Senate

Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020

Revised Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Honourable Karen Andrews MP)
This memorandum takes account of amendments made by the House of Representatives to the bill as introduced.

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

Abbreviation or acronym Meaning
AAT Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Acts Interpretation Act Acts Interpretation Act 1901
ACMA Australian Media and Communications Authority
ACSC Australian Cyber Security Centre
ADJR Act Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator
APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
ASA Australian Shareholders' Association
ASD Australian Signals Directorate
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASIO Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
ASIO Act Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
ATSA Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
AusCheck Act AusCheck Act 2007
Corporations Act Corporations Act 2001
Courts Act Federal Court and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
Criminal Code Criminal Code Act 1995
DISP Defence Industry Security Program
Department Department of Home Affairs
FATA Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
FIRB Foreign Investment Review Board
IGIS Inspector General of Intelligence and Security
Intelligence Services Act Intelligence Services Act 2001
Legislation Act Legislation Act 2003
MTOFSA Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
MW Megawatts
NEM National Energy Market
NSI Act National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
PJCIS Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
Privacy Act Privacy Act 1988
PSPF Protective Security Policy Framework
RBA Reserve Bank of Australia
Regulatory Powers Act Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014
Secretary Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs
SOCI Act Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
Telecommunications Act Telecommunications Act 1997
TEQSA Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
TIA Act Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
TSSR Telecommunications sector security reforms contained in the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017


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