---
title: "Draft or review a franchise disclosure document against the prescribed headings"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/draft-or-review-a-franchise-disclosure-document-against-the-prescribed-h"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A34-T1-R1"
practice_area: "Franchising & Distribution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-02"
---

# Draft or review a franchise disclosure document against the prescribed headings

> The tool builds a register of the prescribed disclosure items under the Code edition the lawyer names and records against each item the source paper supplied for it — the franchise agreement and any lease, the site and…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-02

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Franchising & Distribution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | The tool builds a register of the prescribed disclosure items under the Code edition the lawyer names and records against each item the source paper supplied for it — the franchise agreement and any lease, the site and territory list, supplier and rebate arrangements, litigation and insolvency history, the last two financial years' reports and the solvency material — flagging items with no source, items not refreshed since the last annual update, and figures that differ between papers. Where the client is the franchisee, it runs the same register against the disclosure document received and lists the items left blank or unsupported for the lawyer's questions to the franchisor; it writes no part of the disclosure document or the directors' solvency statement: no draft, no shell, no populated fields, no suggested wording. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer drafts every item and checks their own wording against the papers — each prescribed item answered in the franchisor's own terms, and fees, sites, rebates, supplier restrictions and litigation history matching the source documents — then confirms the director's solvency statement and any audit report are signed and current, and dates the document so the 14-day disclosure period runs from a defensible date. |
| Written for / versions | 2 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

- What the AI does: Produce a first-pass disclosure shell against the heading list the lawyer supplies, populate standard fields from the papers, and flag missing mandatory items.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [Commonwealth](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/draft-or-review-a-franchise-disclosure-document-against-the-prescribed-h/commonwealth.md) | Red |
| [New Zealand](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/draft-or-review-a-franchise-disclosure-document-against-the-prescribed-h/new-zealand.md) | Red |

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