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Criminal Code Act 1924
257EInsertion of false information as data
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257E Insertion of false information as data
*[Section 257E Inserted by No. 13 of 1990, s. 3 ]*A person who dishonestly introduces into, or records or stores in, a computer or a system of computers, by any means, false or misleading information as data is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Insertion of false information as data.