On 4 December 2019, the Senate referred an inquiry into foreign investment proposals to the Senate Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 7 September 2020. 

Pursuant to the temporary order agreed to on 23 March 2020, the Senate Economics References Committee has agreed that the time for presentation of the report of the inquiry into foreign investment proposals be extended from 7 September 2020 to 16 December 2020.

On Thursday, 12 November 2020, pursuant to the temporary order agreed on 23 March 2020, the Senate Economics References Committee agreed that the time for presentation of the report of the inquiry into foreign investment proposals be extended from 16 December 2020 to 30 June 2021. On Thursday 24 June 2021, the Senate granted a further extension to report by 5 August 2021. On Friday, 30 July 2021, the Senate granted a further extension to report by 20 August 2021.

On Friday, 20 August 2021, the Senate granted a further extension to report by 27 August 2021.