Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013

Network security - Process for preventing or mitigating network security risks

52: Assessment of response by network operator

You could also call this:

"The Director checks a network operator's plan to fix a security risk."

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You need to know what the Director does with a proposal from a network operator. The Director checks if the proposal will stop or reduce a network security risk. The Director makes a decision about the proposal. The Director accepts the proposal if it will stop or reduce the risk. The Director tells the network operator about the decision in writing. If the Director does not accept the proposal, they decide what to do next. The Director might refer the matter to the Minister responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau under section 54. The Director tells the network operator about their decision in writing. You can find more information about what the Director does in this situation.

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51: Process for addressing network security risks, or

"What happens when a network plan is not secure"

53: Network operator must implement response, or

"Network operators must follow the Director's instructions"

Part 3Network security
Process for preventing or mitigating network security risks

52Assessment of response by network operator

The Director must assess whether the proposal will, if implemented, prevent or sufficiently mitigate the network security risk.
If the Director is satisfied that the proposal or part of the proposal will, if implemented, prevent or sufficiently mitigate the network security risk, the Director must accept the proposal or that part of the proposal and advise the network operator accordingly in writing.
If the Director does not accept the proposal or part of the proposal, the Director must—
decide, at the same time, whether or not to refer the matter to the Minister responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau under section 54; and
advise the network operator of his or her decision accordingly in writing.