What Australia Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 requires
Australia's Security of Critical Infrastructure Act imposes mandatory cyber security incident reporting obligations - 12 hours for significant incidents, 72 hours for others - positive security obligations on operators of critical assets across 11 sectors, and government assistance and intervention powers for severe cyber attacks affecting Australia's critical infrastructure.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: Department of Home Affairs - Critical Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC); Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au
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- Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 - as amended by the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021 and the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Act 2022 (SLACIP) - Australia's primary critical infrastructure protection statute covering 11 sectors with mandatory incident reporting, positive security obligations, and government intervention powers
- Department of Home Affairs - Critical Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC) - administers SOCI Act including critical infrastructure asset and responsible entity registration, sector rules, and compliance monitoring - CISC publishes sector-specific critical infrastructure risk management programme requirements
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