特许经营在澳大利亚取得了很大的成功,这与澳大利亚有比较完善的特许经营立法有很大的关系。特许经营立法在澳大利亚有一个从自愿性准则发展为强制性准则的演变过程。1993年,澳大利亚制定出一个自律性的行业指引——《特许经营作法准则,》1998年代之以《贸易行为(行业准则——特许经营)条例》。该《条例》为特许经营的基本法律,其主要内容包括信息披露制度、等待期制度、规制特许关系的制度、争端解决机制。这些制度对完善我国的特许经营现行立法有一定的借鉴价值。

Great success on franchising has been made in Australia,which is mainly due to the perfect legislation on it.Franchising has experienced a process from voluntary to compulsory codes in Australia.In 1993,a self-disciplined guidance-Franchising Code of Practice has been instituted;and it has been substituted by Trade Practices(Industry Code_Franchising) Regulations in 1998.These regulations have become the basic law on franchising including such regulations as information exposure,waiting period,franchise relations and argument-solving.These regulations will be a great value for reference to improve the legislation on franchising in China.