Crimes Act 1914

Part VIA repealed by No 161 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 21 December 2001.

S 76E repealed by No 161 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 21 December 2001. S 76E formerly read:

Damaging data in Commonwealth and other computers by means of Commonwealth facility

(1)
A person who, by means of a facility operated or provided by the Commonwealth or by a carrier, intentionally and without authority:

(a) destroys, erases or alters data stored in, or inserts data into, a computer;

(b) interferes with, or interrupts or obstructs the lawful use of, a computer; or

(c) impedes or prevents access to, or impairs the usefulness or effectiveness of, data stored in a computer;

is guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

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S 76E(1) amended by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 81, by omitting ``or lawful excuse'' after ``authority''. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.

(2)
For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that the facility is operated or provided by the Commonwealth or by a carrier.

Note:

For absolute liability , see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code .

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S 76E(2) inserted by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 82. For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.