Crimes Act 1914
For the purposes of this Part, if: (a) an electronic service has accounts for end-users; and (b) either:
(i) a person holds an account with the electronic service; or
(c) the person can (with the use of appropriate equipment) access particular data provided by the service;
(ii) a person is, or is likely to be, a user of an account with the electronic service; and
the data is account-based data in relation to the person.
(2)
For the purposes of this Part, if: (a) an electronic service has accounts for end-users; and (b) either:
(i) a deceased person held, before the person ' s death, an account with the electronic service; or
(c) the deceased person could, before the person ' s death (with the use of appropriate equipment), access particular data provided by the service;
(ii) a deceased person, before the person ' s death, was, or was likely to be, a user of an account with the electronic service; and
the data is account-based data in relation to the deceased person.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, account has the same meaning as in the Online Safety Act 2021 .
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