Criminal Code Act 1995
Section 3
CHAPTER 10 - NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE Part 10.7 - Computer offences Division 478 - Other computer offences SECTION 478.2 478.2 Unauthorised impairment of data held on a computer disk etc.A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person causes any unauthorised impairment of the reliability, security or operation of data held on:
(i) a computer disk; or
(ii) a credit card; or
(iii) another device used to store data by electronic means; and
(b) the person intends to cause the impairment; and
(c) the person knows that the impairment is unauthorised.
(d) (Repealed by No 120 of 2012)
Penalty: 2 years imprisonment.
(Repealed by No 120 of 2012)
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