##### 12B  Meaning of critical freight infrastructure asset - \(1\) An asset is a critical freight infrastructure asset if it is any of the following: - \(a\) a road network that, in accordance with subsection \(2\), functions as a critical corridor for the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres; - \(b\) a rail network that, in accordance with subsection \(3\), functions as a critical corridor for the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres; - \(c\) an intermodal transfer facility that, in accordance with subsection \(4\), is critical to the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres\. Note 1: The rules may prescribe that a specified critical freight infrastructure asset is not a critical infrastructure asset \(see section 9\)\. Note 2: A critical freight infrastructure asset that is owned or operated by a carrier may also be a critical telecommunications asset\. - \(2\) For the purposes of paragraph \(1\)\(a\), the rules may prescribe: - \(a\) specified road networks that function as a critical corridor for the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres; or - \(b\) requirements for a road network to function as a critical corridor for the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres\. - \(3\) For the purposes of paragraph \(1\)\(b\), the rules may prescribe: - \(a\) specified rail networks that function as a critical corridor for the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres; or - \(b\) requirements for a rail network to function as a critical corridor for the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres\. - \(4\) For the purposes of paragraph \(1\)\(c\), the rules may prescribe: - \(a\) specified intermodal transfer facilities that are critical to the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres; or - \(b\) requirements for an intermodal transfer facility to be critical to the transportation of goods between: - \(i\) 2 States; or - \(ii\) a State and a Territory; or - \(iii\) 2 Territories; or - \(iv\) 2 regional centres\. - \(5\) For the purposes of this section, road network includes a part of a road network\. - \(6\) For the purposes of this section, rail network includes a part of a rail network\. --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_25 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\.