Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
12CMeaning of critical freight services asset
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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.