Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

For the purposes of this Division, a change or proposed change to a telecommunications service or a telecommunications system includes (but is not limited to) the following:

the responsible entity concerned providing one or more new telecommunication services;

the responsible entity concerned changing the location of notifiable equipment (including moving equipment outside Australia);

the responsible entity concerned procuring notifiable equipment (including procuring equipment that is located outside Australia);

the responsible entity concerned entering into outsourcing arrangements:

to have all or part of the telecommunication services provided for that entity; or

to have all or part of the provision of telecommunication services managed for that entity; or

to have all or some information to which section 276 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 applies in relation to that entity, managed for that entity;

the responsible entity concerned entering into arrangements to have all or some information to which section 276 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 applies in relation to that entity accessed by persons outside Australia;

the responsible entity concerned entering into arrangements to have all or some information or documents to which subsection 187A(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 applies in relation to that entity kept outside Australia.

This Division does not apply to changes or proposed changes to a telecommunications service or a telecommunications system that are changes, or proposed changes, determined in an instrument under subsection (3).

The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, make a determination for the purposes of subsection (2).