Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulations 2024
91Chairperson may correct clerical errors and remove, update and replace certain information and documents
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91 Chairperson may correct clerical errors and remove, update and replace certain information and documents
(1) The Chairperson may correct, or cause to be corrected, any clerical errors or obvious mistakes in the Register. (2) The Chairperson must remove or replace a document or information that is included in the Register by a franchisor if: (a) the Chairperson receives a request from the franchisor asking for the document or information to be removed because the franchisor has ceased to operate a franchise or franchise system; or (b) the franchisor gives information to replace information included in the Register; or (c) the franchisor gives a document to replace a document included in the Register. (3) The Chairperson may remove a document or information included in the Register by a franchisor if: (a) the document or information has been in the Register for a period of at least 18 months; and (b) during that period the franchisor has not: (i) given another document to replace the document included in the Register; or (ii) updated the information included in the Register; or (iii) notified the Chairperson that the document or information included in the Register remains current. (4) The Chairperson may remove from the Register a document or information included in the Register by a franchisor if the document contains, or the information is: (a) information mentioned in subsection 90(3); or (b) information of a kind determined under subsection (5). (5) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, determine kinds of information for the purposes of paragraph (4)(b).