CRIMINAL ASSETS CONFISCATION ACT 2005 - SECT 176

CRIMINAL ASSETS CONFISCATION ACT 2005 - SECT 176

176—Person with knowledge of a computer or a computer system to assist access etc

        (1)         An authorised officer responsible for executing a warrant may apply to a magistrate for an order requiring a specified person to provide any information or assistance that is reasonable or necessary to allow an authorised officer to do one or more of the following:

            (a)         access data held in or accessible from a computer that is on the premises specified in the warrant;

            (b)         copy the data to a data storage device;

            (c)         convert the data into documentary form.

        (2)         The magistrate may make an order if satisfied that—

            (a)         there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that material liable to seizure under this Act is accessible from the computer referred to in subsection (1)(a); and

            (b)         the specified person is—

                  (i)         reasonably suspected of possessing, or having under his or her control, material liable to seizure under this Act; or

                  (ii)         the owner or lessee of the computer; or

                  (iii)         an employee of the owner or lessee of the computer; and

            (c)         the specified person has knowledge of—

                  (i)         the computer or a computer network of which the computer forms a part; or

                  (ii)         measures applied to protect data held in or accessible from the computer.

        (3)         A person who fails to comply with an order under this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months.