Section 308D — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

(1) A person who—
(a) causes any unauthorised modification of data held in a computer, and
(b) knows that the modification is unauthorised, and
(c) intends by the modification to impair access to, or to impair the reliability, security or operation of, any data held in a computer, or who is reckless as to any such impairment,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) A conviction for an offence against this section is an alternative verdict to a charge for—
(a) an offence against section 195 (Destroying or damaging property), or
(b) an offence against section 308E (Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication).

Related sections

• s 308A — Meaning of access to data, modification of data and impairment of electronic communication
• s 308B — Meaning of unauthorised access, modification or impairment
• s 308C — Unauthorised access, modification or impairment with intent to commit serious indictable offence
• s 308E — Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
• s 308F — Possession of data with intent to commit serious computer offence
• s 308G — Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit serious computer offence

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