Compliance reporting obligations are set out in the no objection notification or exemption certificate issued to you, the foreign investor.

The imposition of conditions on foreign investment proposals is guided by the need to:

Foreign persons must give notice of certain actions relating to Australian land, water, entities, businesses and other assets to the Registrar of the Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets.

Foreign investors are generally required to submit a foreign investment proposal before acquiring an interest in residential land, regardless of its value.

Foreign investment is important, but it must work in Australia’s national interest. The impact of tax risks in foreign investment proposals on Australian tax revenue is a key consideration of the national interest test.