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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2008-2009 Annual Report

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2008-2009 Annual Report (PDF)2.01 MB
Preliminaries (PDF)98.93 KB
Preliminaries (DOCX)105.59 KB
Acronyms and abbreviations (PDF)52.86 KB
Acronyms and abbreviations (DOCX)35.21 KB
Glossary (DOCX)38.33 KB
Main points (DOCX)43.92 KB
Main points (PDF)41.21 KB
Chapter 1: Foreign Investment Review Board (PDF)120.61 KB
Chapter 1: Foreign Investment Review Board (DOCX)63.59 KB
Chapter 2: Foreign investment proposals (PDF)241.36 KB
Chapter 2: Foreign investment proposals (DOCX)169.89 KB
Chapter 3: Overview of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (DOCX)54.41 KB
Chapter 4: Australia’s international investment position (PDF)82.09 KB
Chapter 4: Australia’s international investment position (DOCX)69.16 KB
Appendix A: Media releases and policy statements (PDF)41.21 KB
Appendix A: Media releases and policy statements (DOCX)40.03 KB