12K  Meaning of critical food and grocery asset

• (1)

  An asset is a critical food and grocery asset if it is a network that:

  • (a)

    is used for the distribution or supply of:

    • (i)

      essential food; or

    • (ii)

      essential groceries; and

  • (b)

    is owned or operated by an entity that is:

    • (i)

      a critical supermarket retailer, in accordance with subsection (2); or

    • (ii)

      a critical food wholesaler, in accordance with subsection (3); or

    • (iii)

      a critical grocery wholesaler, in accordance with subsection (4).

  Note: The rules may prescribe that a specified critical food and grocery asset is not a critical infrastructure asset (see section 9).

• (2)

  For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(i), the rules may prescribe:

  • (a)

    specified entities that are critical supermarket retailers; or

  • (b)

    requirements for an entity to be a critical supermarket retailer.

• (3)

  For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), the rules may prescribe:

  • (a)

    specified entities that are critical food wholesalers; or

  • (b)

    requirements for an entity to be a critical food wholesaler.

• (4)

  For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(iii), the rules may prescribe:

  • (a)

    specified entities that are critical grocery wholesalers; or

  • (b)

    requirements for an entity to be a critical grocery wholesaler.