‘traffic data’ means electronic data that:
(a) relates to a communication by means of an electronic system; and
(b) is generated by an electronic system that is part of the chain of
communication; and
(c) shows the communication’s origin, destination, route, time, date,
size, duration or the type of underlying services;
‘utilise’ shall include:
(a) developing of a remote forensic tool;
(b) adopting of a remote forensic tool; and
(c) purchasing of a remote forensic tool.
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Jurisdiction
(1) Where an offence under this Act is committed by any person outside the
Republic, he shall be deemed to have committed the offence within the
Republic.
(2) For the purposes of this section, this Act shall apply as if, for the offence
in question;
(a) the accused; or
(b) the computer, program or data,
was in the Republic at the material time.
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Admissibility of electronic evidence
In proceedings for an offence against a law of Nauru, the fact that evidence
has been generated from an electronic system does not prevent that
evidence from being admissible.
PART 2 – OFFENCES
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Illegal access
(1) For the purposes of this section, a computer shall be treated as a
“protected computer” if the person committing the offence knew, or
ought reasonably to have known, that the computer or program data is
used directly in connection with or necessary for:
(a) the security, defence, or international relations of the Republic;
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