We assess national security risks to help protect Australia’s critical infrastructure from threats and hazards. We develop practical advice and guidance that we share with industry to assist in mitigating the identified risks. We work with other agencies in the National Intelligence Community to develop national security advice, response and action.
We work with critical infrastructure owners and operators who best understand their asset and how to protect it. Our work with industry and across government helps to ensure the security and continuity of Australia’s critical infrastructure in the face of a range of hazards.
Our risk assessments take a number of forms to aid understanding of specific national security risks. We also assess risk from a strategic perspective to inform our approach to managing risk across Australia’s critical infrastructure sectors.
Every 12 months, we release a Critical Infrastructure Annual Risk Review (CIARR). Each CIARR outlines the key risk-driven issues that have impacted the security of Australia’s critical infrastructure during that year.
Read each edition of the CIARR:
We assess risk in line with obligations under the following legislation:
We work closely with the Department of the Treasury to assess applications as part of the
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975. We provide advice to the Treasury about national security risks that may arise from foreign investment into Australia’s critical infrastructure. This informs and supports government decisions on foreign investment and involvement in Australia’s critical infrastructure assets.
