Foreign investor acquiring stake in an AU defence-industry company
scenarioAUdefenceSourceForeign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) Part 3 (national security review)
Any foreign-person acquisition in an Australian business classified as a national-security business or on the critical-technologies list triggers mandatory FIRB notification under FATA 1975 s 55B, irrespective of transaction value. NSLA EFI obligations apply where the foreign principal engages in covert or deceptive conduct. DISP flow-down clauses may apply to the merged entity.
Applies when
target_industry=defencetransaction_type=foreign_investmentcountry_of_operation=AU
Applicable legislation (0 items)
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Applicable topics (3 claims)
- FIRB critical-technologies list triggers mandatory foreign-investment notificationinstitutionalFATA 1975 s 55B mandatory notification
- National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018 criminalises foreign interferenceinstitutionalCriminal offences for covert influence
- Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) is required for access to classified Defence contractsinstitutionalDISP review of merged-entity clearance
Co-applies within this scenario (1 relationship)
Rules don’t globally co-apply — they co-apply when the scenario is true. The pairs below reinforce each other under the Foreign investor acquiring stake in an AU defence-industry company predicates.
- FIRB critical-technologies list triggers mandatory foreign-investment notification↔National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018 criminalises foreign interferenceboth_apply
FIRB national-security review plus NSLA EFI criminal regime together govern foreign-influence risk
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