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Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013

Network security - Process for preventing or mitigating network security risks

54: Director may refer matter to Minister

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"The Director can ask the Minister for help with a network security risk."

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You are the Director and you think a proposal does not stop a big network security risk. You can send the matter to the Minister after following section 56. The Minister can then make a direction under section 57. You must tell the network operator they can send their thoughts on the matter to the Minister. You must give them a reasonable amount of time to do this.

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

54Director may refer matter to Minister

  1. If the Director considers that the proposal or part of the proposal does not prevent or sufficiently mitigate a significant network security risk, the Director—

  2. may, after complying with section 56, refer the matter to the Minister responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau to make a direction under section 57; and
    1. must, if a referral is made, inform the network operator that it may make submissions on the matter directly to the Minister, and specify a time, which must be reasonable in the circumstances, by which those submissions must be made.