CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 85ZG

(1)

A person shall not intentionally manipulate, or tamper or interfere with, any facility operated by a carrier, with the result of hindering the normal operation of a carriage service supplied by the carrier.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

(1A)

For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), absolute liability applies to the following physical elements of circumstance of the offence:

(a)

that the facility is operated by a carrier;

(b)

that the carriage service is supplied by the carrier.

Note: For absolute liability , see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code .

(2)

A person shall not intentionally use or operate any apparatus or device (whether or not it is comprised in, connected to or used in connection with a telecommunications network), with the result of hindering the normal operation of a carriage service supplied by a carrier.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

(3)

For the purposes of an offence against subsection (2), absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that the carriage service is supplied by a carrier.

Note: For absolute liability , see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code .