63Disclosure of personal information of former franchisees

63 Disclosure of personal information of former franchisees

(1) A franchisor must not disclose a former franchisee’s personal information to a prospective franchisee unless: (a) at least 14 days before doing so, the franchisor informed the former franchisee, in writing, that the former franchisee may give a written request under subsection (2); and (b) the former franchisee has not given such a written request to the franchisor.

Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.

(2) A former franchisee may give a franchisor a written request that the former franchisee’s personal information not be disclosed to a prospective franchisee. (3) A franchisor must not engage in conduct with the intention of influencing a former franchisee to make, or not make, such a request.

Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.