The Minister for Small Business DR Craig Emerson has announced the creation of an expert panel on franchising and unconscious conduct, as part of the ongoing inquiry into reforming these areas of trade practices law. The proposed reforms aim at providing increased protections for small business from anti-competitive conduct by more powerful and unscrupulous business…. Read More
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Read moreThe implied statutory warranties and conditions regime has now been replaced by a comprehensive new framework of statutory guarantees under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. These new laws have important implications in the franchise industry. Any franchisors involved in the supply of goods and services to consumers will have to abide by the statutory… Read More
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Read moreAs for shadowed in our March 2010 Newsletter, franchisors will face disclosure requirements under reforms to the Franchising Code of Conduct as announced by Small Business Minister Dr Craig Emerson. In addition to the amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct, the ACCC has been given new powers to conduct random audits of franchisors. These… Read More
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