The federal government has announced the forced sale of the $39 million Point Piper mansion Villa de Mare, formerly owned by recruiter Julia Ross, in one of the first such acts in a decade.
Treasurer Joe Hockey has told federal parliament the property was sold illegally or in contravention of the existing laws governing foreign ownership.
The treasurer announced a new regime of fees and penalties last week to enforce the existing law but these are subject to a four week consultation process.
The forced divestment announced today was under the existing law, which the federal government said had not been enforced by Labor.
Ownership of the property is still unclear, but some property experts said the home was bought on behalf of Chinese billionaire and property developer Xu Jiayin.
Xu Jiayin, is China’s 15th-richest man with a net worth of $7.6 billion, according to the Hurun Report. He is also the founder and chief executive of Evergrande Real Estate Group, one of China’s largest apartment developers.
Villa de Mare set a new non-waterfront record in early October 2014 for the 1508 square metre home.
The Foreign Investment Review Board revealed to a recent parliamentary inquiry that there had not been a single prosecution since 2006 and no divestment orders since 2007.
The purchase of an established dwelling is conditional on the foreign person selling the property when they leave Australia. All foreigners require prior approval to purchase residential real estate, and only temporary residents are permitted to acquire existing properties.
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我晕 一上来就从大头开始动手 无语了
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Joe Hocky is showing some niu-b-lity
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转移阶级矛盾，让澳洲人民心里舒坦一下，打一个强心针
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直接杀牛骇鸡啊！不怕得罪中国的财神爷吗？
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这种炒房， 捞钱的就该打压打压，好样的！！！
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许家印用炒房吗。。。。
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我好无知啊， ：）
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39米的房子90天卖掉。。。。估计难 我穷人不懂 这得割多少肉啊
估计左手打右手，自己卖自己，政府再捞一笔印花税
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枪打出头鸟
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有意思，等后续
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财神爷啊
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律师开心了
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Stamp duty will be a lot on a 39M sale.
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单Stamp duty就差不多220万了
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