Part 1 Preliminary
Division 2 Definitions
Section 5
Register means the Register of Critical Infrastructure Assets kept
by the Secretary under section 19.
Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard
Provisions) Act 2014.
relevant industry, for an asset, is whichever of the following
industries the asset relates to:
(a) electricity;
(b) water;
(c) ports;
(d) gas;
(e) an industry prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this
paragraph.
reporting entity, for an asset, means either of the following:
(a) the responsible entity for the asset;
(b) a direct interest holder in relation to the asset.
Note:
An entity may be both the responsible entity for an asset and a direct
interest holder in relation to the asset.
responsible entity, for an asset, means:
(a) for a critical electricity asset or a critical gas asset—the entity
that holds the licence, approval or authorisation (however
described) to operate the asset to provide the service to be
delivered by the asset; or
(b) for a critical water asset—the water utility that holds the
licence, approval or authorisation (however described), under
a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, to provide
the service to be delivered by the asset; or
(c) for a critical port—the port operator (within the meaning of
the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act
2003) of the port; or
(d) for an asset declared under section 51 to be a critical
infrastructure asset—the entity specified in the declaration as
the responsible entity for the asset (see subsection 51(2)); or
(e) for an asset prescribed by the rules for the purposes of
paragraph 9(1)(f)—the entity specified by the rules for the
asset.
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Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
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