In December 2021, the Minister for Home Affairs released the exposure draft of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 (the SLACIP Bill). The SLACIP Bill proposes further amendments to the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act) to enact a framework for risk management programs, declarations of systems of national significance and enhanced cyber security obligations.
The AER made a submission to the exposure draft paper on 1 February 2022.