Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SECURITY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2018 - SECT 12E

  (1)   One or more broadcasting transmission assets are a critical broadcasting asset if:

  (a)   the broadcasting transmission assets are:

  (i)   owned or operated by the same entity; and

  (ii)   located on a site that, in accordance with subsection   (2), is a critical transmission site; or

  (b)   the broadcasting transmission assets are:

  (i)   owned or operated by the same entity; and

  (ii)   located on at least 50 different sites; and

  (iii)   not broadcasting re - transmission assets; or

  (c)   the broadcasting transmission assets are owned or operated by an entity that, in accordance with subsection   (3), is critical to the transmission of a broadcasting service.

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

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

  (a)   specified sites that are critical transmission sites; or

  (b)   requirements for sites to be critical transmission sites.

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

  (a)   specified entities that are critical to the transmission of a broadcasting service; or

  (b)   requirements for an entity to be critical to the transmission of a broadcasting service.