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30 July 2021  
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Trade Policy Review Body   
 
 
REPORT OF THE TPRB FROM THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL ON  
TRADE -RELATED DEVELOPMENTS  
(MID-OCTOBER  2020 TO MID -MAY 2021) 
Corrigendum  
In page 74, paragraph 4.9, the sixth and seventh sentence s should read as follows:  
Australia  reformed the act and regulations pertaining to the review of foreign investment  to improve 
and update the operation of the framework across national security, compliance monitoring and 
enforcement, and integrity as well as streamlining requirements and ma king technical changes to 
improve the operation of the law. All proposed investments by foreign persons into Australia that 
raise national security concerns can be reviewed , including compulsory review of proposed 
acquisitions of a direct interest (usually  10% or more) in a national security business.  
In page 76, paragraph 4.24, the first sentence should read as follows:  
In Hong Kong, China , new measures provide for a new regulatory environment for insurance -linked 
securities, effective since 29  March  2021.  
In page 7 9, paragraph 4. 39, the third sentence should read as follows:  
Australia  removed on 1 January 2021 the temporary changes to the f oreign investment review 
framework (introduced on 29 March 2020) that were designed to safeguard its national interest 
during the COVID -19 pandemic crisis. During this period the monetary threshold amounts under the 
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regul ation 2015  were AUD 0 for proposed foreign investments.  
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