The Business Council of Australia (BCA) welcomes the opportunity to provide the Department of Treasury with assessments on the impact Australia’s foreign investment framework following the 2021 reforms. Within the short time in which submissions were open the BCA has consulted a range of business leaders in the manufacturing, infrastructure, information technology, property, retail, financial services and banking, energy and telecommunication sectors. The diversity of members coming forward reflects the growing extent to which the Foreign Investment Review Board’s (FIRB) touches on everyday Australian business and economic life.

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