Foreign investment by state-owned entities

17 September 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-149-9

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Membership of Committee	(PDF 41KB)
Executive Summary	(PDF 15KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction and conduct of inquiry	(PDF 36KB)
Referral of inquiry Terms of reference Conduct of inquiry Terminology Previous inquiry related to this reference Current inquiry Structure of report
Chapter 2 - Foreign investment in Australia	(PDF 281KB)
Current levels of foreign investment in Australia Foreign investment in Australia's resource sector Foreign investment and sovereignty over natural resources Public attitudes towards foreign investment Adjusting to new global capital flows
Chapter 3 - Administration of foreign investment in Australia	(PDF 141KB)
History of foreign investment regulation in Australia Foreign Investment Review Board Timeframes for review Applying conditions to approvals Other frameworks for regulating foreign investment Restrictiveness of Australia's foreign investment regime Recommendations from the Percentage Players report
Chapter 4 - Sovereign wealth funds and state-owned entities	(PDF 202KB)
Characteristics of SWFs Examples of Sovereign Wealth Funds International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Santiago Principles State-owned entities Chinese capital and China's outbound investment China's 'going out' strategy Commercial imperatives of Chinese SOEs Regulation of SOEs
Dissenting Report by Senators Joyce, Ludlam and Xenophon	(PDF 137KB)
Introduction Foreign investment trends China's rise Potential political consequences of foreign investment – 'The elephant in the room!' National Interest Test Human Rights Corporate governance dangers Risks to Competition A case of reciprocity Conclusion
Appendix 1	(PDF 24KB)
Submissions Received Additional Information Received
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 12KB)
Appendix 3 - Treasurer's 2008 guidelines for assessing proposals by SOEs	(PDF 16KB)
Appendix 4 - Major Chinese government-related investments in Australia	(PDF 21KB)

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