Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:clause:2_37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 37
Character Range: 2468224–2469382

37  Misleading representations about certain business activities
 (1) A person must not, in trade or commerce, make a representation that:
 (a) is false or misleading in a material particular; and
 (b) concerns the profitability, risk or any other material aspect of any business activity that the person has represented as one that can be, or can be to a considerable extent, carried on at or from a person's place of residence.
Note: A pecuniary penalty may be imposed for a contravention of this subsection.
 (2) A person must not, in trade or commerce, make a representation that:
 (a) is false or misleading in a material particular; and
 (b) concerns the profitability, risk or any other material aspect of any business activity:
 (i) that the person invites (whether by advertisement or otherwise) other persons to engage or participate in, or to offer or apply to engage or participate in; and
 (ii) that requires the performance of work by other persons, or the investment of money by other persons and the performance by them of work associated with the investment.
Note: A pecuniary penalty may be imposed for a contravention of this subsection.