##### 11  Meaning of critical port -   An asset is a critical port if it is land that forms part of any of the following security regulated ports: - \(a\) Broome Port; - \(b\) Port Adelaide; - \(c\) Port of Brisbane; - \(d\) Port of Cairns; - \(e\) Port of Christmas Island; - \(f\) Port of Dampier; - \(g\) Port of Darwin; - \(h\) Port of Eden; - \(i\) Port of Fremantle; - \(j\) Port of Geelong; - \(k\) Port of Gladstone; - \(l\) Port of Hay Point; - \(m\) Port of Hobart; - \(n\) Port of Melbourne; - \(o\) Port of Newcastle; - \(p\) Port of Port Botany; - \(q\) Port of Port Hedland; - \(r\) Port of Rockhampton; - \(s\) Port of Sydney Harbour; - \(t\) Port of Townsville; - \(u\) a security regulated port prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph\. Note: The rules may prescribe that a specified critical port is not a critical infrastructure asset \(see section 9\)\. --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_22 Compiled 2026\-06\-04\. This does not establish legal commencement\. Official source: https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au/C2018A00029/2026\-06\-04/2026\-06\-04/text/1/epub/OEBPS/document\_1/document\_1\.html Licence: https://creativecommons\.org/licenses/by/4\.0/ Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 1 October 2026\. For the latest information on Australian Government legislation please go to https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au\. Converted XHTML into Tiptap JSON; recovered lists from paragraph classes; kept literal labels and text\. Print layout is changed\. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is not covered by the CC BY licence\.