Section 308H — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

(1) A person—
(a) who causes any unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in a computer, and
(b) who knows that the access or modification is unauthorised, and
(c) who intends to cause that access or modification,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) An offence against this section is a summary offence.
(3) In this section—
restricted data means data held in a computer, being data to which access is restricted by an access control system associated with a function of the computer.
(4) Proceedings for an offence against this section must be commenced within 3 years of the date on which the offence was alleged to have been committed.

Related sections

• 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
• s 308I — Unauthorised impairment of data held in computer disk, credit card or other device (summary offence)
• s 310A — Definitions
• s 310B — Rescuing inmate from lawful custody

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