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AustraliaAustraliaLawAct No. 98, 2024

Cyber Security Act 2024

Sets security standards for smart devices, requires certain businesses to report ransomware payments, limits use of incident information shared with the government, and creates a Cyber Incident Review Board.

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Chair and members of the Cyber Incident Review Board appointedApr 28 6 months ago

Body
Parliament of Australia
Session
47th Parliament
In effect since
Nov 30, 20241 year ago
Topics
Cyber

Timeline

  1. Apr 28 6 months ago

    Chair and members of the Cyber Incident Review Board appointed

  2. Feb 27, 2025 1 year ago

    Ransomware Payment Reporting Rules, Smart Devices Security Standards Rules and Cyber Incident Review Board Rules made

  3. Nov 30, 2024 1 year ago

    Parts 1, 4, 6 and 7 commence, including limited-use rules for significant cyber security incidents

  4. Nov 29, 2024 1 year ago

    Royal Assent

United Nations
United NationsA/RES/79/243

UN Convention against Cybercrime

A global treaty requiring parties to criminalize certain offences committed through information and communications technology systems and to cooperate on sharing electronic evidence of serious crimes, which enters into force 90 days after the 40th ratification.

Adopted
European Union
European UnionCOM(2026) 11

Cybersecurity Act 2 (revision of the Cybersecurity Act)

Proposed regulation that would replace the 2019 Cybersecurity Act, strengthening ENISA, simplifying the EU cybersecurity certification framework, and adding measures to reduce ICT supply chain risks from high-risk third-country suppliers.

Proposed

Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

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