This proposed law explains what essential infrastructure and essential infrastructure provider mean. You will see that essential infrastructure refers to the parts that are necessary to deliver an essential service. Essential services are things like public order, public safety, and public health that are important for New Zealand. The proposed law also says that an essential infrastructure provider is an entity that provides or is responsible for essential infrastructure and is named in Schedule 3. You can think of essential infrastructure as including things like assets, information, and systems. These are all important for keeping New Zealand running smoothly. The law proposes that essential services are necessary for things like national security and the economy. You can see how these services are crucial for the country to function properly. The proposed law is trying to clarify what these terms mean so that everyone understands them in the same way.