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Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) - Section 76C
Damaging data in Commonwealth and other computers

76C. A person who intentionally and without authority or lawful excuse:
(a) destroys, erases or alters data stored in, or inserts data into, a
    Commonwealth computer;
(b) interferes with, or interrupts or obstructs the lawful use of, a
    Commonwealth computer;
(c) destroys, erases, alters or adds to data stored on behalf of the
    Commonwealth in a computer that is not a Commonwealth computer; or
(d) impedes or prevents access to, or impairs the usefulness or
    effectiveness of, data stored in a Commonwealth computer or data
    stored on behalf of the Commonwealth in a computer that is not a
    Commonwealth computer;
is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.


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