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Cybercrime Act 2021, unauthorised access

Cybercrime Act 2021 (No. 10 of 2021), s. 7 (Unauthorised access)

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Commencement not set.

A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 5 September 2026.

What it requires

  • This law has been assented to, but its own text commences it on a date the Minister appoints by notice, and no commencement notice has been located, so it may not yet bind.
  • Do not access a computer program or computer data held in a computer system unless you are entitled to control that kind of access, or have the consent of a person who is so entitled.
  • Whether reading a public, unauthenticated page counts as access of a kind the operator has not consented to has not been settled by a reported Kiribati decision.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureYes

Private right of actionNo

Criminal exposure note

A fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 7 years, or both, on conviction (s. 7(2)).

Penalty structure

Fine only; the same subsection also allows imprisonment of up to 7 years instead of or in addition to the fine. Kiribati has no currency of its own; the Australian dollar is the currency it uses.

Rule
Fixed only
As of
5 September 2026
Currency
AUD
Fixed cap
10,000

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

Cybercrime Unit, Kiribati Police Service

What it reaches

Obligation class

Access restriction

What this law does

Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.

Section 7 makes access of any kind to a computer program or computer data held in a computer system illegal or unauthorised if the accessing person is not entitled to control access of that kind and does not have the consent of a person who is so entitled. A person who knowingly, or recklessly and without authority, causes a computer system to perform a function to secure such access is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 7 years, or both.

The Act applies to an act or omission in Kiribati's territory, on a Kiribati-registered ship or aircraft, or to a Kiribati national's conduct outside Kiribati where that conduct would also be an offence where it occurred. A Cybercrime Unit within the Kiribati Police Service administers the Act. The Act was assented to by the Beretitenti and states that it commences on a date the Minister appoints by notice; no commencement notice has been located.

When LexLint raises it

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Read the law

Official Act text published by the Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport

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