FITS Resources

The Foreign Influence Transparency scheme requires that individuals or entities register certain activities (registrable activities) that are undertaken in Australia on behalf of a foreign principal, for the purpose of political or governmental influence.

The documents below are designed to help you determine whether you need to register under the scheme. They provide information on how the scheme works, including an explanation of key considerations such as what a registrable activity is, who a foreign principal may be, and the exemptions available.

If you have registration obligations under the scheme, please go to the Registration portal to register.

If you have any further questions after reading through the documents below, please contact us.

Factsheets

• Factsheet 1 – Fast facts
• Factsheet 2 – Influence vs interference
• Factsheet 3 – Foreign principals
• Factsheet 4 – Acting on behalf of foreign principals
• Factsheet 5 – Registrable activities
• Factsheet 6 – Influencing a political governmental process
• Factsheet 7 – Registration exemptions
• Factsheet 8 – Former Cabinet Ministers and recent designated position holders
• Factsheet 9 – Registrant obligations during voting periods – updated March 2022
• Factsheet 10 – Disclosures in communications activity
• Factsheet 11 – Exception for disseminators of communications activity
• Factsheet 12 – Transparency notices
• Factsheet 13 – Commercial or business pursuits
• Factsheet 14 – Commercially sensitive information
• Factsheet 15 – Information and documentation requirements
• Factsheet 16 – Recordkeeping
• Factsheet 17 – Penalties for non-compliance (Enforcement)

Sector specific information

• Factsheet 1 – Information for university students and student associations

Factsheets in your language

• برنامج شفافية النفوذ الأجنبي
• Σύστημα Διαφάνειας για την Εξωτερική Επιρροή
• Skema Transparansi Pengaruh Asing
• Regime di Trasparenza dell’Influenza Estera
• 외국 영향력 투명성 제도
• Програма за транспарентност на странски влијанија
• Программа прозрачности иностранного влияния
• 外国影响力透明度计划
• Plan de transparencia de la influencia extranjera
• Yabancı Etkisi Şeffaflık Sistemi
• Chương Trình Minh Bạch Về Sự Ảnh Hưởng Của Nước Ngoài

FITS Compliance Strategy

• FITS Compliance Strategy

Additional resources

• Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Rules 2018
• Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (Disclosure in Communications Activity) Rules 2018