Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01260:clause:1_75azk
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01260
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 75AZK
Character Range: 60773–61591

75AZK  Referral selling

 (1) A corporation must not, in trade or commerce, induce a consumer to acquire goods or services by representing that the consumer will, after the contract for the acquisition of the goods or services is made, receive a rebate, commission or other benefit in return for giving the corporation the names of prospective customers or otherwise assisting the corporation to supply goods or services to other consumers, if receipt of the rebate, commission or other benefit is contingent on an event occurring after that contract is made.

Penalty: 2,000 penalty units.

 (2) Subsection (1) is an offence 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.