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(4)
Electronic
and
Communications
Transactions
A cyber inspector shall, in performing any function under
this A c t —
(a) be in possession of a certificate of appointment referred
to in subsection (2); and
(b) show the certificate of appointment to any person w h o
r e q u e s t s t o s e e t h e c e r t i f i c a t e , is s u b j e c t t o an
investigation, or an employee of that person.
(5)
A person w h o —
(a) hinders or obstructs a cyber inspector in the performance
of functions under this Part; or
(b) falsely holds oneself out as a cyber inspector;
commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not
exceeding five hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding five years, or to both.
Power to
inspect,
search and
seize
94. (1) A cyber inspector m a y —
(a) m o n i t o r and i n s p e c t any w e b s i t e or activity on an
information system in the public domain and report any
unlawful activity to the appropriate authority;
(b) in respect of a cryptography provider—
(i) investigate the activities of the cryptography service
p r o v i d e r in relation to c o m p l i a n c e or non
compliance with the provisions of this Act; and
(ii) issue an order in writing to the cryptography
provider to comply with the provisions of this
Act;
(c) in respect of an authentication service provider—
(i) investigate the activities of an authentication service
p r o v i d e r in relation to c o m p l i a n c e or n o n
compliance with the provisions of this Act;
(ii) investigate the activities of an authentication
service provider w h o is falsely holding out the
products or services as having been accredited
by the Authority or recognised by the Minister;
and
(iii) issue an order, in writing, to an authentication
service provider to comply with the provisions
of this Act; and