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Queensland Government - Queensland Revenue Office
Queensland Government - Queensland Revenue Office

Foreign person

Issued date
11 October 2024

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A foreign person for additional foreign acquirer duty (AFAD) includes:

  • foreign individuals
  • foreign corporations
  • trustees of foreign trusts.

You are a foreign individual if you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident. A permanent resident holds a permanent visa, or is a New Zealand citizen with a special category visa, as defined by the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth).