78Ombudsman may publish franchisor’s refusal to engage in ADR process

78 Ombudsman may publish franchisor’s refusal to engage in ADR process

(1) The Ombudsman may publicise, in any way that the Ombudsman thinks appropriate, either or both of the following: (a) that a franchisor who is a party to a dispute has refused to engage in an ADR process for the dispute; (b) that a franchisor who is a party to a dispute has withdrawn from an ADR process for the dispute. (2) This section does not: (a) limit the power of the Ombudsman or anyone else to publicise a matter or a person’s name; or (b) prevent anyone else from publicising a matter or a person’s name; or (c) affect any obligation (however imposed) on anyone else to publicise a matter or a person’s name.