Second Reading Speeches

Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010 [2013]

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
XENOPHON, Senator Nick
MILNE, Sen Christine
Originating house
Senate
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
to: implement a national interest test to be applied against proposed foreign acquisitions of agricultural land; require any interest in agricultural land greater than five hectares to be notified to the Treasurer; require online publication of information about foreign acquisitions of interest in agricultural land; and impose penalties for not notifying the Treasurer of a proposed acquisition.

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