Electronic Communications Act, 2008 ACT 775 commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not more than four years or both. Re-programming mobile telephones 80. (1) A person commits an offence if that person (a) changes a unique device identifier, or (b) interferes with the operation of a unique device identifier. (2) For the purposes of this section a unique device identifier is an electronic equipment identifier which is unique to a mobile wireless communications device. (3) A person does not commit an offence under this section if that person (a) is the manufacturer of the device, or (b) does an act mentioned in subsection (1) with the written consent of the manufacturer of the device. (4) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than three thousand penalty units or a term of imprisonment of not more than five years or both. Possession or supply of a device for re-programming purposes 81. (1) A person commits an offence if (a) that person has custody or control of a device which may be used to change or interfere with the operation of a unique device identifier, and (b) there is reason to believe that that person intends to use the implement or device for an unlawful purpose or to allow it to be used for an unlawful purpose. (2) A person commits on offence if that person (a) supplies or offers to supply an implement or device which may be used for the purpose of changing or interfering with the operation of a unique device identifier, and (b) ought to know that the person to whom the offer to supply the implement or device is made intends to use it unlawfully or to allow it to be used unlawfully. (3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than one hundred and twenty-five penalty units or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months or both. 56

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