Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SECURITY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2018 (NO. 29, 2018) - SECT 60A

             (1)  The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security must:

                     (a)  review the operation, effectiveness and implications of this Act; and

                     (b)  without limiting paragraph (a), consider whether it would be appropriate to have a unified scheme that covers all infrastructure assets (including telecommunication assets) that are critical to:

                              (i)  the social or economic stability of Australia or its people; or

                             (ii)  the defence of Australia; or

                            (iii)  national security; and

                     (c)  review the circumstances in which any declarations have been made under Part 6 of this Act (declarations of assets by the Minister); and

                     (d)  report the Committee's comments and recommendations to each House of the Parliament.

             (2)  The Committee must begin the review before the end of 3 years after this Act receives the Royal Assent.