Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00168:section:101
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00168
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 101
Character Range: 161389–162388

101  Unauthorised access to, or modification of, personal information
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person causes any unauthorised access to, or modification of, personal information; and
 (b) the personal information is VET information:
 (i) that is held on a computer; and
 (ii) to which access is restricted by an access control system associated with a function of the computer; and
 (c) the person intends to cause the access or modification; and
 (d) the person knows that the access or modification is unauthorised; and
 (e) one or more of the following apply:
 (i) the information is held on a computer of an approved course provider;
 (ii) the information is held on behalf of an approved course provider;
 (iii) the information is held on a computer of a Tertiary Admission Centre;
 (iv) the information is held on behalf of a Tertiary Admission Centre.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
 (2) Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(e).

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