Preliminary Part 1 Definitions Division 2 Section 5 interest and control information, in relation to an entity and an asset, has the meaning given by section 6. international relations means political, military and economic relations with foreign governments and international organisations. moneylending agreement has the meaning given by subsection 8(3). national security means Australia’s defence, security or international relations. notifiable event has the meaning given by section 26. operational information, in relation to an asset, has the meaning given by section 7. operator, of an asset, means: (a) for a critical port—a port facility operator (within the meaning of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003) of a port facility within the port; or (b) for a critical infrastructure asset other than a critical port—an entity that is authorised (however described) to operate the asset or part of the asset. Note: For some assets, an operator of the asset is also the responsible entity for the asset. port facility has the same meaning as in the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003. protected information means a document or information that: (a) is obtained by a person in the course of exercising powers, or performing duties or functions, under this Act; or (b) records or is the fact that an asset is declared under section 51 to be a critical infrastructure asset; or (c) was a document or information to which paragraph (a) or (b) applied and is obtained by a person by way of an authorised disclosure under Division 3 of Part 4 or in accordance with section 46. No. 29, 2018 Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 Authorised Version C2018A00029 7