A case currently before the New Zealand courts highlights the importance of franchisee’s understanding the franchisor’s business model and financial position. Nathans Finance collapsed on 20 August 2007 owing some $174 million.

This is a look into the issues of the franchise code. The Australian government has a Senate inquiry into a franchise code. In the end of this four part series, the options paper that divides the Senate recommendations into four parts lists the issues of good faith and dispute resolution.

In this second part responding to the Federal Government's Options Paper we will consider Recommendations 2 & 7 of the Senate Inquiry, that is a ‘simple online registration system