Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Commissioner of Taxation) Delegations 2020 made under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 Compilation No. 01 Compilation date: 8 March 2022 Includes amendments up to: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Delegations (No. 1) 2022 Prepared by The Treasury About this compilation This compilation This is a compilation of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Commissioner of Taxation) Delegations 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 08 March 2022 (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. 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 Self‑repealing provisions If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 3 Authority 4 Definitions Part 2—Delegations 5 Delegations—general 6 Delegations—Regulatory Powers Act Schedule 1—Delegations Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name This instrument is the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Commissioner of Taxation) Delegations 2020. 3 Authority This instrument is made under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975. 4 Definitions Note: Expressions have the same meaning in this instrument as in the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 as in force from time to time—see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003. In this instrument: APS6 employee means an APS employee who has been allocated an APS Level 6 classification. Commissioner means the Commissioner of Taxation. EL1 employee means an APS employee who has been allocated an Executive Level 1 classification. EL2 employee means an APS employee who has been allocated an Executive Level 2 classification. functions or powers means the functions or powers of the Treasurer under the provisions of the Act or the Regulation specified in the table in Schedule 1. internal reorganisation has the same meaning as in the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Regulations 2020. land entity has the same meaning as in the Regulation. the Act means the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975. the Regulation means the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015. Part 2—Delegations 5 Delegations—general Under section 137 of the Act, each item of the table in Schedule 1: (a) specifies a function or power that is delegated to the Commissioner; and (b) sets out any limitation on the delegation covered in that item in the table; and (c) sets out any direction the delegate must comply with in exercising powers, or performing functions delegated in that item in the table. 6 Delegations—Regulatory Powers Act (1) Under subsection 101F(2) of the Act, the Commissioner is delegated the Treasurer's powers and functions under Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act (as it applies in relation to the Act) in relation to the matters covered by subsection (2). Note: Part 6 of the Regulatory Powers Act is about enforceable undertakings. (2) The following matters are covered by this subsection: (a) an action to acquire an interest in residential land; (b) an action to acquire an interest in commercial land; (c) an action that constitutes an internal reorganisation; (d) an action to acquire an interest in a land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (e) an action to acquire an interest in assets of an Australian business where the assets are one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (f) an action by a foreign government investor to acquire a direct interest in: (i) land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land; or (ii) an Australian business where the interests in assets being acquired are only in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land; (g) any other matter relating to a matter covered by paragraphs (a) to (f). Schedule 1—Delegations Note: See section 5. Item Function or power Description of the function or power Limitations Directions 1 section 57 of the Act exemption certificate for new dwellings none if the Commissioner subdelegates the function or power under subsection 137(4) of the Act to an employee in the Australian Taxation Office, the subdelegate is not to exercise the function or power unless the subdelegate is: (a) an SES employee; or (b) an EL2 employee; or (c) an EL1 employee 2 section 59 of the Act exemption certificate for established dwellings none if the Commissioner subdelegates the function or power under subsection 137(4) of the Act to an employee in the Australian Taxation Office, the subdelegate is not to exercise the function or power unless the subdelegate is: (a) an SES employee; or (b) an EL2 employee; or (c) an EL1 employee; (d) an APS6 employee where all of the following are satisfied: (i) the exercise of the function or power relates to residential land with a value of $4 million or less; and (ii) the exercise of the function or power does not relate to a person acquiring an interest in an established dwelling for redevelopment 4 subsection 62(1) of the Act the Treasurer may vary or revoke an exemption certificate if satisfied that the variation or revocation is not contrary to the national interest the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if both of the following are satisfied: if the Commissioner subdelegates the function or power under subsection 137(4) of the Act to an employee in the Australian Taxation Office, the subdelegate is not to exercise the function or power unless the subdelegate is: (a) the exemption certificate relates to actions to acquire interests in residential land; and (a) an SES employee; or (b) the application for the exemption certificate was not made under section 58 of the Act (about exemption certificates for foreign persons) (b) an EL2 employee; or (c) an EL1 employee; (d) an APS6 employee where all of the following are satisfied: (i) the exercise of the function or power relates to residential land with a value of $4 million or less; and (ii) the exercise of the function or power does not relate to a person acquiring an interest in an established dwelling for redevelopment; and (iii) the exercise of the function or power is to vary an exemption certificate 5 section 62A of the Act variation or revocation of exemption certificates where false or misleading information or documents given the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if both of the following are satisfied: if the Commissioner subdelegates the function or power under subsection 137(4) of the Act to an employee in the Australian Taxation Office, the subdelegate is not to exercise the function or power unless the subdelegate is an SES employee (a) the exemption certificate relates to actions to acquire interests in residential land; and (b) the application for the exemption certificate was not made under section 58 of the Act (about exemption certificates for foreign persons) 6 section 67 of the Act order prohibiting proposed actions the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the proposed action is an action to acquire an interest in residential land the same as for item 5 7 section 68 of the Act interim orders the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power in relation to one of the following: the same as for item 1 (a) an action to acquire an interest in residential land; (b) an action to acquire an interest in commercial land; (c) an action that constitutes an internal reorganisation; (d) an action to acquire an interest in a land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (e) an action to acquire an interest in assets of an Australian business where the assets are one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (f) an action by a foreign government investor to acquire a direct interest in: (i) land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land; or (ii) an Australian business where the interests in assets being acquired are only in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land 8 section 69 of the Act disposal orders the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the proposed action is an action to acquire an interest in residential land the same as for item 5 9 section 74 of the Act no objection notification imposing conditions the same as for item 7 the same as for item 2 10 section 75 of the Act no objection notification not imposing conditions the same as for item 7 the same as for item 2 11 subsection 76(4) of the Act longer period may be given for taking actions specified in a no objection notification the same as for item 7 the same as for item 1 12 subsection 76(8) of the Act the Treasurer may vary a no objection notification if the Treasurer is satisfied that the variation is not contrary to the national interest or national security (as appropriate) the same as for item 7 the same as for item 2 13 section 76A of the Act revocation of no objection notification the same as for item 7 the same as for item 5 15 section 77A of the Act Treasurer may extend decision period by up to 90 days the same as for item 7 the same as for item 2 16 section 78 of the Act anti-avoidance the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the scheme relates to acquiring an interest in residential land the same as for item 5 17 section 79 of the Act Treasurer may make order that persons are taken to be associates of each other for specified purposes the same as for item 7 the same as for item 1 18 section 79L of the Act variation or revocation of orders not contrary to the national interest or national security (as appropriate) the same as for item 7 the same as for item 5 19 section 79R of the Act directions to persons contravening a provision of the Act the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the relevant contravention relates to an interest in residential land the same as for item 5 20 subsection 79S(2) of the Act decision that publishing a direction is not in the national interest the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the direction is a direction made by the Commissioner as delegate under item 19 the same as for item 5 21 section 79U of the Act varying or revoking directions the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the direction is a direction made by the Commissioner as delegate under item 19 the same as for item 5 22 section 79V of the Act interim directions to persons contravening a provision of the Act the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the relevant contravention relates to an interest in residential land the same as for item 5 23 section 79Y of the Act varying or revoking interim directions the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the direction is a direction made by the Commissioner as delegate under item 22 the same as for item 5 24 subsection 101(6) of the Act infringement notices tiers the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the relevant contravention relates to one of the following: the delegate is not to exercise the function or power unless the delegate is also an infringement officer referred to in paragraph 100(2)(a) of the Act (a) an action to acquire an interest in residential land; (b) an action to acquire an interest in commercial land; (c) an action that constitutes an internal reorganisation; (d) an action to acquire an interest in a land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (e) an action to acquire an interest in assets of an Australian business where the assets are one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (f) an action by a foreign government investor to acquire a direct interest in: (i) land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land; or (ii) an Australian business where the interests in assets being acquired are only in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land 25 subsection 101D(2) of the Act decision that publishing an undertaking is not in the national interest the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power if the undertaking is accepted by the Commissioner as delegate under section 6 the same as for item 5 26 section 105 of the Act Treasurer's declaration relating to charge none the same as for item 1 27 section 106 of the Act Treasurer has power to do or authorise the doing of anything necessary or convenient to obtain the registration of a charge on a land register none the same as for item 5 28 section 107 of the Act vesting of interest in land none the same as for item 5 29 section 109 of the Act disposing of interests in land none the same as for item 5 30 section 110 of the Act exemption from stamp duty and other State or Territory taxes and fees none the same as for item 5 31 subsection 113(5) of the Act a fee payable under this Act that does not relate to an application made or a notice given by the person may be recovered by the Treasurer, on behalf of the Commonwealth, as a debt due to the Commonwealth in a court of competent jurisdiction none the same as for item 1 32 section 115 of the Act waiver and remission of fees the same as for item 7 the same as for item 1 33 section 115H of the Act vacancy fee liability—waiver and remission none the same as for item 1 34 section 115L of the Act vacancy fee recovery—Treasurer's declaration relating to charge over land none the same as for item 1 35 section 115M of the Act vacancy fee recovery—effect of charge on land none the same as for item 1 36 section 115P of the Act vacancy fee recovery—vesting of interest in land none the same as for item 1 37 section 115R of the Act vacancy fee recovery—disposing of interests in land none the same as for item 1 38 section 115S of the Act vacancy fee recovery—exemption from stamp duty and other State or Territory taxes and fees none the same as for item 1 39 paragraph 119(1)(c) of the Act Treasurer notifies the person that the person does not need to make or keep the record the same as for item 7 the same as for item 5 40 section 132 of the Act powers of courts to enforce Treasurer's orders the same as for item 7 the same as for item 5 41 section 133 of the Act Treasurer may require information the Commissioner may only exercise the function or power in relation one of the following: the same as for item 2 (a) an action to acquire an interest in residential land; (b) an action to acquire an interest in commercial land; (c) an action that constitutes an internal reorganisation; (d) an action to acquire an interest in a land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (e) an action to acquire an interest in assets of an Australian business where the assets are one or more of the following: (i) residential land; (ii) commercial land; (f) an action by a foreign government investor to acquire a direct interest in: (i) land entity or a corporate trustee of an Australian land trust where the entity or trustee only holds interests in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land; or (ii) an Australian business where the interests in assets being acquired are only in one or more of the following: (A) residential land; (B) commercial land; (g) an exemption certificate that relates to actions to acquire interests in residential land 42 section 43A of the Regulation exemption certificates for residential land (near-new dwelling interests) none the same as for item 1 43 section 43B of the Regulation exemption certificates for residential land (other than established dwellings) none the same as for item 1 Note: The descriptions of the functions or powers in the table are to assist readers only. They are not intended to affect the interpretation nor limit the function or power referred to in the table. Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes 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. 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. Endnote 2—Abbreviation key o = order(s) ad = added or inserted Ord = Ordinance am = amended orig = original amdt = amendment par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) c = clause(s) /sub‑subparagraph(s) C[x] = Compilation No. x pres = present Ch = Chapter(s) prev = previous def = definition(s) (prev…) = previously Dict = Dictionary Pt = Part(s) disallowed = disallowed by Parliament r = regulation(s)/rule(s) Div = Division(s) exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have reloc = relocated effect renum = renumbered F = Federal Register of Legislation rep = repealed gaz = gazette rs = repealed and substituted LA = Legislation Act 2003 s = section(s)/subsection(s) LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s) (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given Sdiv = Subdivision(s) effect SLI = Select Legislative Instrument (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment SR = Statutory Rules cannot be given effect Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) mod = modified/modification SubPt = Subpart(s) No. = Number(s) underlining = whole or part not commenced or to be commenced Endnote 3—Legislation history Name Registration Commencement Application, saving and transitional provisions Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers (Commissioner of Taxation) Delegations 2020 18 December 2020 19 December 2020 — (F2020N00165) Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Delegations (No. 1) 2022 07 March 2022 08 March 2022 — (F2022N00045) Endnote 4—Amendment history Provision affected How affected section 2 rep s48D LA section 4 am F2022N00045 Part 3 rep s48C LA Schedule 1 table item 2 rs F2022N00045 table item 3 rep F2022N00045 table item 4 rs F2022N00045 table item 14 rep F2022N00045