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title: "Prepare a collective-bargaining class-exemption notice from the group facts"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/prepare-a-collective-bargaining-class-exemption-notice-from-the-group-fa"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A29-CO20261022-5"
practice_area: "Competition & Consumer Law (ACCC / ACL)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a collective-bargaining class-exemption notice from the group facts

> From the group's instructions, list each member's previous-financial-year turnover, whether any member is a franchisee bargaining with its franchisor or a fuel retailer bargaining with its wholesaler, who the target…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Competition & Consumer Law (ACCC / ACL)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the group's instructions, list each member's previous-financial-year turnover, whether any member is a franchisee bargaining with its franchisor or a fuel retailer bargaining with its wholesaler, who the target is, and whether the proposal includes a collective boycott. Map those facts to the class-exemption notice. Do not write or send the notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the class exemption can be used and completes and sends the notice. The ACCC says the class exemption covers businesses or independent contractors each with turnover under $10 million in the previous financial year, franchisees negotiating with their franchisor regardless of turnover, and fuel retailers negotiating with their fuel wholesaler regardless of turnover. It does not cover collective boycotts. The group must submit the collective bargaining class exemption notice form to exemptions@accc.gov.au or by mail to the Commission. Businesses outside the class use notification or authorisation. Notification is not available to trade unions and is only for transactions below the amounts in the guidelines. Notification does not protect a secondary boycott. Authorisation may. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the group's instructions, list each member's previous-financial-year turnover, whether any member is a franchisee bargaining with its franchisor or a fuel retailer bargaining with its wholesaler, who the target is, and whether the proposal includes a collective boycott. Map those facts to the class-exemption notice. Do not write or send the notice.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether the class exemption can be used and completes and sends the notice. The ACCC says the class exemption covers businesses or independent contractors each with turnover under $10 million in the previous financial year, franchisees negotiating with their franchisor regardless of turnover, and fuel retailers negotiating with their fuel wholesaler regardless of turnover. It does not cover collective boycotts. The group must submit the collective bargaining class exemption notice form to exemptions@accc.gov.au or by mail to the Commission. Businesses outside the class use notification or authorisation. Notification is not available to trade unions and is only for transactions below the amounts in the guidelines. Notification does not protect a secondary boycott. Authorisation may.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court or regulator classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Check each member's turnover for the previous financial year, unless the member is a franchisee bargaining with its franchisor or a fuel retailer bargaining with its wholesaler.
2. If the proposal includes not supplying or not buying unless terms are accepted, stop. The class exemption does not cover a collective boycott.
3. Do not treat a secondary boycott as something a notification can protect.
4. The lawyer sends the notice. Coverage starts from the process the ACCC page describes, not from a draft.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [ACCC, collective bargaining and collective boycotts](https://www.accc.gov.au/business/competition-and-exemptions/collective-bargaining-and-collective-boycotts) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/competition-and-consumer-law/prepare-a-collective-bargaining-class-exemption-notice-from-the-group-fa/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*