Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) It is a defence to
a prosecution of a person for an offence under this Division if the person
proves that, in respect of the trading scheme to which the prosecution
relates, all or a substantial number of transactions or negotiations for the
provision of goods or services to other persons under the scheme were or were
to be effected or took place or were to take place at the place of business of
a promoter of the scheme or of the participant providing the goods or
services.
(2) For the purposes
of this Division —
(a) a
person is not and 2 or more persons together are not a participant in a
trading scheme or pyramid selling scheme by reason only that that person has
or those person have purchased goods or services from a promoter of or
participant in the scheme; and
(b) the
purchase or proposed purchase of goods or services from a promoter of or
participant in a pyramid selling scheme does not constitute participation or
proposed participation in the scheme.