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Interception of Communications
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dollars or to a term of imprisonment not
exceeding ten years inthe second instance; and
(c)
a fine of two hundred thousand dollars and
a term of imprisonment not exceeding ten
years in the subsequent instances.
(3)
A
person
subsection (1) if:
(a)
does
not
commit
an
offence
under
the protected information or traffic data is
intercepted in accordance with a disclosure
order issued pursuant to section 14;
(b)
the protected information or traffic data is
stored communication and is acquired in
accordance with the provisions of any other
law;
(c)
the interception is made through
a communication
network that is so configured as to render the
protected information or traffic data readily
accessible to the general public.
(4) A person does not commit an offence under
subsection (1) where the person is an authorised officer who
believes that the interception of protected information or
traffic data is necessary for the purpose of an emergency,
of preventing damage to public or private property, of
preventing death or injury or any damage to a person’s
physical or mental health, or of mitigating any injury or
damage to a person’s physical or mental health, or in the
interests of national security.
Order
snaineused?
protected
information,
etc.
14. (1)
Where information has come into the possession
of an authorised officer by virtue of an interception
direction or an entry warrant, pursuant to this Act, or by
means of the exercise ofa statutory power to seize, detain,