Criminalises illegal access (s 3), interception (s 4), interference with computer systems and data (s 5), misuse of devices (s 6), identity-related crime (s 9), computer-related forgery and fraud (ss 12-13) and child exploitation offences, with separate offences for critical infrastructure. It has no general cyber-incident reporting duty; service providers must prevent misuse of their networks (s 56). PacLII shows assent 20 July 2021 and commencement 22 September 2021, though s 72 ties commencement to Gazette publication.
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