Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01111:front:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01111
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 2743–6109

certain contraventions by bodies corporate
Division 3—Obligation to act in good faith
6 Obligation to act in good faith
Part 2—Disclosure requirements before entry into a franchise agreement
Division 1—Application
7 Application of Part—master franchisors
Division 2—Disclosure document
8 Franchisor must maintain a disclosure document
9 Franchisor to give documents to a franchisee or prospective franchisee
9A Key facts sheet
10 Franchisee or prospective franchisee to give advice to franchisor before entering into franchise agreement
Division 3—Information statement
11 Franchisor to give information statement to prospective franchisee
Part 3—Franchise agreements
Division 1—Application
12 Application of Part—master franchisors
Division 2—Franchisor's obligations
Subdivision A—Disclosure obligations
13 Copy of lease etc.
14 Copy of other agreements
15 Financial statements for marketing funds and other cooperative funds administered by or for franchisor or master franchisor
16 Franchisee may request copy of disclosure document
17 Disclosure of materially relevant facts
Subdivision B—Notification obligations (other than for new vehicle dealership agreements)
17A Application of Subdivision
18 End of term arrangements
Subdivision C—Record keeping obligations
19 Keeping certain information and documents
Division 3—Terms of franchise agreement
19A Franchisor's legal costs relating to franchise agreement
20 Prohibition on release from liability etc.
21 Jurisdiction for settling disputes
22 Costs of settling disputes
23 Effect of restraint of trade clause if franchise agreement not extended
Division 4—Transfer of franchise agreement
24 Request for franchisor's consent to transfer
25 Franchisor's consent to transfer
Division 5—Termination of franchise agreement
26 Termination—cooling off after entering into new franchise agreement
26A Termination—cooling off after transferring franchise agreement
26B Franchisee may propose termination at any time
27 Termination—breach by franchisee
28 Termination—no breach by franchisee
29 Notice of termination by franchisor on particular grounds
Division 6—Miscellaneous
30 Significant capital expenditure not to be required
30A Information and discussion about capital expenditure
31 Payments to and from marketing funds
31A Franchisor not to vary franchise agreement retrospectively and unilaterally
32 Disclosure of former franchisee details
33 Association of franchisees or prospective franchisees
Part 4—Resolving disputes
Division 1—General
34 Internal complaint handling procedure
35 Resolving disputes
36 When a party is taken to be trying to resolve a dispute
37 Right to bring proceedings unaffected
Division 3—Code complaint handling procedure
Subdivision A—Notification of dispute
40A Notification of dispute
40B Similar disputes between 2 or more franchisees and one franchisor
Subdivision B—ADR process
41A ADR process
41B Termination of ADR process
41C Costs of ADR process
Subdivision C—Arbitration
43A Arbitration by agreement for dispute resolution
43B Arbitration procedure
43C Termination of arbitration
43D Costs of arbitration
Subdivision D—Confidentiality
44A Confidentiality requirements
Part 5—New vehicle dealership agreements
Division 1—Preliminary
46 Application of Part
Division 1A—Terms of agreement
46A Franchise agreement must provide for compensation for early termination
46B