Transport Security (Counter-Terrorism) Act 2008
sec.16Preparing a plan
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sec.16 Preparing a plan
A risk management plan must be prepared in accordance with each of the following documents as amended, or remade, from time to time— an AS/NZS providing for counter-terrorism risk management that is prescribed under a regulation; to the extent the document mentioned in paragraph (a) does not provide for a matter relating to the preparation of the risk management plan, AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management—Principles and guidelines. The objectives of the risk management plan are each of the following— to prevent or reduce the risks to the SISTO of a terrorist act involving the SISTO; to lessen the effects on the SISTO of a terrorist act involving the SISTO; to provide for the recovery and continuity of the SISTO in the event of a terrorist act; to foster communication and cooperation, in relation to counter-terrorism measures, with the following— if the SISTO has 1 or more related SISTOs—each related SISTO entity; the owners or occupiers of areas immediately neighbouring a facility used for carrying on the SISTO. The risk management plan may comprise an existing plan that complies with section 17 and addresses the threat and consequences of the SISTO being a target of a terrorist act. an existing security plan an existing on-site emergency response plan an existing business continuity plan In this section— AS/NZS means a standard published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand. s 16 amd 2010 No. 13 s 138 sch (sec.16-ssec.1) A risk management plan must be prepared in accordance with each of the following documents as amended, or remade, from time to time— an AS/NZS providing for counter-terrorism risk management that is prescribed under a regulation; to the extent the document mentioned in paragraph (a) does not provide for a matter relating to the preparation of the risk management plan, AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management—Principles and guidelines. (sec.16-ssec.2) The objectives of the risk management plan are each of the following— to prevent or reduce the risks to the SISTO of a terrorist act involving the SISTO; to lessen the effects on the SISTO of a terrorist act involving the SISTO; to provide for the recovery and continuity of the SISTO in the event of a terrorist act; to foster communication and cooperation, in relation to counter-terrorism measures, with the following— if the SISTO has 1 or more related SISTOs—each related SISTO entity; the owners or occupiers of areas immediately neighbouring a facility used for carrying on the SISTO. (sec.16-ssec.3) The risk management plan may comprise an existing plan that complies with section 17 and addresses the threat and consequences of the SISTO being a target of a terrorist act. an existing security plan an existing on-site emergency response plan an existing business continuity plan (sec.16-ssec.4) In this section— AS/NZS means a standard published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.