Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation Act 1993, offences and penalties
Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation Act 1993 (Act No. 4 of 1993), s. 33 (offences and penalties)
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In force since 1 February 1994.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not send a message that is grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, or menacing, or a message known to be false and intended to cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety, over Tuvalu's telecommunications system.
- Do not intercept, disclose, alter, or interfere with a message or the telecommunications apparatus carrying it, and do not operate a competing telecommunications service without the Corporation's authorisation.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Any offence under section 33 may be punished by imprisonment for up to two years, as an alternative to the fine.
Penalty structure
A single $1,000 fine cap or imprisonment for two years applies uniformly across all paragraphs of section 33; the court may separately order compensation under section 34. Tuvalu's circulating currency is the Australian dollar; the Act's own text states the amount only as '$'.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 7 September 2026
- Currency
- AUD
- Fixed cap
- 1,000
What it reaches
Obligation class
Prohibition, Access restriction
What this law does
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Section 33 makes it an offence for any person to, among other things, dishonestly obtain a telecommunication service to avoid payment; send a message that is grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, or menacing, or a message known to be false and sent to cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety; intentionally modify, intercept, or disclose the content of a message; damage, remove, or interfere with telecommunication apparatus or a telecommunication line; or assist the working of an unlicensed telecommunication system, or otherwise contravene the Corporation's sole and exclusive right under section 6 to supply telecommunication services in Tuvalu.
Section 34 lets the convicting court additionally order the offender to pay compensation for any damage done. Section 35 repeals the earlier Telecommunications Ordinance (Chapter 100), under which the same conduct was addressed in narrower terms.
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Read the law
Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation Act 1993 (Act No. 4 of 1993)
Pacific Legal Information Institute Tuvalu Sessional Legislation database