(1) An ^* executing officer may apply to a magistrate for an order requiring a specified person to provide any information or assistance that is reasonable or necessary to allow the officer to do one or more of the following:

(a)

access ^* data held in or accessible from a computer that is on the ^* premises;

(b)

copy the data to a ^* data storage device;

(c)

convert the data into documentary form.

(2) The magistrate may make an order if satisfied that:

(a)

there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that ^* evidential material is accessible from the computer; and

(b)

the specified person is:

(i)

reasonably suspected of possessing, or having under his or her control, ^* tainted property or evidential material; or

(ii)

the owner or lessee of the computer; or

(iii)

an employee of the owner or lessee of the computer; and

(c)

the specified person has knowledge of:

(i)

the computer or a computer network of which the computer forms a part; or

(ii)

measures applied to protect ^* data held in or accessible from the computer.

(3) A person is guilty of an offence if the person fails to comply with the order.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 30 penalty units, or both.