Independent Review of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 - Pentagram Advisory comments

In March 2026, the Commonwealth Government published the Independent Review of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018. The intent of the Review, conducted by Dr Jill Slay between November 2025 and January 2026, was to assess whether Australia's Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act) is achieving its intended objectives, functioning as intended, and is not producing unintended consequences. In this article, Pentagram Advisory Pty Ltd (Pentagram) will provide excerpts of the Review and also comment on components of the Review that Pentagram considers to be of most interest to Pentagram’s SOCI client entities and to our Community of Practice.