In November 2020, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Government) released its Exposure Draft proposing amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code). The proposed amendments sought to implement the commitments the Government made in August 2020 in response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee’s March 2019 Fairness in Franchising Report which identified a range of regulatory matters to be addressed in the franchising sector. Since the Exposure Draft’s release, multiple changes have come into force under the Code. This article outlines these changes. [Read more…]
Franchise law
Does a franchise system need to be registered?
8 May 2015 by
People looking to establish a franchise often ask us whether the franchise system needs to be “registered” in Australia. The term franchise system as defined by section 4 of Schedule 1 – Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes – Franchising) Regulation 2014 (Code) “includes a business system in which a franchisor grants a franchise to a franchisee”. [Read more…]
Changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct
16 April 2014 by
The Commonwealth government has released draft amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code). The amendments, which are set to take effect 1 January 2015, will require participants in the franchising industry to rethink their disclosure practices.
