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Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulation 2014

Select Legislative Instrument No. 168, 2014
made under section 51AE of the

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

Compilation No. 9

Compilation date: 11 November 2022

Includes amendments up to: F2022L01445

Registered: 15 November 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulation 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 November 2022 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Code of conduct
4A Functions of Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman relating to Franchising Code of Conduct
5 Transitional—clause 8
Schedule 1—Franchising Code of Conduct
Part 1—Introduction
Division 1—Preliminary
1 Name of code
2 Purpose of code
3 Application
3A Code does not apply in relation to franchise agreement that forms part of arrangements relating to certain co‑operatives or mutual entities
Division 2—Definitions
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of franchise agreement
Division 2A—Amount of civil penalty for certain contraventions by bodies corporate
5A Amount of civil penalty for 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