Following a Submarine Cable Protection Information Sharing Workshop held at the 39th APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group( APEC TEL )Meeting in 2009, the Australian government prepared and administered a questionnaire intended to gather information on: (1) points of contact for cases of actual or suspected piracy, terrorism or similar emergency; (2) relevant legislation and regulations; (3) industry codes and standards; and (4) government and industry submarine cable protection initiatives.