##### 12C  Meaning of critical freight services asset - \(1\) An asset is a critical freight services asset if it is a network that is used by an entity carrying on a business that, in accordance with subsection \(2\), is critical to the transportation of goods by any or all of the following: - \(a\) road; - \(b\) rail; - \(c\) inland waters; - \(d\) sea\. Note 1: The rules may prescribe that a specified critical freight services asset is not a critical infrastructure asset \(see section 9\)\. Note 2: A critical freight services asset that is owned or operated by a carrier may also be a critical telecommunications asset\. - \(2\) For the purposes of subsection \(1\), the rules may prescribe: - \(a\) specified businesses that are critical to the transportation of goods by any or all of the following: - \(i\) road; - \(ii\) rail; - \(iii\) inland waters; - \(iv\) sea; or - \(b\) requirements for a business to be critical to the transportation of goods by any or all of the following: - \(i\) road; - \(ii\) rail; - \(iii\) inland waters; - \(iv\) sea\. --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_26 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\.