The Register of foreign ownership of water entitlements (the Water register) was established to provide greater transparency about the level of foreign ownership of Australia’s water entitlements.
This is the sixth report of the Water register and includes water entitlement registrations received from foreign persons between 1 July 2017 and 31 July 2023 for water entitlements held to 30 June 2023.
The Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets (the Register), established on 1 July 2023, amalgamated and replaced the:
- Water register,
- Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural land (Agricultural land register), and
- Residential land register.
The Register also expanded to include additional asset types. An annual report of aggregated statistics from the Register will be developed as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year.