Mr ALLAN MORRIS(1.14 p.m.) —This report does provide a vehicle for small business and government and community to discuss, negotiate and, hopefully, change the environment that exists. The fact is that we have landlords and we have tenants and the disproportion of power between those is in many cases quite tragic and has quite tragic consequences. This report has an enormous potential for good if it is understood well by the industry and recognised by the Property Council of Australia, by the franchisors and by other large businesses as a vehicle for negotiation.

I would like to thank the committee members for the effort that has gone into this report, particularly those people who submitted material, and of course the secretariat. I would also like to draw attention to my very small minority report on the disempowerment of franchisees in some cases. I do not believe that the government will be as supportive of franchise codes as the committee believes. I, therefore, have put in a belts and braces approach to try to reinforce that. I presume this matter will go to the Main Committee soon. I look forward to discussing it further there.

Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Nehl) —Order! The time allotted for statements on this report has now expired. Does the member for Bendigo wish to move a motion in connection with the report to enable it to be debated on a future occasion?