Government Regulation and Public Sector Law

The Australian Government’s May 2026 update to its foreign investment policy is already being interpreted in some quarters as a further tightening of the regime. That is, however, an incomplete reading. The changes are better understood as a more explicit calibration of risk - refining how foreign capital is assessed, rather than materially altering the underlying framework.

India's Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced sweeping amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act framework through the 2026 Amendment Rules, fundamentally transforming how NGOs and not-for-profits receive and utilize foreign funding. These changes establish purpose-specific and geography-specific registration requirements, enhanced disclosure obligations including ultimate donor identification, and objective benchmarks for organizational activity. Will these reforms strengthen accountability

China's National Cultural Heritage Administration has issued the first national regulation governing state-owned cultural relic resource data, establishing that such data belongs to the state and creating comprehensive management rules for its collection, processing, storage, and authorized use.