Electronic Communications Act, 2008 ACT 775 False communications 76. (1) A person who by means of electronic communications service, knowingly sends a communication which is false or misleading and likely to prejudice the efficiency of life saving service or to endanger the safety of any person, ship, aircraft, vessel or vehicle commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than three thousand penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not more than five years or both. (2) A person is taken to know that a communication is false or misleading if that person did not take reasonable steps to find out whether the communication was false, misleading, reckless or fraudulent. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the operator or provider of a network or service over which a communication is sent. Damage to equipment 77. A person who (a) recklessly, maliciously or negligently damages, removes or destroys a facility, or (b) recklessly, intentionally or negligently interferes with, causes damage to, or accesses without authorisation a computer, switch or other facility used in connection with the operation or provision of electronic communications network or service, commits an offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than three thousand penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not more than five years or both. Recovery of civil debt 78. Without limits to the rights that a person may have at law, a person convicted of an offence under this Act is liable for the expenses reasonably incurred in the repair, restoration or replacement of a computer, switch or other facility damaged, removed or destroyed by that person and the expenses are recoverable as a civil debt. Confidentiality and disclosure of personal information 79. A person who intentionally (a) discloses communication which that person knows was obtained in contravention of this Act, or (b) uses or discloses personal information in contravention of this Act, 55