---
title: "Franchisor notice of breach and opportunity to remedy (s 55 Franchising Code)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution/breach-notice"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a34-breach-notice"
area_id: "A34"
kind: "notice"
ai_level: "red"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
---

# Franchisor notice of breach and opportunity to remedy (s 55 Franchising Code)

> Franchisor’s notice to a franchisee of a breach, the steps required to remedy it and the time allowed, meeting s 55 of the Franchising Code, with a pre-issue checklist covering good faith, the agreement’s own notice…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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Franchisor’s notice to a franchisee of a breach, the steps required to remedy it and the time allowed, meeting s 55 of the Franchising Code, with a pre-issue checklist covering good faith, the agreement’s own notice terms and the separate s 57 and s 58 grounds.

## Key facts

- Kind: Notice. A formal notice to serve or publish.
- Practice area: [Franchising & Distribution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Red. Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the 5 authorities it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use when a franchisor proposes to terminate because of a remediable breach that is not a ground in s 57 or s 58, and the franchisee does not agree to termination. Do not use for termination without breach (s 56) or for s 57 and s 58 grounds, which have their own processes.

## How AI may be used

Lawyer-led. A defective notice can invalidate termination. AI may assemble the particulars from compliance records for the lawyer to settle.

**AI may:**

- Assemble a dated chronology of the breach from audit reports, correspondence and records, with references
- Check the notice against the agreement’s notice clause for addressee, address and method
- Calculate the remedy deadline from the date of the notice

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide that a breach has occurred or that termination is justified
- Must not set the remedy steps or the period
- Must not send the notice

**The lawyer checks:**

- Breach described precisely with the clause breached and the evidence
- Remedy steps achievable and the time reasonable (need not exceed 30 days under s 55)
- Good faith, any insolvency stay and any dispute already notified considered before issue

## Authorities

- [Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulations 2024 (Cth) s 55 (termination by franchisor: breach by franchisee)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01605/latest/text)
- [Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulations 2024 (Cth) ss 56, 57, 58 (other termination grounds)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01605/latest/text)
- [Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulations 2024 (Cth) s 18 (obligation to act in good faith)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01605/latest/text)
- [Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law) s 21 (unconscionable conduct)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00109/latest/text)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 415D, 434J, 451E (stays on enforcing rights)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00818/latest/text)

## Full text and drafting notes

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