Security of critical infrastructure Schedule 1
General amendments Part 1
(i) make a written record of the report in the approved
form;
(ii) give a copy of the written record of the report to the
relevant Commonwealth body (see section 30BF); and
(b) do so within 84 hours after the report is given.
Civil penalty:
50 penalty units.
(4) If the report is given in writing, the entity must ensure that the
report is in the approved form.
Civil penalty:
50 penalty units.
Exemption—written record
(5) The head (however described) of the relevant Commonwealth body
(see section 30BF) may, by written notice given to an entity,
exempt the entity from subsection (3) in relation to a report about a
specified cyber security incident.
Note:
For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act
2003.
(6) A notice under subsection (5) is not a legislative instrument.
(7) The head (however described) of the relevant Commonwealth body
(see section 30BF) may, by writing, delegate any or all of the
head’s powers under subsection (5) to a person who:
(a) is an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the relevant
Commonwealth body; or
(b) holds, or is acting in, a position in the relevant
Commonwealth body that is equivalent to, or higher than, a
position occupied by an SES employee.
Note:
The expressions SES employee and acting SES employee are defined
in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(8) In exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply
with any directions of the head (however described) of the relevant
Commonwealth body.
30BD Notification of other cyber security incidents
(1) If:
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