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Papua New Guinea Cybercrime Code

Cybercrime Code Act 2016

Papua New Guinea's cybercrime law establishing 25+ cyber offenses with penalties up to 15 years for critical infrastructure attacks.

Jurisdiction

Papua New Guinea

PG

Enacted

Dec 1, 2016

Effective

Dec 15, 2016

Enforcement

PNG Cyber Crime Unit

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Service providers in Papua New Guinea
  • • Critical infrastructure operators
  • • Online platforms

Capability triggers:

◐ servesMinors (increases)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Operator

Safety Provisions

  • • 25+ cyber offenses defined
  • • Critical infrastructure protection (up to 15 years)
  • • Data breach penalties
  • • Child protection provisions
  • • Cyberstalking and harassment covered

Enforcement

Enforced by

PNG Cyber Crime Unit

Penalties

criminal (up to 15yr)

Criminal liability(up to 15y)

Up to 15 years imprisonment for critical infrastructure attacks

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
No
Child Safety Focus
Yes
Algorithmic Scope
No

Why It Matters

Papua New Guinea's cybercrime law creates cybersecurity and child protection obligations for AI chatbot platforms operating in PNG.

Cite This

APA

Papua New Guinea. (2016). Cybercrime Code Act 2016. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/pg-cybercrime-2016

BibTeX

@misc{pg_cybercrime_2016,
  title = {Cybercrime Code Act 2016},
  author = {Papua New Guinea},
  year = {2016},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/pg-cybercrime-2016}
}

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