Police v B - [1990] 2 NZLR 504

Criminal law — Offences — Unauthorised access to Wanganui computer — Defendant allegedly gained unauthorised access to Wanganui computer and obtained information by telephoning terminal operator and giving name and personal access code of an authorised police officer — Whether unauthorised access to computer was limited to mechanical access — Whether an offence may be committed through an innocent agent — Wanganui Computer Centre Act 1976, s 29(2)(a).