Monitoring fuel prices following the excise cut
The ACCC acknowledges the Federal Budget announcement of a six-month reduction in fuel excise from 30 March 2022. We are monitoring petrol prices following this cut in fuel excise.
Small business
Sugar Code of Conduct
The Sugar Code of Conduct regulates the actions of cane growers, mill owners and some sugar marketers. It covers contracts and agreements to supply sugar cane and on-supply sugar.
ACCC authorises cooperation in retail goods supply chain to WA and NT
The ACCC has granted an urgent interim authorisation permitting the cooperation and sharing of information by companies in the supply chain to ensure critical retail goods, including food supplies, are able to reach consumer and businesses in Western Australia (WA) and the Northern Territory (NT).
The key facts sheet
Reading the key facts sheet alongside the disclosure document can help potential franchisees to better understand information in the disclosure document.
The disclosure document
All franchisors must create and maintain a disclosure document that must be given to potential and current franchisees.
The franchise agreement
The franchise agreement is a legally binding contract. It sets out the rules of the franchising relationship that have been agreed to.
The information statement for prospective franchisees
The information statement is a 4-page guide that a franchisor must provide to anyone interested in buying a franchise.
Franchising supply arrangements and restrictions
Supply arrangements are when a franchisor controls who a franchisee can get their supplies from, what they can sell, or who they can sell to.
Costs that a franchisor can't pass on
Franchisors will ask franchisees to pay for lots of different costs. Under the code, there are some costs that franchisors can’t ask franchisees to pay for and some circumstances where costs can't be passed on.