Why SA’s Proposal To Regulate Franchising Is Impractical

SmartCompany.com.au:

The recent announcement by South Australian Small Business Minister Tom Koutsantonis that SA will push ahead with specific legislation to regulate franchising beyond the existing provisions of the Federal Franchising Code of Conduct should trigger alarm bells for the sector nationally.

There are no state-specific issues for franchising at play that justify the intervention of a state government.

Franchising as a method of doing business transcends state borders, which is perhaps why the proposed legislation which Koutsantonis has stated will be the template for the new laws has all the makings of a new – albeit de facto – national regulatory framework for franchising. Read full article.

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