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TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 - SECT 75AZO

Pyramid selling

             (1)  A corporation must not participate in a pyramid selling scheme.

Penalty:  10,000 penalty units.

             (2)  A corporation must not induce, or attempt to induce, a person to participate in a pyramid selling scheme.

Penalty:  10,000 penalty units.

             (3)  Subsections (1) and (2) are offences of strict liability.

Note 1:       Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2:       For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

             (4)  In this section:

"participate" has the meaning given by section 65AAB.

"pyramid selling scheme" has the meaning given by sections 65AAD and 65AAE.



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