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Police Offences Act 1935
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### 43B Damaging computer data
> *\[Section 43B Inserted by No. 13 of 1990, s. 8 \]*A person who intentionally and without lawful excuse –
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> > > (a) destroys, damages, erases or alters data stored in a computer; or
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> > > (b) interferes with, interrupts or obstructs the lawful use of a computer, a system of computers or any part of a system of computers or the data stored in that computer or system of computers –
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> is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.