s 417
In forceUnauthorised impairment of electronic communication
Chapter 4Property damage and computer offences
Part 4.2Computer offences
417 Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
(1)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person causes an unauthorised impairment of electronic communication to or from a computer; and
(b)
the person knows the impairment is unauthorised; and
(c)
the person—
(i)
intends to impair electronic communication to or from the computer; or
(ii)
is reckless about any such impairment.
Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both.
(2)
A conviction for an offence against this section is an alternative verdict to a charge for—
(a)
an offence against section 403 (Damaging property); or
(b)
an offence against section 416 (Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment).
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