Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00045:section:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00045
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 73794–76543

9  Meaning of critical infrastructure asset
 (1) An asset is a critical infrastructure asset if it is:
 (a) a critical telecommunications asset; or
 (b) a critical broadcasting asset; or
 (c) a critical domain name system; or
 (d) a critical data storage or processing asset; or
 (da) a critical banking asset; or
 (db) a critical superannuation asset; or
 (dc) a critical insurance asset; or
 (dd) a critical financial market infrastructure asset; or
 (de) a critical water asset; or
 (df) a critical electricity asset; or
 (dg) a critical gas asset; or
 (dh) a critical energy market operator asset; or
 (di) a critical liquid fuel asset; or
 (dj) a critical hospital; or
 (dk) a critical education asset; or
 (dl) a critical food and grocery asset; or
 (dm) a critical port; or
 (dn) a critical freight infrastructure asset; or
 (do) a critical freight services asset; or
 (dp) a critical public transport asset; or
 (dq) a critical aviation asset; or
 (dr) a critical defence industry asset; or
 (e) an asset declared under section 51 to be a critical infrastructure asset; or
 (f) an asset prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
Note 1: For prescription by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003.
Note 2: Data storage systems that store or process business critical data are part of the critical infrastructure asset: see subsection (7).
 (2) However, the rules may prescribe that a specified:
 (a) a critical telecommunications asset; or
 (b) a critical broadcasting asset; or
 (c) a critical domain name system; or
 (d) a critical data storage or processing asset; or
 (e) a critical banking asset; or
 (f) a critical superannuation asset; or
 (g) a critical insurance asset; or
 (h) a critical financial market infrastructure asset; or
 (i) a critical water asset; or
 (j) a critical electricity asset; or
 (k) a critical gas asset; or
 (l) a critical energy market operator asset; or
 (m) a critical liquid fuel asset; or
 (n) a critical hospital; or
 (o) a critical education asset; or
 (p) a critical food and grocery asset; or
 (q) a critical port; or
 (r) a critical freight infrastructure asset; or
 (s) a critical freight services asset; or
 (t) a critical public transport asset; or
 (u) a critical aviation asset; or
 (v) a critical defence industry asset;
is not a critical infrastructure asset.
Note: For prescription by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003.
 (2A) If an asset is owned by:
 (a) the Commonwealth; or
 (b) a body corporate established by a law of the Commonwealth (other than a government business enterprise);
the asset is not a critical infrastructure asset unless:
 (c) the asset is declared under section 51 to be a critical infrastructure asset; or
 (d)