Checklist · Franchising & Distribution
Franchise lease and other agreement disclosure times
Checklist of when the ACCC page says a franchisor must give lease, occupancy and other agreement documents to a franchisee or prospective franchisee.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when the franchisee will lease or occupy premises from the franchisor or an associate, or must enter another agreement as part of the franchise. It does not draft the lease.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may list the lease and the other agreements on the file and the dates they were given, and the lawyer decides whether the page's timing has been met.
AI may
- List each lease, occupancy arrangement and other agreement the file contains
- Record the date each was given to the prospective franchisee or the franchisee
- Count 14 days before entry, one month after signing or occupation, and 7 days after a request
AI must not
- Must not decide that a person is an associate of the franchisor
- Must not draft a lease, an incentive disclosure, or a retail-tenancy statement
- Must not treat state retail-tenancy disclosure as satisfied because this page was checked
The lawyer checks
- The premises arrangement is a lease or sublease from the franchisor or an associate, or occupation without a lease
- The documents the page lists for that arrangement were given by the time the page states
- Other agreements were given when they became available, or at least 14 days before the franchise agreement was signed
- State or territory retail tenancy disclosure is checked under that law
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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