As the WA Parliament heads down the track towards state legislation for the franchising sector, the national body representing the $128bn industry is sounding alarm bells. The Franchise Council of Australia‘s executive
director, Steve Wright, said the franchising community was up in arms about the private members’ bill raised by Liberal backbencher Peter Abetz, and supported by WA Labor.
The proposed bill aims to pick up an area highlighted by franchising inquiries yet not taken up by the Federal Government: a definition of good faith. It also aims to introduce fines for the contravention of the Act.
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