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Enhancements to the Foreign Investment Portal – 13 September 2025

On 13 September 2025, a system update will introduce a range of enhancements to the Foreign Investment Portal, improving functionality and user experience.

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Submit a foreign investment proposal for:

agricultural land
business investments
commercial land
mining

Compliance reporting

Manage your obligations relating to foreign investment compliance reporting.

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Apply for approval before you purchase residential real estate or land in Australia:

residential property application.

Register and notify actions for your asset on the Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets:

residential land
commercial land
agricultural land
registrable water interests
business and entity related interests, where applicable
mining, production, and exploration tenements.

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Investing in Australia

Australia welcomes foreign investment

Australia’s foreign investment framework

How Australia’s foreign investment framework works

About us

Foreign Investment Review Board
Getting started

About investment proposals

Types of reviewable investments

Commercial acquisitions

Australian land investments

Residential real estate

What to include in a submission

Proposal checklist

How to submit an investment proposal

New Foreign Investment Portal
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Overview

Doing business in Australia

Key concepts

Monetary thresholds

Fees

Types of investments

Agricultural land

Business investments

Commercial land

Exemption certificates

Mining

National security

Residential land

Conditions and reporting

Compliance reporting

Principles for developing conditions

Register of foreign ownership of Australian assets

Residential compliance

Tax conditions

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Compliance and reporting

Know your obligations

Our approach to compliance

Notification of actions

Foreign investment laws
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