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Food Act 2014

Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement - Offences - Offences

239: Offences involving automated electronic system

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"Breaking or interfering with computer systems that help with food safety is against the law."

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If you intentionally stop or hinder an automated electronic system from doing something it is supposed to do under section 374(2), you commit an offence. You also commit an offence if you knowingly damage or impair an automated electronic system. If you commit one of these offences, you can be punished with a fine or even imprisonment, depending on whether you are an individual or a company, and the punishment can be a fine of up to $250,000 for a company or up to $50,000 and three months in prison for an individual.

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Part 4Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement
Offences: Offences

239Offences involving automated electronic system

  1. A person commits an offence who intentionally obstructs or hinders an automated electronic system doing an action under section 374(2).

  2. A person commits an offence who knowingly damages or impairs an automated electronic system.

  3. A person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction,—

  4. for a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $250,000:
    1. for an individual, to—
      1. imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months; and
        1. a fine not exceeding $50,000.