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Thinking posts
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Corporate & Commercial| 21 Sep 2020
Foreign acquisition and takeovers reforms: further details of new national security test released
The Federal Government has released the second tranche of its proposed reform package for the Foreign Acquisition and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 (Cth).
Corporate & Commercial| 04 Sep 2020
Restoration of pre-COVID FIRB monetary thresholds: renewal of leases for non-sensitive developed commercial land
The Federal Government has amended the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 to reinstate the pre-COVID FIRB monetary thresholds. Our FIRB specialist Conrad Smith outlines what the amendments mean.
Corporate & Commercial| 20 Aug 2020
How will the proposed FIRB reforms impact investment in the health and life sciences sector?
The exposure drafts of the Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia’s National Security) Bill 2020 and Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia’s National Security) (National Security Business) Regulations 2020 have been released for public consultation.
Foreign Investment| 05 Jun 2020
Foreign investors face tighter tests as major FIRB reforms introduced
Australia’s foreign investment review framework will undergo the most extensive reforms in more than 20 years, the Federal Government announced today. Special Counsel Conrad Smith outlines the key changes: a new national security test; amending the definition of ‘Foreign Government ...
Foreign Investment| 05 Jun 2020
Foreign Investment Review Board to tighten security test to invest
In an interesting development, it is being reported that the Federal Government is set to add a new national security test to Australia’s foreign investment regime. This new test is understood to apply to investments which are deemed to ...