[TheList] Encrypted radio

Mon Oct 22 20:03:02 AEDT 2012

Isn't it only illegal providing you act on the information as per general scanning?

 > From: abrill at ihug.co.nz
> To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:49:54 +1300
> Subject: Re: [TheList] Encrypted radio
> 
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 6:58 PM, No Name <kino_flo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I realise it's illegal (and virtually impossible/impracticable) to decrypt
> an encrypted Police transmission
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TheList [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Richards
> Sent: Monday, 22 October 2012 7:40 p.m.
> 
> Where does it say it's actually illegal?
> 
> 
> Crimes Act 1961, section 216B
> Prohibition on use of interception devices
> (1 )  Subject to subsections (2) to (5), every one is liable to imprisonment
> for a term not exceeding 2 years who intentionally intercepts any private
> communication by means of an interception device.
> 
> 
> intercept, in relation to a private communication, includes hear, listen to,
> record, monitor, acquire, or receive the communication either-
> (a)while it is taking place; or
> (b)while it is in transit
> 
> interception device-
> means any electronic, mechanical, electromagnetic, optical, or
> electro-optical instrument, apparatus, equipment, or other device that is
> used or is capable of being used to intercept a private communication
> 
> private communication-
> means a communication (whether in oral or written form or otherwise) made
> under circumstances that may reasonably be taken to indicate that any party
> to the communication desires it to be confined to the parties to the
> communication;
> 
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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