Unauthorised access to computer material
3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who knowingly causes
a computer to perform any function for the purpose of securing
access without authority to any program or data held in any
computer shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 2 years or to both and, in the case of a second
or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
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(2) If any damage is caused as a result of an offence under this
section, a person convicted of the offence shall be liable to a
fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 7 years or to both.
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(3) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial that the act
in question is not directed at
(a) any particular program or data;
(b) a program or data of any kind; or
(c) a program or data held in any particular computer
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