{"id":"F2026L00006","name":"Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Register Notices – Extensions of Time) Instrument 2026","slug":"foreign-acquisitions-and-takeovers-register-notices-extensions-of-time-instrument-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443121,"registerId":"F2026L00006-fast-fetch-1775958036950","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Register Notices – Extensions of Time) Instrument 2026","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\nForeign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Register Notices – Extensions of Time) Instrument 2026\n\nI, Jeremy Hirschhorn, acting Commissioner of Taxation in my capacity as acting Registrar, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 7 January 2026\n\nJeremy Hirschhorn\n\nActing Registrar\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Extensions of time to give a register notice\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Register Notices – Extensions of Time) Instrument 2026.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 58M of the Regulation.\n\nNote: Under subsection 137(2A) of the Act, the Treasurer has delegated to the Registrar the Treasurer’s powers under section 58M of the Regulation by the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Registrar) Delegations 2023.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a) register notice;\n\n(b) Registrar.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975.\n\nRegulation means the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015.\n\n5  Extensions of time to give a register notice\n\n  The Registrar may, by notice in writing, extend the period referred to in paragraph 130W(2)(b) of the Act in which a register notice must be given to the Registrar:\n\n (a) by any number of days; and\n\n (b) any number of times.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function its title suggests: providing for extensions of time for register notices. It does not expand beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (5 sections, approximately 1 page)","Only 2 defined terms specific to this instrument (Act and Regulation)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond basic identifying references","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward, unconditional language","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","Minimal procedural requirements (merely requires notice 'in writing')"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lets the Registrar (currently the Commissioner of Taxation) grant extensions of time for submitting required foreign investment \"register notices.\" It affects foreign investors, the Registrar, and advisers by introducing administrative flexibility: missed deadlines can be extended — any number of days, any number of times — reducing the risk of immediate penalties for genuine or unforeseen delays."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change who must give register notices under the Act; it only authorises the Registrar to extend the time for giving such notices (section 5) and records the legal authority used (section 58M of the Regulation and the Treasurer’s delegation)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose change: grants power to extend time for a specific filing obligation (section 5).","Dependence on external provision: actual scope of affected parties defined by paragraph 130W(2)(b) of the Act, so reading requires cross-reference.","Very broad discretion: permits any number of days and any number of extensions, increasing administrative unpredictability.","No statutory criteria or limits in the instrument for granting extensions, raising implementation and review considerations.","Delegation detail: instrument made under s 58M of the Regulation with Treasurer’s delegation to the Registrar noted, so administrative chain matters.","Low drafting complexity and few operative clauses, reducing legal drafting ambiguity but increasing reliance on administrative practice."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lets the Registrar extend in writing the deadline under paragraph 130W(2)(b) of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 for giving a register notice, by any number of days and any number of times (s 5). It affects people and entities required to lodge register notices: they keep the notification obligation but can seek or be granted deadline extensions, making the Registrar (under s 58M of the Regulation) the decision‑maker and shifting timing risk, administrative discretion and potential compliance costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/foreign-acquisitions-and-takeovers-register-notices-extensions-of-time-instrument-2026","history":"/api/acts/foreign-acquisitions-and-takeovers-register-notices-extensions-of-time-instrument-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/foreign-acquisitions-and-takeovers-register-notices-extensions-of-time-instrument-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/foreign-acquisitions-and-takeovers-register-notices-extensions-of-time-instrument-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/foreign-acquisitions-and-takeovers-register-notices-extensions-of-time-instrument-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/foreign-acquisitions-and-takeovers-register-notices-extensions-of-time-instrument-2026/documents"}}