State and Territory Governments
State and Territory governments are responsible for identifying critical infrastructure within their respective jurisdictions, apart from those that
- are federally regulated, or
- support national security and defence, or
- support the delivery of government services, or
- are of additional national importance,
which are identified by the Australian Government.
State and Territory governments also
- provide leadership and whole-of-government coordination in developing and implementing the nationally consistent approach to the protection of critical infrastructure within their jurisdictions
- develop consequence management and community recovery capacities
- work with owners and operators to encourage them to develop relevant capabilities to protect critical infrastructure and so ensure continuity of service
- identify and maintain a database of critical infrastructure in their jurisdictions
- ensure appropriate protective arrangements are in place to protect essential state/territory government services: for example government utilities and key government facilities
- develop and communicate on a jurisdictional basis with owners and operators of critical infrastructure the agreed type of response expected for each level of threat/alert
- assist owners and operators of critical infrastructure with the development, validation and audit of relevant plans
- liaise with and support the Australian Government in critical infrastructure protection arrangements
- communicate relevant intelligence and information to stakeholders, and
- manage and coordinate public information and the media within the jurisdictions.
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