8D  Meaning of critical infrastructure sector

•   Each of the following sectors of the Australian economy is a critical infrastructure sector:

  • (a)

    the communications sector;

  • (b)

    the data storage or processing sector;

  • (c)

    the financial services and markets sector;

  • (d)

    the water and sewerage sector;

  • (e)

    the energy sector;

  • (f)

    the health care and medical sector;

  • (g)

    the higher education and research sector;

  • (h)

    the food and grocery sector;

  • (i)

    the transport sector;

  • (j)

    the space technology sector;

  • (k)

    the defence industry sector.