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Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
76AOFailure to comply with digital evidence access order
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#### 76AO Failure to comply with digital evidence access order
76AO Failure to comply with digital evidence access order
> > (1) A specified person for a digital evidence access order must not, without reasonable excuse—
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> > > (a) fail to comply with a direction given, in accordance with the order, by the executing officer for the order, or
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> > > (b) give the executing officer information that is false or misleading in a material particular in purported compliance with a direction given by the executing officer, unless the person informs the executing officer the information is false or misleading.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), it is not a reasonable excuse for a specified person for a digital evidence access order to fail to comply with the order or a requirement made in accordance with the order on the ground that complying with the order or the requirement would tend to incriminate the person or otherwise expose the person to a penalty.
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> **s 76AO:** Ins 2022 No 47, Sch 1\[5\].