The changes to Australia's Franchising Code of Conduct announced on November 5 by Federal Small Business Minister should send shivers down the spines of some participants in the franchise sector.
At the Brisbane hearing of the current federal franchise inquiry recently conducted by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, the term “franchisee opportunism” was raised in the context of problems in franchise relationships.
Barely days after the High Court handed-down its decision in the Ketchell case, the franchise sector faces renewed political pressure for increased legislation from Federal Parliament itself.
