---
title: "Franchise lease and other agreement disclosure times"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution/lease-and-other-agreements"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a34-lease-and-other-agreements"
area_id: "A34"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A34-R20261018-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution/lease-and-other-agreements  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Franchising & Distribution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## 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

- [Prepare the lease and occupancy disclosure where the franchisee occupies franchisor premises](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/prepare-the-lease-and-occupancy-disclosure-where-the-franchisee-occupies.md)

## 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

## Authorities

- [ACCC, Leasing and other agreements related to a franchise](https://www.accc.gov.au/business/industry-codes/franchising-code-of-conduct/leasing-and-other-agreements-related-to-a-franchise)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution/lease-and-other-agreements and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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