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EXPLAINED: Masterpiece vandal fights data access charge - The Real Truth

Joana Partyka, 37, has pleaded not guilty to one count of failing to obey a data access order. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An artist who defaced one of Australia's most famous paintings during a gas company protest will fight a counter-terrorism charge over access to her electronic devices, labelling it "state-sanctioned overreach".

Joana Veronika Partyka, 37, pleaded not guilty on Monday in the Perth Magistrates Court to one count of failing to obey a data access order after she declined to cooperate with authorities.

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