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.
The Commissioner of Taxation is the Registrar. You can give a register notice through Online services for foreign investors, which includes details about the information you must provide.
Guidance Note 15: Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets
Overview
- A: Who is required to give register notices?
- B: Why do register notices need to be given?
- C: Circumstances in which register notices must be given
- D: When register notices are due
- E: How register notice requirements interact with sections 98C, 98D, and 98E of the Act
- F: How register notice requirements interact with reporting obligations under conditions
- G: Exemptions
- H: How to give a register notice
- I: How information given to the Registrar will be treated
- J: Record-keeping and penalties
- Further information
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