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Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

Compilation 9 · compiled 2026-06-04

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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.

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