Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 245

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975.

Dated 17 September 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

WAYNE SWAN

Treasurer

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 1989

  Schedule 1 amends the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 1989.

4 Application of amendments

  The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply on and after the day on which these Regulations commence.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

 

[1] Regulations 4 and 5

substitute

4 Prescribed corporations — value of assets of foreign corporation

  For a provision of section 13 of the Act mentioned in the following table, the amount is set out in the table:

Item

Provision

Amount

1

paragraph 13 (1) (d)

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

 (b) For any other calendar year — the amount worked out under regulation 13

2

paragraph 13 (1) (e)

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

 (b) For any other calendar year — the amount worked out under regulation 13

5 Exempt dealings — value of assets

 (1) For a provision of the definition of exempt corporation in subsection 13A (4) of the Act mentioned in the following table, the amount is set out in the table:

Item

Provision

Amount

1

subparagraph (b) (i)

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

 (b) For any other calendar year — the amount worked out under regulation 13

2

subparagraph (b) (ii)

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

 (b) For any other calendar year — the amount worked out under regulation 13

 (2) For a provision of the definition of exempt business in subsection 13A (4) of the Act mentioned in the following table, the amount is set out in the table:

Item

Provision

Amount

1

paragraph (a)

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

 (b) For any other calendar year — the amount worked out under regulation 13

2

paragraph (b)

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

 (b) For any other calendar year — the amount worked out under regulation 13

[2] Regulation 6, table, item 1, column 3, paragraphs (a) and (aa)

substitute

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

[3] Regulation 6, table, item 5, column 3, paragraphs (a) and (aa)

substitute

 (a) For the calendar year 2009 — $219 000 000; or

[4] Subregulation 13 (1)

omit

regulation 3, 6 or 7

insert

regulation 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7

Note

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