Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

An asset is a critical domain name system if it:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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