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Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

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Department of Home Affairs

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C2023C00376 C06

20 October 2023 - 19 December 2024

Table of contents

Part 1—Preliminary
Part 2—Register of Critical Infrastructure Assets
Part 2A—Critical infrastructure risk management programs
Part 2AA—Reporting obligations relating to certain assets that are not covered by a critical infrastructure risk management program
- 30AP Simplified outline of this Part
- 30AQ Reporting obligations relating to certain assets that are not covered by a critical infrastructure risk management program
Part 2B—Notification of cyber security incidents
Part 2C—Enhanced cyber security obligations
Part 3—Directions by the Minister
- Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
  - 31 Simplified outline of this Part
- Division 2—Directions by the Minister
Part 3A—Responding to serious cyber security incidents
Part 4—Gathering and using information
Part 5—Enforcement
Part 6—Declaration of assets by the Minister
- Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
  - 50 Simplified outline of this Part
- Division 2—Declaration of assets by the Minister
Part 6A—Declaration of systems of national significance by the Minister
- Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
  - 52A Simplified outline of this Part
- Division 2—Declaration of systems of national significance by the Minister
Part 7—Miscellaneous
Endnotes