Treasury foreign investment contacts

Enquiries

Our preferred method of contact for pre-lodgement enquiries is via email. Please send enquiries to:

 foreigninvestmentenquiries@treasury.gov.au

If a submission has already been lodged via the Foreign Investment Portal please use the communications function in the Portal to submit your query.

For urgent queries, we offer a phone enquiry service from Monday to Friday between 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (AEST) - except ACT public holidays* 
  +61 2 6263 3795

* Please note that our phone line operating hours may be subject to change.

Report a suspected breach of Australian foreign investment rules

If you suspect, know, or have breached Australia’s foreign investment rules you can submit a report through our Foreign Investment Portal.

If you are unable to use the Foreign Investment Portal please email:

 foreigninvestmentcompliance@treasury.gov.au

All suspected breach reports will be treated as confidential.

Australian Taxation Office contacts

Enquiries

Contact the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for all enquiries relating to:

• residential real estate
• vacancy fee
• residential fee waiver
• online services for foreign investors
• the Register of Foreign Owned Australian Assets (the Register).

  1800 050 377
If phoning from overseas +61 2 6216 1111 and ask to be transferred to 1800 050 377

Monday to Friday between 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (AEST) except national public holidays