PPP and investment law
The laws that govern PPP and concessions, investment guarantees, dispute settlement and legal terms, with links to the official texts.
Checked on October 23, 2026Information, not legal advice
Australia has no single federal PPP statute. State and territory governments procure PPPs under the National Public Private Partnership Policy and Guidelines, adopted in 2008 by the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories, and add their own requirements. Foreign investment falls under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975. UNCTAD lists no investment treaty between Australia and Ukraine.
A policy framework adopted in 2008 by the Commonwealth, States and Territories through Infrastructure Australia. States add their own rules, for example the NSW Public Private Partnership Guidelines (updated 2022). The link leads to Volume 6 (2014) on jurisdictional requirements; check which edition is current.
The federal law on foreign acquisitions and takeovers, administered by the Department of the Treasury.
The constitutional property provision has not yet been checked against the official text, so we do not summarise it here.
No bilateral investment treaty
How the law names each party, in the original language. Useful when reading tender documents and contracts.
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