Cybersecurity Act 2018
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Application of Act
Part 2 ADMINISTRATION
4 Appointment of Commissioner of Cybersecurity and other officers
5 Duties and functions of Commissioner
6 Appointment of authorised officers
Part 3 CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
7 Designation of critical information infrastructure
8 Power to obtain information to ascertain if computer, etc., fulfils criteria of critical information infrastructure
9 Withdrawal of designation of critical information infrastructure
10 Furnishing of information relating to critical information infrastructure
11 Codes of practice and standards of performance
12 Power of Commissioner to issue written directions
13 Change in ownership of critical information infrastructure
14 Duty to report cybersecurity incident in respect of critical information infrastructure, etc.
15 Cybersecurity audits and risk assessments of critical information infrastructure
16 Cybersecurity exercises
17 Appeal to Minister
18 Appeals Advisory Panel
Part 4 RESPONSES TO CYBERSECURITY THREATS AND INCIDENTS
19 Powers to investigate and prevent cybersecurity incidents, etc.
20 Powers to investigate and prevent serious cybersecurity incidents, etc.
21 Production of identification card by incident response officer
22 Appointment of cybersecurity technical experts
23 Emergency cybersecurity measures and requirements
Part 5 CYBERSECURITY SERVICE PROVIDERS
24 No person to provide licensable cybersecurity service without licence
25 Licensing officer and assistant licensing officers
26 Grant and renewal of licence
27 Conditions of licence
28 Form and validity of licence
29 Duty to keep records
30 Revocation or suspension of licence
31 Unlicensed cybersecurity service provider not to recover fees, etc.
32 Financial penalty
33 Licensing officer to give opportunity to make representations before ordering financial penalty
34 Recovery of financial penalties
35 Appeal to Minister
Part 6 GENERAL
36 Offences by corporations
37 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
38 Powers of investigation
39 Power to enter premises under warrant
40 Jurisdiction of court
41 Composition of offences
42 Service of documents
43 Preservation of secrecy
44 Protection from personal liability
45 Protection of informers
46 General exemption
47 Amendment of Schedules
48 Regulations
49 Saving and transitional provisions
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table