did not meet the “good character” provisions of the Overseas Investment Act – which is one of the very few grounds on which an application can be rejected (and it applies only to individuals, not

Another example - the "good character" test will now be applied to the applicant companies themselves, not merely to the individuals owning and/or controlling them. And, for the first time, "not of good

did something about one of our many "not of good character" complaints that we've made to them (and their predecessor, the Overseas Investment Office [OIC]) since the late 1990s. One of the few "checks

individuals with control over the investment are of good character. The weakness of these provisions is obvious, and they appear to have rarely, if ever, been used to prevent an investment. The fact that

good character, business acumen, and making a financial commitment. Let’s just take one of those – good character. The OIC accepts a lawyer’s letter saying that his/her client is of good character.

being not of good character”, which is one of the few conditions imposed on foreign buyers in the Overseas Investment Act. It only applies to individuals owning or controlling a company; the corporate

good character" requirements echo the campaigning foci of CAFCA. CAFCA's research has also been the subject of Ministerial business, from advising the Indonesian government on the assets of the Suharto

good character". Prior to the Singapore Agreement, the Government could return the threshold to $10 million. The right to tighten scrutiny further was given away in commitments to the World Trade Organisation’

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must make a financial commitment, and must be of good character. This is about as rigorous as selecting a car on the criterion that it has wheels. Weak Criteria Forced Cullen To Approve Powerco Sale