Notice · Franchising & Distribution
Notice of dispute under the Franchising Code, with ADR referral and Ombudsman request
Notice of dispute meeting s 72(1) of the Franchising Code (nature of the dispute, outcome wanted, proposed resolution), with a follow-up ADR referral and a request for the Ombudsman to appoint an ADR practitioner.
- Kind
- Notice. A formal notice to serve or publish.
- Where it applies
- Australia
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked against the cited sources on 17 October 2026.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use by a franchisee or franchisor to start the Code’s dispute process, or the agreement’s equivalent procedure. Do not use to start court proceedings; the Code does not stop a party going to court (s 68), but urgent relief needs separate advice.
How AI may be used
AI may structure the dispute summary and chronology from the file. The lawyer settles how the dispute is characterised, the outcome sought and any without prejudice content.
AI may
- Draft a chronology and a neutral summary of the dispute from correspondence, with references
- Check the notice covers each s 72(1) element
- Calculate the 21-day and 14-day periods
AI must not
- Must not decide the outcome to be sought or concessions to offer
- Must not include without prejudice settlement proposals in an open notice
- Must not process the other party’s confidential information in an unapproved tool
The lawyer checks
- Dispute described accurately and within any time limits in the agreement
- Outcome and proposed resolution realistic and consistent with the client’s instructions
- Notice served as the agreement requires
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Read the full text
The full text is for signed-in accounts. It is free. When you sign in you can:
- read the whole precedent, with its drafting notes beside it;
- copy it, or download it as a Word file or Markdown;
- add it to your firm’s knowledge base, so colleagues can find it;
- let the AI tools you connect read it from that knowledge base.
The summary, the law it rests on and the AI-use guidance above stay public. Privacy.
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