Crimes Act 1958

In this Subdivision—

the display of the data by the computer or any other output of the data from the computer; or

the copying or moving of the data to any other place in the computer or to a data storage device; or

in the case of a program, the execution of the program;

information in any form; and

any program or part of a program;

data entered or copied into the computer; and

data held in any removable data storage device for the time being in the computer; and

data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer forms part;

the prevention of any such communication; and

the impairment of any such communication on an electronic link or network used by the computer—

the alteration or removal of the data; or

an addition to the data;

an offence against section 247B, 247C or 247D; or

conduct in another jurisdiction that is an offence in that jurisdiction and that would constitute an offence against section 247B, 247C or 247D if the conduct occurred in Victoria;

any unauthorised access to data held in a computer; or

any unauthorised modification of data held in a computer; or

any unauthorised impairment of electronic communication to or from a computer.

In this Subdivision, a reference to access to data, modification of data or impairment of electronic communication is limited to access, modification or impairment caused (whether directly or indirectly) by the execution of a function of a computer.

For the purposes of this Subdivision, access to data, modification of data or impairment of electronic communication by a person—

is unauthorised if the person is not entitled to cause that access, modification or impairment;

is not unauthorised merely because the person has an ulterior purpose for that action.

For the purposes of an offence against this Subdivision, a person causes an unauthorised computer function if the person's conduct substantially contributes to the unauthorised computer function.