The Market for Retail Tenancy Leases in Australia
Inquiry report
This inquiry report was released on 27 August 2008.
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- Preliminaries (PDF - 51 Kb)
Cover, Copyright, Ministerial letter, Terms of reference, Contents, Abbreviations and explanations - Overview (PDF - 84 Kb)
- 1 Introduction (PDF - 39 Kb)
1.1 Background and recent regulatory developments
1.2 Recognising constraints on economic efficiency in retail tenancy
1.3 Relation to other inquiries
1.4 Study procedures
1.5 Structure of the report - 2 Market for retail tenancy leases (PDF - 132 Kb)
2.1 Scope of the market
2.2 Provision and use of retail space
2.3 Market entry, exit and vacancies
2.4 Summing up - 3 The regulatory environment governing retail tenancies (PDF - 104 Kb)
3.1 Origins of retail tenancy legislation and regulation
3.2 The nature of legislative and other responses
3.3 Zoning and planning
3.4 Summing up - 4 Dispute resolution (PDF - 62 Kb)
4.1 Development of dispute resolution procedures
4.2 Current dispute resolution procedures
4.3 Summing up - 5 Principles for regulation of the retail tenancy market (PDF - 73 Kb)
5.1 Views on effectiveness of retail tenancy regulation
5.2 Designing good regulation
5.3 Considerations for intervening in retail tenancies
5.4 Proposed principles
5.5 Summing up - 6 Security of tenure (PDF - 118 Kb)
6.1 Participants' views
6.2 Evidence on lack of security
6.3 Assessing the case for change
6.4 Summing up - 7 Occupancy costs (PDF - 106 Kb)
7.1 Participants' views
7.2 Evidence on occupancy costs
7.3 Assessing the case for change
7.4 Summing up - 8 Market information, transparency and disclosure (PDF - 127 Kb)
8.1 Participants' views
8.2 Evidence on information failure
8.3 Assessing the case for change
8.4 Summing up - 9 Business conduct and dispute resolution (PDF - 130 Kb)
9.1 Participants' views
9.2 Evidence on the incidence and nature of disputes
9.3 Concerns about business conduct
9.4 Assessing the case for change
9.5 Summing up - 10 Assessment and alternative approaches to regulation (PDF - 124 Kb)
10.1 Views on aspects of regulation that hamper market operation
10.2 Main features of an alternative approach
10.3 Summing up - 11 The Commission's recommendations (PDF - 68 Kb)
11.1 The scope for regulatory improvement
11.2 Actions to improve the operation of the retail tenancy market
11.3 Implementation, adjustment issues and impacts - Appendix A - Consultation (PDF - 30 Kb)
- References (PDF - 37 Kb)
- Extension of the reporting date letter (PDF - 50 Kb)
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