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Amendments to the Franchising Code and the Competition and Consumer Act:

Amendments to the Franchising Code and the Competition and Consumer Act:

The Federal Government has released information about proposed changes that are to be made to the Trade Practices (Industry Codes – Franchising) Regulation 1998The proposed amendments are expected to take effect from 1 January 2015 and apply to new franchise agreements entered into on or after 1 January and existing franchise agreements renewed on or after 1 January, with some limited exceptions.