The Treasurer has announced changes to Australia’s foreign investment review framework, effective from 10.30pm AEDT on Sunday 29 March 2020, relating to monetary thresholds and timeframes for reviewing applications. Details are available in our recent News article, including Q&A. Material on the FIRB website is being updated to capture these changes. In the meantime, all material on this website, including guidance notes, should be read in light of the Treasurer’s announcement.

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2007-2008 Annual Report

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2007-2008 Annual Report (PDF)1.78 MB
Preliminaries (PDF)136.7 KB
Preliminaries (DOCX)185.55 KB
Acronyms and abbreviations (PDF)64.15 KB
Acronyms and abbreviations (DOCX)36.38 KB
Glossary (PDF)61.61 KB
Glossary (DOCX)38.19 KB
Main points (DOCX)44.07 KB
Chapter 1: Foreign Investment Review Board (PDF)119.49 KB
Chapter 1: Foreign Investment Review Board (DOCX)65.87 KB
Chapter 2: Foreign investment proposals (DOCX)179.85 KB
Chapter 3: Overview of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (DOCX)52.23 KB
Chapter 4: International investment issues and Australia’s international investment position (PDF)146.95 KB
Chapter 4: International investment issues and Australia’s international investment position (DOCX)79.94 KB
Appendix A: Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy (DOCX)61.67 KB
Appendix B: Legislation and regulations, media releases and policy statements and publications (DOCX)51.99 KB
Appendix C: Chronology of policy measures (DOCX)62.09 KB
Appendix D: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (PDF)236.33 KB
Appendix D: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (DOCX)131.78 KB
Appendix E: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 1989 (PDF)101.55 KB
Appendix E: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 1989 (DOCX)90.04 KB
Appendix E: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 1989 (continued) (DOCX)75.57 KB
Appendix F: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (PDF)126.37 KB
Appendix F: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (DOCX)54.71 KB
Appendix G: Contact details (PDF)80.67 KB
Appendix G: Contact details (DOCX)43.14 KB