Criminal Code
419Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to
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419 Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit serious computer offence (1) A person commits an offence if the person produces, supplies or obtains data with the intention of— (a) committing a serious computer offence; or (b) enabling the commission of a serious computer offence (whether by the person or by someone else). (2) For this section: produce, supply or obtain data includes— (a) produce, supply or obtain data held or contained in a computer or data storage device; or (b) produce, supply or obtain a document in which the data is recorded. (3) A person can be found guilty of an offence against this section even if committing the serious computer offence concerned is impossible.