Section 3Part 0 —
Unauthorised access to computer material
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A commits an offence under this section if —
he causes a computer to perform a function with intent to secure access to information held in a computer;
the access he intends to secure is unauthorized; and
he knows at the time he causes the computer to perform the function that that is the case.
The intent a person has to have to commit an offence under this section need not be directed at —
any particular information;
information of any particular kind; or
information held in any particular computer.
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term of two years, or to both.
Where a person is convicted of committing an offence under subsection (1) and he has caused, during the commission of the offence, damage to a computer or any other damage arising directly from the damage to the computer and the damage exceeds $10,000, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term of five years, or to both.