Section 308I — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

(1) A person—
(a) who causes any unauthorised impairment of the reliability, security or operation of any data held on a computer disk, credit card or other device used to store data by electronic means, and
(b) who knows that the impairment is unauthorised, and
(c) who intends to cause that impairment,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) An offence against this section is a summary offence.
(3) For the purposes of this section, impairment of the reliability, security or operation of data is unauthorised if the person is not entitled to cause that impairment.

Related sections

• 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 308H — Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in computer (summary offence)
• s 310A — Definitions
• s 310B — Rescuing inmate from lawful custody
• s 310C — Aiding escape

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