The government has been under pressure after a report from a parliamentary inquiry in March made 71 recommendations to overhaul franchising laws amid a regulatory environment it said had “manifestly failed”.
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New watchdog, bigger fines floated for $182b franchise sector
The $182 billion franchise industry faces the prospect of bigger fines, a specific new ombudsman and the creation of an independent disputes body as the government moves to fix the scandal-plagued sector.
