APPENDIX B

Legislation, Policy Statements and Publications

Legislation

1. Companies (Foreign Take-overs) Act 1972, No 134 of 1972 — November 1972.

2. Companies (Foreign Take-overs) Act 1973, No 199 of 1973 — December 1973.

3. Foreign Takeovers Act 1975, No 92 of 1975 — August 1975 (now known as the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 as amended).

4. Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1976, No 93 of 1976 — September 1976.

5. Statutory Rules 1975, No 226 — December 1975.

6. Statutory Rules 1976, No 203 — September 1976.

7. Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981, No 74 of 1981 — June 1981.

8. Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1989, No 14 of 1989 — August 1989.

9. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 302 — 24 September 1991.

10. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 295 — 31 August 1994.

11. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 416 — 17 January 1996.

12. Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations (Amendment), No 199 — 10 September 1999.

Policy statements

1. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Review of Foreign Investment Policy — 20 December 1983.

2. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy and Stockbroking — 18 April 1984.

3. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Participation in Banking in Australia and Other Issues of Financial Deregulation — 10 September 1984.

4. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy and Stockbroking — 18 December 1984.

5. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — New Banking Authorities — 27 February 1985.

6. Statement by the Acting Treasurer, the Hon. Chris Hurford, MP — Review of Foreign Investment Policy — 29 October 1985.

7. Statement by the Acting Treasurer, the Hon. Chris Hurford, MP — Economic and Rural Policy Statement — 15 April 1986.

8. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy Relaxations — 28 July 1986.

9. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Further Liberalisation of Foreign Investment Policy — 30 April 1987.

10. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Thin Capitalisation and Corporate Restructures in relation to Foreign Investment Policy — 30 April 1987.

11. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Developed Residential Real Estate - 29 September 1987.

12. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: New Oil and Gas Developments - 20 January 1988.

13. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP — Proclamation of Foreign Takeovers Amendment Act 1989 and Gazettal of Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations — 6 July 1989.

14. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Kerin, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Integrated Tourism Resorts — 25 July 1991.

15. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Kerin, MP — Foreign Investment in the Print Media — 10 October 1991.

16. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Dawkins, MP — Economic Statement: Foreign Investment Policy Changes - 26 February 1992.

17. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Dawkins, MP — Modification to Foreign Investment Policy. Residential Real Estate and Developed Non-Commercial Real Estate - 1 April 1993.

18. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. J. Dawkins, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Mass Circulation Newspapers — 20 April 1993.

19. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. R. Willis, MP — Government Response to the Reports by the Senate Select Committee on Certain Aspects of Foreign Ownership Decisions in Relation to the Print Media — 26 September 1995.

20. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Rationalisation of Notification Thresholds for Portfolio Investments in the Media Sector — 18 September 1996.

21. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Uranium Sector — 19 November 1996.

22. Statement by the Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. Rod Kemp, — Foreign Investment Policy: Forced Divestiture of Residential Real Estate involving Australian Trustee — 11 December 1996.

23. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Release of the Report of the Financial System Inquiry and Initial Government Response on Mergers Policy — 9 April 1997.

24. Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Policy: Ownership structure for the Ten Group Ltd (TGL) - Canwest/TNQ Float Proposal - 6 March 1998.

25 Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Case: Tyndall Australia Ltd’s Portfolio Investment in John Fairfax Holdings Ltd - 4 August 1998.

26 Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Policy Changes - 3 September 1999.

27 Statement by the Assistant Treasurer, Senator the Hon. Rod Kemp — Virgin receives Foreign Investment Approval — 7 December 1999.

28 Statement by the Treasurer, the Hon. P. Costello, MP — Foreign Investment Case: Acquisition by Air New Zealand Limited of the News Corporation’s 50 per cent interest in Ansett Holdings Limited - 13 June 2000.

Publications

• Foreign Investment Review Board Reports: 1977 to 2000.
• Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy — A Guide for Investors, Revised September 1992.
• Foreign Investment Policy and Administration — Outline for Conference of Australian Institute of Company Directors held in Adelaide 13-14 May 1999.
• Guidelines relating to Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy:
  • General Summary; and
  • Urban Land.

(updated regularly)

Current information on Australia’s foreign investment policy is available on the internet at: http://www.firb.gov.au