Miscellaneous Part 7
Periodic reports, reviews and rules Division 4
Section 61
infrastructure assets (including telecommunication assets)
that are critical to:
(i) the social or economic stability of Australia or its
people; or
(ii) the defence of Australia; or
(iii) national security; and
(c) review the circumstances in which any declarations have
been made under Part 6 of this Act (declarations of assets by
the Minister); and
(d) report the Committee’s comments and recommendations to
each House of the Parliament.
(2) The Committee must begin the review before the end of 3 years
after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
61 Rules
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, makes rules
prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the
rules; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or
giving effect to this Act.
(2) To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:
(a) create an offence or civil penalty;
(b) provide powers of:
(i) arrest or detention; or
(ii) entry, search or seizure;
(c) impose a tax;
(d) set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated
Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act;
(e) directly amend the text of this Act.
No. 29, 2018
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
Authorised Version C2018A00029
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