Marketing plan

ACT

See "Advertising or promotion".

NSW

See sections 53-55A. Requires a landlord to make available to the tenant a marketing plan at least 1 month before the start of each accounting period.

The landlord must make available to the tenant (within 1 month after the expenditure period to which it relates) a written expenditure statement at least once in relation to the first 6 months of the landlord's accounting period, and at least once in relation to the second 6 months of the landlord's accounting period.

Within 3 months after the end of the accounting period the landlord must give the tenant an advertising statement accompanied by an auditor's report on advertising and promotion expenditure.

A tenant may withhold payment of contributions in respect of advertising or promotion costs of the landlord in circumstances where the landlord has failed, for 10 business days after request from the tenant, to make available a marketing plan, details of proposed expenditure on an opening promotion, a written statement of expenditure or an advertising statement.

NT

See sections 69-70 - similar to NSW, however the NT does not permit the tenant to withhold payment and the expenditure statement must be made available within 1 month after the end of the 6 month period to which it relates.

QLD

See section 40A.

The landlord must, at least 1 month before the start of each accounting period, make the marketing plan available to the tenant (including details of the proposed spending on promotion and advertising during that accounting period).

SA

See sections 54-55. Similar to NSW except the marketing plan must be provided at least 2 months before the start of each accounting period.

TAS

See section 34. See above and similar to NSW.

No mention in Code of any right of the tenant to withhold payment.

VIC

See section 70. At least 1 month before the start of each accounting period of the landlord, the landlord must provide the tenant with a marketing plan that gives details of the landlord's proposed expenditure.

WA

See section 12B in "Advertising or promotion".

No requirement in WA for the preparation of a marketing plan and provision to tenants.

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