Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2022-03-30.229.1) to [pass the bill](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) in the Senate. The bill will now be sent back to the House of Representatives where our MPs will consider whether they agree with Senate amendments. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6833), the purpose of the bill is to: * *provide that specified critical infrastructure assets must adopt and maintain a critical infrastructure risk management program;* * *provide for annual reporting obligations for assets that are exempt from the risk management program obligation;* * *make minor amendments in relation to consultation requirements and immunities;* * *provide for additional cyber security obligations that may be applied in relation to systems of national significance;* * *provide that directions facilitating government assistance to industry in the event of a serious cyber security incident prevail over the requirements of a risk management program;* * *amend provisions that authorise the use and disclosure of protected information;* * *provide that the minister's power to privately declare an asset as a critical infrastructure asset includes a power to require compliance with a risk management program; and* * *enable the minister to declare a critical infrastructure asset to be a system of national of significance; and include additional reporting requirements.* See the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2122a/22bd055) for more detailed information.
Senate, 2022-03-30. affirmative: ayes 45, noes 8.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2022-03-30.229.1) to [pass the bill](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) in the Senate. The bill will now be sent back to the House of Representatives where our MPs will consider whether they agree with Senate amendments. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r6833), the purpose of the bill is to: * *provide that specified critical infrastructure assets must adopt and maintain a critical infrastructure risk management program;* * *provide for annual reporting obligations for assets that are exempt from the risk management program obligation;* * *make minor amendments in relation to consultation requirements and immunities;* * *provide for additional cyber security obligations that may be applied in relation to systems of national significance;* * *provide that directions facilitating government assistance to industry in the event of a serious cyber security incident prevail over the requirements of a risk management program;* * *amend provisions that authorise the use and disclosure of protected information;* * *provide that the minister's power to privately declare an asset as a critical infrastructure asset includes a power to require compliance with a risk management program; and* * *enable the minister to declare a critical infrastructure asset to be a system of national of significance; and include additional reporting requirements.* See the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2122a/22bd055) for more detailed information.
How each member voted
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Related bills
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