The SOCI Act's 11 sectors, and mining is not one of them The Security of Critical Infrastructure Act covers 11 sectors: communications, data storage or processing, financial services and markets, water and sewerage, energy, health care and medical, higher education and research, food and grocery, transport, space technology and the defence industry. Mining is not one of them, although a miner's power, port or rail assets may still be captured as energy or transport assets. The SOCI Act covers 11 sectors Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018, as expanded in 2022. Mining not one of the 11 For most mine sites: no sector, no deadline, no forced budget. A miner's power, port or rail may still count as energy or transport.