A proposed change would expand police powers in the fight against organised crime by allowing authorities to compel people suspected of having links to organised crime to provide access to their mobile phones. Under the proposal described by both outlets, a person could be required to disclose phone passwords or other access credentials, with penalties attached if they refuse. The legislation would carry a maximum jail term of up to seven years for non-compliance, according to the reports. The move is framed as a response to the role of mobile devices and digital communications in criminal investigations, where investigators may need timely access to information stored on phones. The coverage does not indicate that the proposal has been enacted, but instead describes it as a push that could see police gain additional legal authority in one state. The reporting is consistent that the central feature is a court-backed or legal-compulsion mechanism for phone access, aimed at organised crime cases, and that refusal or failure to provide access would be punishable.