National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2014 (108 of 2014)

Schedule 2   Powers of the Organisation

Part 1   Amendments

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

12   Subsection 25(6)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Certain acts not authorised

(6) Subsection (5) does not authorise the addition, deletion or alteration of data, or the doing of any thing, that is likely to:

(a) materially interfere with, interrupt or obstruct the lawful use by other persons of a computer or other electronic equipment, or a data storage device, found on the subject premises unless the addition, deletion or alteration, or the doing of the thing, is necessary to do one or more of the things specified under subsection (5); or

(b) cause any other material loss or damage to other persons lawfully using the computer, equipment or device.