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Criminal Code Act 1983
276FTerritorial nexus for offences
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276F Territorial nexus for offences
A person is guilty of an offence against this Division:
(a) if the person does an unlawful act within the Territory that
leads to the unlawful access to, or modification of, data held in
a computer or impairment of electronic communication,
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irrespective of whether or not the affected computer or data
storage device is in the Territory; or
(b) if the person does an unlawful act, whether within the Territory
or not, that leads to the unlawful access to, or modification of,
data held in a computer or impairment of electronic
communication, where the affected computer or data storage
device is in the Territory.
Division 2 Unlawfully obtaining confidential information