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Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill

1 March 2022

The ABA welcomes the steps the Government is taking to work with critical industries to enhance industries’ operational and cyber resilience. ABA members already cooperate with the relevant Government agencies and with the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) on cyber security matters and we look forward to strengthening those partnerships. ABA has identified a number of implementation issues or issues that are likely to require further legislative amendment. ABA proposes a two-year statutory review of the significant amendments introduced to the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018.

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