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Sentencing Act 1997
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### 42AKA Offence relating to electronic monitoring devices
> [*\[Section 42AKA Inserted by No. 31 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-031#GS7@EN)
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> > (1) A person who is required to submit to electronic monitoring as part of a home detention order must not, without reasonable excuse –
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> > > > (a) tamper with, damage or disable any device used for the purpose of the electronic monitoring; or
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> > > > (b) knowingly permit another person to tamper with, damage or disable any device used for the purpose of the electronic monitoring.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.
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> > (2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, tamper with, damage or disable any device used for the purpose of the electronic monitoring of another person in accordance with a home detention order.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.