##### 50  Simplified outline of this Part - The Minister may privately declare an asset to be a critical infrastructure asset if the Minister is satisfied that: - \(a\) the asset is critical infrastructure that affects national security; and - \(b\) there would be a risk to national security if it were publicly known that the asset is critical infrastructure that affects national security\. - The Minister must notify each reporting entity for a declared asset\. - If a reporting entity for a declared asset ceases to be such a reporting entity, or becomes aware of another reporting entity for the asset, the entity must notify the Secretary\. - It is an offence to disclose that an asset has been so declared \(see section 45\)\. ### Division 2—Declaration of assets by the Minister --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_250 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\.