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Failure to permit assistance
A person other than the suspect of an offence who wilfully refuses to permit
or assist a person based on an order as specified by Part 3 of this Act
commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for a period
not exceeding 5 years or a fine of $50,000 or both.
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Sending or publishing information or material through electronic
communication
A person who sends or publishes, by means of electronic communication:
(a) any information or material that may be classed as politically
subversive, defamatory or seditious; and
(b) such information or material is likely to threaten national defence,
public safety, public order, public morality or public health,
commits an offence punishable on conviction, to imprisonment for a period
not exceeding 7 years.
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Harassment utilising means of electronic communication
A person who initiates any electronic communication with the intent to
coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause emotional distress to a person, using an
electronic system to support severe, repeated, and hostile behaviour and
such communication is likely to threaten national defence, public safety,
public order, public morality or public health, commits an offence punishable
on conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 7 years.
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Racial and religious offences
A person who through electronic communication or who initiates any
electronic communication, uses language that is threatening, abusive or
insulting in nature and with the intent to stir up racial or religious hatred that
is likely to threaten national defence, public safety, public order, public
morality or public health, is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction, to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 7 years.
PART 3 – PROCEDURAL LAW
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Search and seizure
(1) If a Court on application by a police officer, is satisfied on the basis of
information that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there may
be in a place, an electronic system or electronic data:
(a) that may be material as evidence in proving an offence; or
(b) that has been acquired by a person as a result of an offence,
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