Department/Agency
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
Topic
Communications
Type
Australian Government Framework
Problem being addressed
On 11 December 2020 the Department of Home Affairs published a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) attached to the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 (the SLACI Bill) (commenced in December 2021). This RIS addendum provides further information in regards to two instruments that ensure that the positive security obligations (PSOs) now contained in the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (the SOCI Act) that apply to certain critical infrastructure sectors apply also to the telecommunications sector through the Telecommunications Act 1997 (the Tel Act).
Assessed RIS outcome
Compliant Addendum to the Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Significance (CISONS) Regulation Impact Statement for the Telecommunication sector.