##### 3  Object -   The object of this Act is to provide a framework for managing risks relating to critical infrastructure, including by: - \(a\) improving the transparency of the ownership and operational control of critical infrastructure in Australia in order to better understand those risks; and - \(b\) facilitating cooperation and collaboration between all levels of government, and regulators, owners and operators of critical infrastructure, in order to identify and manage those risks; and - \(c\) requiring responsible entities for critical infrastructure assets to identify and manage risks relating to those assets; and - \(d\) imposing enhanced cyber security obligations on relevant entities for systems of national significance in order to improve their preparedness for, and ability to respond to, cyber security incidents; and - \(da\) imposing enhanced security obligations on responsible entities for critical telecommunications assets; and - \(e\) providing a regime for the Commonwealth to respond to serious incidents relating to critical infrastructure assets\. --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_5 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\.