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Offence title:
Unauthorised modification of identifying information
Act:
336G Migration Act 1958
Offence:
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person causes any unauthorised modification of identifying information; and
(b) the person intends to cause the modification; and
(c) the person knows that the modification is unauthorised.
Penalty:
Imprisonment for 2 years, or 120 penalty units, or both.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local Court
How committed:
An officer accesses the data of a visa applicant and changes the date of birth, knowing the change is incorrect.
Important note:
s.336J Meanings of unauthorised modification and unauthorised impairment etc:
(a) Modification of identifying information; or
(b) Impairment to the reliability of identifying information; or
(c) Impairment to the security of the storage of identifying information; or
(d) Impairment to the operation of a system by which identifying information is stored:
Is unauthorised if the person is not entitled to make the medication or impairment.
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