Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 114, 2020
Compilation No. 1
Compilation date: 21 September 2021
Registered: 21 September 2021
This compilation only includes an editorial change
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Act 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 September 2021 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.
Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Self-repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedules
4 Evaluation of operation of this Act and related legislation
5 Delegation
Schedule 1--Main amendments
Part 1--Amendment of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
Part 2--Amendments of other Acts
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
Taxation Administration Act 1953
Part 3--Application and transitional provisions
Division 1--National security reviews and last resort power
Division 2--Other amendments
Schedule 2--Compliance and enforcement
Part 1--Amendments
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
Part 2--Application provisions
Division 1--General
Division 2--Application of Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014
Part 3--Contingent amendments
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
Schedule 3--Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets
Part 1--Amendments
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
Part 2--Repeals
Register of Foreign Ownership of Water or Agricultural Land Act 2015
Part 3--Amendments consequential on repeal
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
Part 4--Transitional provisions
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Endnote 5--Editorial changes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
€effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Act 2020 | 114, 2020 | 10 Dec 2020 | Sch 1, Sch 2 (items 1-57) and Sch 3 (items 1-13, 19-25): 1 Jan 2021 (s 2(1) items 2, 3, 5,7) |
|
Provision affected | How affected |
s 2..................... | ed C1 |
In preparing this compilation for registration, the following kinds of editorial change(s) were made under the Legislation Act 2003.
Subsection 2(1) (table item 4, column 2)
Kind of editorial change
Update to a reference of a law or a provision
Details of editorial change
This compilation was editorially changed to update a reference from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020 to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 in column 2 of table item 4 of subsection 2(1).