Nomination of Industry Accountable Officer
74I Nomination of Industry Accountable Officer
A responsible entity must provide to the relevant Minister the nomination of a natural person as the Industry Accountable Officer in respect of vital critical infrastructure of the responsible entity.
A natural person nominated under subsection (1) must be—
an officer within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Act; or
any other employee of the responsible entity approved by the relevant Minister.
S. 74I(2A) inserted by No. 49/2019 s. 185(1).
If the Head, Transport for Victoria is a responsible entity, the natural person nominated under subsection (1) by it must be—
the entity Head of the Head, Transport for Victoria appointed under section 64AE of the Transport Integration Act 2010; or
S. 74I(2A)(b) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 15).
an employee in the Department of Transport and Planning who—
in the opinion of the Secretary to that Department has the appropriate knowledge and skills to perform the functions of the Industry Accountable Officer in respect of the vital critical infrastructure of the Head, Transport for Victoria; and
has been approved by the Minister administering the Transport Integration Act 2010 to perform those functions.
The relevant Minister must notify the Minister as to the nomination of an Industry Accountable Officer under subsection (1).
S. 74I(4) inserted by No. 49/2019 s. 185(2).
In this section—
Head, Transport for Victoria has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Transport Integration Act 2010.
Division 4—Victorian Critical Infrastructure Register
S. 74J inserted by No. 76/2014 s. 3 (as amended by No. 20/2015 s. 12).
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