Foreign investment reform focusing on national security

Posted on 5 June 2020

Australia tightened the foreign investment framework. Key reforms are a new category of businesses called “sensitive national security business” that are subject to a lower screening threshold, and new powers including “call in” and “last resort review”.

Australia tightened the foreign investment framework. Key reforms are a new category of businesses called “sensitive national security business” that are subject to a lower screening threshold, and new powers including “call in” and “last resort review”.

Further reading:
  1. Morrison government toughens foreign investment scrutiny to protect ‘national security’
  2. Foreign investment clampdown prompts claims of Chinese buyers being ‘frozen out’