Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SECURITY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2018 - SECT 12KA

  (1)   An asset is a critical domain name system if it:

  (a)   is managed by an entity that, in accordance with subsection   (2), is critical to the administration of an Australian domain name system; and

  (b)   is used in connection with the administration of an Australian domain name system; and

  (c)   is an asset that, in accordance with subsection   (3), is critical to the administration of an Australian domain name system.

Note:   The rules may prescribe that a specified critical domain name system is not a critical infrastructure asset (see section   9).

  (2)   For the purposes of paragraph   (1)(a), the rules may prescribe:

  (a)   specified entities that are critical to the administration of an Australian domain name system; or

  (b)   requirements for an entity to be critical to the administration of an Australian domain name system.

  (3)   For the purposes of paragraph   (1)(c), the rules may prescribe:

  (a)   specified assets that are critical to the administration of an Australian domain name system; or

  (b)   requirements for an asset to be critical to the administration of an Australian domain name system.