276AMeaning of access to data, modification of data and

276A Meaning of access to data, modification of data and impairment of electronic communication (a) access to data held in a computer means: (i) the display of the data by the computer or any other output of the data from the computer;

Criminal Code Act 1983 266 (ii) the recording or monitoring of the data by a remote computer or other device; (iii) the copying or moving of the data to any other place in the computer or to a data storage device; or (iv) if the data is a program – the execution of the program; (b) modification of data held in a computer means: (i) the alteration or removal of the data; or (ii) an addition to the data; (c) impairment of electronic communication to or from a computer includes: (i) the prevention of any such communication; or (ii) the impairment of any such communication on an electronic link or network used by the computer, but only if the prevention or impairment is caused (whether directly or indirectly) by the execution of a function of a computer; and (d) use of data includes: (i) use by a third party; and (ii) use at the time the data was accessed or at a later time.