This document lists contact details for the Gold Coast real estate team at the law firm MinterEllison, including names, titles, phone numbers, and emails. It then provides a summary of new Australian legislation introducing an annual vacancy charge for foreign-owned vacant residential properties. The vacancy charge will apply to properties purchased by foreign persons after May 9, 2017 that are not occupied or genuinely available for rent for at least six months per year. The amount of the charge will be equivalent to the foreign investment application fee paid. The Australian Tax Office will administer the charge and foreign persons must annually report property use.