本平台将致力于为您提供与您在澳洲的投资项目相关的法律信息与服务、同时也会将与中国企业及个人投资者热切关注的产业相关澳洲新闻、最新行业规定等讯息及时传递给您。

在以前的文章里，我们已经阐述了关于中国投资者在澳大利亚农业方面投资的浩大机会。

我们此前表示，澳大利亚和中国政府致力于加强两国之间的农业合作与协作，以帮助解决全球粮食安全问题，同时为澳大利亚和中国的农业产业带来利益。

但识别和寻求澳大利亚农业投资项目只是澳大利亚农业综合企业成功投资的一部分。有许多投资者来澳大利亚进行农业综合企业投资 - 但又走了 - 以失败而告终。在此文中，我们要看看一些成功的外国投资者在澳大利亚的农业投资时所采取的策略，看看他们是如何成功地做到了。

在澳大利亚成立公司

这些成功投资于澳大利亚农业综合企业的海外投资者有一个关键的准则，那就是尽可能以一家澳大利亚公司从事活动的理念。这意味着，只要有可能，需尽量：

• 在澳大利亚注册成立公司作为投资工具;

• 董事会成员中有一定数量的澳大利亚人;

• 澳大利亚管理团队;

• 澳大利亚员工; 及

• 澳大利亚技术（或如果投资者拥有更卓越的技术，则将该技术引进澳大利亚）。

一个高度成熟的商业计划

澳大利亚农业综合企业的成功投资者都有高度成熟的商业计划，此计划将投资作为一个独立的企业来为投资者创建商业回报。这些投资者从一开始就致力于长期投资，以尽可能减少市场对投资者产生的压力，并让他们有时间执行既定的商业计划。虽然不一定是波动性的，澳大利亚农业综合企业是一个长期的投资，一般来说需要有耐心，随着时间的推移，澳大利亚农业投资的回报率平均为每年约8％ - 10％。

在社区和产业的一般投资

成功的外国投资者在澳大利亚农业投资的一个重要理念是在社区和行业一般投资的承诺。

成功的外国投资者在澳大利亚农业投资方面通常与地方的农业协会和公司在行业运作上进行知识共享，并尽可能在投资地区作出应有的贡献。

成功的外国投资者通常成为其投资所在地社区的一分子，例如包括使用当地承包商及支持当地文化和体育活动，从而表现出愿意成为社会的一部分。反过来，投资者会从他们参与的社区和行业收到巨大的商誉。

与外商投资审查委员会打交道

成功的外国投资者通常都会与外国投资审查委员会（FIRB）搞好关系。正如我们以前已经讲过的，外资到澳大利亚农业综合企业投资可享受许多豁免，但需要外国投资审查委员会审批，这需要定期及公开对话，并就投资者的商业计划，商业原则，社区参与方式，为当地澳洲人提供就业等方面进行沟通，这些都有益于外国投资审查委员会的审批，同时成功建立一种文化，并通过其来进行在澳大利亚农业综合企业方面的投资。

这些想法都是来自我们已经在澳大利亚农业方面获得成功的外国投资者客户，希望这些想法能为有意投资者提供“思维食品”，使其及时把握现对中国投资者开放的澳大利亚农业综合企业的投资良机。

作者：布赖恩•希利 （Brian Healey）- 布莱恩•希利是豪力农业企业和农村产业部的全国主管及澳大利亚农业综合企业协会董事。

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· 在澳大利亚成立公司须知

· 澳大利亚相关背景，例如包括澳大利亚政府制度、法律制度、企业结构

· 其他常见领域法律与规定，例如技术与知识产权保护、反垄断和消费者保护法、合同法、公开接管、电子商务、商业移民和雇主担保签证、房地产、环境法等

· 专业信息与见解，如对外商投资的监管要求等

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Investing in Australian Agribusiness – How to Do it Successfully

In our previous articles, we have written about the vast array of opportunities for Chinese investors to invest in Australian Agribusiness.

We previously advised that the governments of Australia and China are intent on strengthening cooperation and collaboration in agriculture between the two countries to help address global food security concerns and to benefit Australia’s and China’s agricultural sectors.

But identifying and pursuing investment in Australian Agribusiness is only one part of the story of successfully investing in Australian Agribusiness. Many investors in Australian agribusiness have come - and gone - unsuccessfully. In this article, we look at some of the strategies adopted by successful foreign investors in Australia’s agribusinesses and look at how they have done it successfully.

An Australian Company

Those investors from overseas who have had success in investing in Australian Agribusiness have had as a key philosophy the concept of being, as far as possible, an Australian company. That has meant, wherever possible, using:

• a company incorporated in Australia as the investment vehicle

• a significant number of Australians on the board

• an Australian management team

• an Australian workforce

• Australian technology (or if the investor has superior technology, then introducing that technology into Australia).

A Highly Developed Business Plan

Successful investors in to Australian agribusiness have all had highly developed business plans which look at the investment as a standalone business created to deliver a commercial rate of return. Those investors have been committed long-term investors from the outset to insulate the investor, as far as possible, from market pressures and allow them time to execute on the business plan. Australian agribusiness, whilst not necessarily volatile, is a long-term investment and generally speaking, with patience, over time Australian agricultural returns are in the order of 8% - 10% per annum.

Investment in Community and an Industry Generally

A key philosophy of successful foreign investors in to Australian agriculture has been the commitment to invest in the community and in the industry generally in which they operate.

Successful foreign investors in Australian agriculture have shared their knowledge with other local agricultural associations and companies and made contributions to the industry that they operate in, where they can.

Successful foreign investors have become a part of the community in which they operate, including for example, utilising local contractors and supporting local cultural and sporting events thereby demonstrating a willingness to be part of the community. This, in turn, has seen the investor receive great goodwill from the communities and industries of which they are a part.

Engagement with Foreign Investment Review Board

Successful foreign investors have embraced the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) process where it applies to investments made. As we have previously written, there are many exemptions for foreign investment into Australian agribusiness, but where Foreign Investment Review Board approval is required, regular and open dialog, communication of the investor’s business plan, business principles, means of community engagement and intended employment of local Australians to FIRB has been beneficial not only in securing those approvals but in also developing a successful culture with which to go forward and invest in Australian agribusiness.

It is hoped that these thoughts, which we have been obtained from those of our clients who are successful foreign investors in Australia’s agriculture sector, provide “food for thought” for intending investors in to the significant opportunities which exist for Chinese investors to invest in Australian agribusiness.

By Brian Healey – Brian Healey is the National Head of the Agribusiness & Rural Industries Group at Holding Redlich and is a Director of the Agribusiness Association of Australia.

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