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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.