Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) causes damage to property belonging to someone else; and
(b) intends to cause, or is reckless about causing, damage to that property or any other property belonging to someone else.
Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both.
(2) A conviction for an offence against this section is an alternative verdict to a charge for—
(a) an offence against section 416 (Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment); or
(b) an offence against section 417 (Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication).