1Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Notices) Regulations 1975

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Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Notices) Regulations 1975

Statutory Rules 1975 No. 226 as amended

made under the

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

This compilation was prepared on 6 June 2009
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2009 No. 104

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

3 Interpretation

4 Prescribed forms of notice

5 Balance sheet and profit and loss account to be furnished by corporation

6 Documents relating to agreement or arrangement

7 Constituent document

8 Person signing notice

Schedule 1 Forms

Form 1 Notice under section 25

Form 2 Notice under section 26

Form 3 Notice under section 26A of the Act

Form 4 Notice under section 26A of the Act

Form 5 Notice under section 26A of the Act

Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

These Regulations are the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Notices) Regulations 1975.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

These Regulations shall come into operation on the date of commencement of the Act.

3 Interpretation

In these Regulations, the Act means the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975.

4 Prescribed forms of notice

(1) The prescribed form of notice under section 25 of the Act is Form 1 in Schedule 1.

(2) The prescribed form of notice under section 26 of the Act is Form 2 in Schedule 1.

(3) The prescribed form of notice for section 26A of the Act is:

(a) unless paragraph (b) or (c) applies — Form 3 in Schedule 1; and

(b) if a natural person acquires an interest in Australian residential land — Form 4 in Schedule 1; and

(c) if a company or trust estate acquires an interest in Australian residential land — Form 5 in Schedule 1.

5 Balance sheet and profit and loss account to be furnished by corporation

Where a corporation furnishes a notice under section 25 of the Act stating that:

(a) the corporation proposes to enter into an agreement, being an agreement in relation to the affairs of the corporation;

(b) the corporation proposes to enter into or terminate an arrangement, being an arrangement in relation to an Australian business of the corporation;