Senate
Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020
Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Honourable Karen Andrews MP)This memorandum takes account of amendments made by the House of Representatives to the bill as introduced.
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
| Abbreviation or acronym | Meaning |
| AAT | Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| Acts Interpretation Act | Acts Interpretation Act 1901 |
| ACMA | Australian Media and Communications Authority |
| ACSC | Australian Cyber Security Centre |
| ADJR Act | Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 |
| AEMO | Australian Energy Market Operator |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| ASA | Australian Shareholders' Association |
| ASD | Australian Signals Directorate |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
| ASIO Act | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 |
| ATSA | Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 |
| AusCheck Act | AusCheck Act 2007 |
| Corporations Act | Corporations Act 2001 |
| Courts Act | Federal Court and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 |
| Criminal Code | Criminal Code Act 1995 |
| DISP | Defence Industry Security Program |
| Department | Department of Home Affairs |
| FATA | Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 |
| FIRB | Foreign Investment Review Board |
| IGIS | Inspector General of Intelligence and Security |
| Intelligence Services Act | Intelligence Services Act 2001 |
| Legislation Act | Legislation Act 2003 |
| MTOFSA | Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 |
| MW | Megawatts |
| NEM | National Energy Market |
| NSI Act | National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 |
| PJCIS | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security |
| Privacy Act | Privacy Act 1988 |
| PSPF | Protective Security Policy Framework |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| Regulatory Powers Act | Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 |
| Secretary | Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs |
| SOCI Act | Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| Telecommunications Act | Telecommunications Act 1997 |
| TEQSA | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency |
| TIA Act | Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 |
| TSSR | Telecommunications sector security reforms contained in the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 |