50  Simplified outline of this Part

• The Minister may privately declare an asset to be a critical infrastructure asset if the Minister is satisfied that:

  • (a)

    the asset is critical infrastructure that affects national security; and

  • (b)

    there would be a risk to national security if it were publicly known that the asset is critical infrastructure that affects national security.

• The Minister must notify each reporting entity for a declared asset.

• If a reporting entity for a declared asset ceases to be such a reporting entity, or becomes aware of another reporting entity for the asset, the entity must notify the Secretary.

• It is an offence to disclose that an asset has been so declared (see section 45).