While many businesses managers and owners will be taking time off over the holiday season, franchise sector participants may find themselves preparing submissions to legislate franchising in Western Australia and South Australia.
Both states have previously had private members bills tabled to create an additional layer of regulation on top of the existing Federal Franchising Code of Conduct.
In WA, the committee that will consider the impact of the private member’s bill proposed by Liberal backbencher Peter Abetz in October, has released its terms of reference and will take submissions up until January 24, 2011.
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