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Used bolt cutters to open a chain link fence and crowbared open a door.
But
As the judge said ‘In any other context, this would be considered breaking and entering but the provisions under the Act do permit these actions.’
There’s is a provision in the Telecommunications Act in Australia which says as a landowner, during an emergency you can not restrict a telecommunications tech access to their equipment.
It also says a telecommunications tech can dismantle any obstical preventing access to their equipment.
The definition of emergency is left entirely up to the telecommunications company.
Used bolt cutters to open a chain link fence and crowbared open a door.
But
As the judge said ‘In any other context, this would be considered breaking and entering but the provisions under the Act do permit these actions.’
There’s is a provision in the Telecommunications Act in Australia which says as a landowner, during an emergency you can not restrict a telecommunications tech access to their equipment. It also says a telecommunications tech can dismantle any obstical preventing access to their equipment.
The definition of emergency is left entirely up to the telecommunications company.
So, sounds like it was perfectly legal?