Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010

16 June 2011

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011
ISBN 978-1-74229-338-7

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Membership of Committee	(PDF 169KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 43KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 130KB)
Referral of the bill Conduct of the inquiry Overview of the bill Structure of the report Background
Chapter 2 - Main provisions of the bill	(PDF 35KB)
The national interest test Changing the investment threshold that triggers review Publication of proposed acquisitions Definitions
Chapter 3 - Issues raised regarding the bill	(PDF 282KB)
The bill as a potential deterrent for investors Inadequate data for policy decisions Criticism of the bill's national interest test Commercial-in-confidence and publication of investment proposals Setting the appropriate threshold Strategic accumulation of agricultural land Australia's international obligations Australia's food security Concluding comments
Chapter 4 - Implementation and drafting considerations	(PDF 29KB)
Scrutiny of Bills Reports Technical aspects of the bill and drafting considerations
Dissenting Report by Senator Nick Xenophon and Senator Christine Milne	(PDF 141KB)
The New Zealand Model Food security
APPENDIX 1	(PDF 18KB)
Submissions Received Additional Information Received
APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearing and Witnesses	(PDF 6KB)

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