updated to reflect the reforms to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 that commenced on 1 January 2021.

As part of implementing the reforms from 1 January 2021, Guidance Notes have been consolidated and updated.

Treasury’s Foreign Investment Division office will be closed from noon (AEDT), Thursday 24 December 2020 until opening of business on Monday 4 January 2021. During this shutdown period, Treasury will not be processing applications, answering calls on the FIRB phone line or monitoring publicly available inboxes (including firbenquiries@treasury.gov.au and firbapplications@treasury.gov.au).

New guidance notes to support the foreign investment reforms will be available on the FIRB website in the week of 21 December 2020.