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Overseas Investment Act 2005

Consent and conditions regime - When consent required and criteria for consent - When consent required

11: Consent must be obtained before overseas investment given effect

You could also call this:

"Get approval before making an overseas investment"

If you want to make an overseas investment, you must get consent first. You need to get consent before the investment is finalised. The rules for getting consent are explained in subpart 2.

You have to follow these rules to get consent for your overseas investment. This is so you can make sure you are doing everything correctly. The rules tell you who needs to get consent and how to get it.

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Part 2Consent and conditions regime
When consent required and criteria for consent: When consent required

11Consent must be obtained before overseas investment given effect

  1. Consent must be obtained for a transaction before the overseas investment is given effect under the transaction.

  2. The procedure for obtaining consent (including who must obtain consent) is set out in subpart 2.