Part 1, Division 2, Section 5 · Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

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ABN has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Austr…
access, in relation to a computer program, means the execu…
access to computer data means:
acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragra…
adverse security assessment has the same meaning as in Par…
aircraft operator has the same meaning as in the Aviation…
airport has the same meaning as in the Aviation Transport…
airport operator has the same meaning as in the Aviation T…
air service has the same meaning as in the Aviation Transp…
appointed officer, for an unincorporated foreign company,…
approved form means a form approved by the Secretary.
approved staff member of the authorised agency has the mea…
ASD means the Australian Signals Directorate.
asset includes:
associate has the meaning given by section 8B.
associated entity has the same meaning as in the Corporati…
associated transmission facility means:
AusCheck scheme has the same meaning as in the AusCheck Ac…
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the…
Australian CS facility licence has the same meaning as in…
Australian derivative trade repository licence has the sam…
Australian market licence has the same meaning as in the C…
Australian waters has the same meaning as in Schedule 3A t…
authorised agency means ASD.
authorised APS employee means an APS employee in the Depar…
authorised deposit-taking institution has the same meaning…
background check has the same meaning as in the AusCheck A…
banking business has the same meaning as in the Banking Ac…
benchmark administrator licence has the same meaning as in…
broadcasting re-transmission asset means:
broadcasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadc…
broadcasting transmission asset means:
broadcasting transmission tower has the same meaning as in…
business critical data means:
carriage service has the same meaning as in the Telecommun…
carriage service provider has the same meaning as in the T…
carrier has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications…
chief executive of the authorised agency means the Directo…
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Reg…
clearing and settlement facility has the same meaning as i…
commencing day means the day this Act commences.
commercial radio broadcasting service has the same meaning…
commercial television broadcasting service has the same me…
communications sector means the sector of the Australian e…
computer means all or part of:
computer data means data held in:
computer device means a device connected to a computer.
confidential commercial information means the following:
connected includes connection otherwise than by means of p…
constable has the same meaning as in the Crimes Act 1914.
corporate entity means an entity other than an individual.
credit facility has the meaning given by regulations made…
credit facility business means a business that offers, or…
critical aviation asset means:
critical banking asset has the meaning given by section 12G.
critical broadcasting asset has the meaning given by secti…
critical component of a critical infrastructure asset, mea…
critical data storage or processing asset has the meaning…
critical defence capability includes:
critical defence industry asset means an asset that:
critical domain name system has the meaning given by secti…
critical education asset means an asset that:
critical electricity asset has the meaning given by sectio…
critical energy market operator asset means an asset that:
critical financial market infrastructure asset has the mea…
critical food and grocery asset has the meaning given by s…
critical freight infrastructure asset has the meaning give…
critical freight services asset has the meaning given by s…
critical gas asset has the meaning given by section 12.
critical hospital means a hospital that has a general inte…
critical infrastructure asset has the meaning given by sec…
critical infrastructure risk management program has the me…
critical infrastructure sector has the meaning given by se…
critical infrastructure sector asset has the meaning given…
critical insurance asset has the meaning given by section…
critical liquid fuel asset has the meaning given by sectio…
critical port has the meaning given by section 11.
critical public transport asset means a public transport n…
critical superannuation asset has the meaning given by sec…
critical telecommunications asset means:
critical water asset means one or more water or sewerage s…
critical worker means an individual, where the following c…
custodial or depository service has the same meaning as in…
cyber security exercise has the meaning given by section 3…
cyber security incident has the meaning given by section 1…
data includes information in any form.
data storage means data storage that involves information…
data storage device means a thing (for example, a disk or…
data storage or processing provider means an entity that p…
data storage or processing sector means the sector of the…
data storage or processing service means:
Defence Department means the Department of State that deal…
defence industry sector means the sector of the Australian…
Defence Minister means the Minister administering section…
derivative trade repository has the same meaning as in the…
designated officer has the meaning given by section 30DQ.
direct interest holder, in relation to an asset, has the m…
Electricity Networks Corporation means the Electricity Net…
electronic communication means a communication of informat…
energy sector means the sector of the Australian economy t…
engage in conduct means:
entity means any of the following:
evaluation report has the meaning given by section 30CS.
external auditor means a person authorised under section 3…
financial benchmark has the same meaning as in the Corpora…
financial market has the same meaning as in Chapter 7 of t…
financial services and markets sector means the sector of…
First Minister means the Premier of a State, or the Chief…
food means food for human consumption.
food and grocery sector means the sector of the Australian…
gas means a substance that:
general intensive care unit means an area within a hospita…
government business enterprise has the same meaning as in…
grace period, for an asset, means:
health care includes:
health care and medical sector means the sector of the Aus…
health insurance business has the same meaning as in the P…
higher education and research sector means the sector of t…
higher education provider has the same meaning as in the T…
holding entity has the meaning given by subsection 8C(2).
hospital has the same meaning as in the Private Health Ins…
IGIS official means:
impairment of electronic communication to or from a comput…
incident response plan has the meaning given by section 30…
influence or control has a meaning affected by section 8A.
inland waters means waters within Australia other than wat…
insurance business has the same meaning as in the Insuranc…
interest in an asset means a legal or equitable interest i…
interest and control information, in relation to an entity…
international relations means political, military and econ…
internet carriage service means a listed carriage service…
life insurance business has the same meaning as in the Lif…
liquid fuel has the same meaning as in the Liquid Fuel Eme…
listed carriage service has the same meaning as in the Tel…
local hospital network has the same meaning as in the Nati…
managed service provider, in relation to an asset, means a…
medical supplies includes:
Ministerial authorisation means an authorisation under sec…
modification:
moneylending agreement has the meaning given by subsection…
national broadcasting service has the same meaning as in t…
National Register of Higher Education Providers means the…
national security means Australia’s defence, security or i…
notifiable equipment has the same meaning as in the Teleco…
notifiable event has the meaning given by section 26.
notification provision means:
Ombudsman official means:
operational information, in relation to an asset, has the…
operator, of an asset, means:
Outer Space Treaty means the Treaty on Principles Governin…
payment system has the same meaning as in the Payment Syst…
port facility has the same meaning as in the Maritime Tran…
Power and Water Corporation means the Power and Water Corp…
protected information has the meaning given by section 5A.
radiocommunications transmitter has the same meaning as in…
regional centre means a city, or a town that has a populat…
Regional Power Corporation means the Regional Power Corpor…
Register means the Register of Critical Infrastructure Ass…
regulated air cargo agent has the same meaning as in the A…
Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standar…
related body corporate has the same meaning as in the Corp…
related company group means a group of 2 or more bodies co…
relevant Commonwealth regulator means:
relevant entity, in relation to an asset, means an entity…
relevant impact has the meaning given by section 8G.
relevant information has the meaning given by section 5A.
relevant official has the meaning given by section 30AI.
reporting entity, for an asset, means either of the follow…
responsible entity, for an asset, has the meaning given by…
RSE licensee has the same meaning as in the Superannuation…
rules means the rules made by the Minister under section 61.
satellite-based facility has the same meaning as in the Te…
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.
security (other than in references to national security):
security regulated port has the same meaning as in the Mar…
senior officer of a corporate entity means:
serious deficiency has the meaning given by section 30AI.
significant financial benchmark has the same meaning as in…
space technology sector means the sector of the Australian…
staff member, in relation to the authorised agency, means…
submarine cable has the same meaning as in Schedule 3A to…
subsidiary has the meaning given by subsection 8C(1).
superannuation fund has the meaning given by section 10 of…
system information event-based reporting notice means a no…
system information periodic reporting notice means a notic…
system information software notice means a notice under su…
system of national significance has the meaning given by s…
technical assistance notice has the same meaning as in Par…
technical assistance request has the same meaning as in Pa…
technical capability notice has the same meaning as in Par…
telecommunications network has the same meaning as in the…
telecommunications service has the same meaning as in the…
telecommunications system has the same meaning as in the T…
therapeutic use has the same meaning as in the Therapeutic…
this Act includes the rules.
transport sector means the sector of the Australian econom…
unauthorised access, modification or impairment has the me…
unincorporated foreign company means a body covered by par…
vulnerability assessment has the meaning given by section…
vulnerability assessment report has the meaning given by s…
water and sewerage sector means the sector of the Australi…
water utility means an entity that holds a licence, approv…

computer data means data held in:

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