Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021 (124 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Security of critical infrastructure

Part 1   General amendments

Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

20   At the end of section 6

Add:

Interest and control information provided by the Commonwealth

(5) If the first entity:

(a) is the Governor-General, the Prime Minister or a Minister; and

(b) is a direct interest holder in relation to an asset because of paragraph 8(1)(b);

the first entity is not required to provide any interest and control information.

Note: The expression Minister is defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(6) However, subsection (5) does not affect the obligation of the Commonwealth to provide interest and control information in relation to the asset if the Commonwealth is also a direct interest holder in relation to the asset because of paragraph 8(1)(a) or (b).