Schedule 1 Security of critical infrastructure
Part 1 General amendments
(a) is the Governor-General, the Prime Minister or a Minister;
and
(b) is a direct interest holder in relation to an asset because of
paragraph 8(1)(b);
the first entity is not required to provide any interest and control
information.
Note:
The expression Minister is defined in section 2B of the Acts
Interpretation Act 1901.
(6) However, subsection (5) does not affect the obligation of the
Commonwealth to provide interest and control information in
relation to the asset if the Commonwealth is also a direct interest
holder in relation to the asset because of paragraph 8(1)(a) or (b).
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8D Meaning of critical infrastructure sector
Each of the following sectors of the Australian economy is a
critical infrastructure sector:
(a) the communications sector;
(b) the data storage or processing sector;
(c) the financial services and markets sector;
(d) the water and sewerage sector;
(e) the energy sector;
(f) the health care and medical sector;
(g) the higher education and research sector;
(h) the food and grocery sector;
(i) the transport sector;
(j) the space technology sector;
(k) the defence industry sector.
8E Meaning of critical infrastructure sector asset
(1) An asset is a critical infrastructure sector asset if it is an asset that
relates to a critical infrastructure sector.
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Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021
Authorised Version C2021A00124
No. 124, 2021