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Recent developments in foreign investment (FIRB) regulation
The Federal Government's recent changes to foreign investment policies released on 14 March 2025 introduce significant modifications. In this Insight, we: examine the Government's latest foreign inve ...
Mergers & Acquisitions: changes to Australia's foreign investment framework
The Australian Government has announced wide reaching changes to Australias foreign investment framework that will apply from 1 December 2015 Partner Wendy Rae reports on the potential impacts of the changes which include new fees stricter enforcement and penalties and increased scrutiny around ...
Changes to open and transparent sale process requirement for foreign persons acquiring agricultural land
On 25 September 2018 the Foreign Investment Review Board released revised guidance on the application of the requirement for an open and transparent sale process for foreign persons acquiring agricultural land Partner Wendy Rae Senior Associate Julian Barendse and Lawyer Bianca Sacco examine these ...
Reforms to strengthen and streamline the FIRB regime
On 1 May 2024, the Australian Treasurer announced reforms to the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) framework, to make it stronger, more streamlined and more transparent. On the same day, the Government released an updated Foreign Investment Policy document, setting out the reforms. ...
FIRB shines the spotlight on tax issues
The Australian Government has announced that in applying the national interest test to future foreign investment applications it will be requiring investors to satisfy a series of tax compliance and disclosure obligations relating to the tax implications of the proposed investment and the ...
New restrictions on foreign persons acquiring Australian land and agribusinesses
The Federal Treasurer has today announced material changes to Australias foreign investment regime which will significantly impact transactions undertaken by foreign persons of Australian land particularly agricultural land and agribusinesses Partner Wendy Rae and Senior Associate Nick Kefalianos ...
Major proposed changes to FIRB regime
On 5 June 2020 the Federal Treasurer announced major proposed changes to Australia's FIRB regime to address national security risks and ensure greater compliance with FIRB approval conditions. ...
Queensland's coal and CSG overlapping tenure regime getting a makeover
The Queensland Government has released proposed changes to the legislative framework for regulating overlapping coal and coal seam gas tenure which has been a vexed issue since the emergence of the coal seam gas industry in Queensland The changes principally reflect the industry proposal in the ...
Life insurance industry gets a remuneration Bill, ASIC report and Code of Practice
This is a significant week for the life insurance industry with the re-introduction by the Federal Government of a Bill to reform commissions payable on life insurance policies the release by ASIC of findings of its review of life insurance claims and the launch yesterday by the Financial Services ...
Retirement income covenants (and egg metaphors)
The long-promised retirement income covenants are slated to come into effect on 1 July 2022. The proposed covenants are aimed at improving retirement outcomes, including by moving retirees away from a 'nest egg' mentality towards spending more in retirement – or 'hatching' the nest egg (to borrow the extended metaphor of APRA's Deputy Chair). ...