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Franchising code lifts civil penalties and tightens disclosure
Australia's Franchising Code of Conduct has regulated the relationship between franchisors and franchisees since 1993, sitting beneath the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
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Copying someone else's contract could cost your business up to $50m
Businesses that reuse their own template agreements now face penalties running to tens of millions of dollars for a single unfair term, which the law treats as unlawful rather than merely unenforceable.