APPLICATION FORM

REQUEST FOR USE OF SPACE IN ELIZABETH QUAY

AND BARRACK STREET JETTY FOR FITNESS ACTIVITY GROUPS

This Application Form is for fitness activity groups to operate within Elizabeth Quay and Barrack Street Jetty.

The Terms and Conditions relating to the conduct and operation of fitness group activities within Elizabeth Quay and/or Barrack Street Jetty accompany this Application Form. Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before completing this Application Form.

The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) is responsible for approving fitness activity groups operating within Elizabeth Quay and Barrack Street Jetty and issuing permits for Event Spacesfor the operation of such fitness activity groups.

Permitswill only be issued from 7.00am to 7.00pm and will be limited to a maximum 3 month or 6 month period, as determined by the MRA in the MRA’s absolute discretion of the MRA.

Date of Application
Applicant Name / Organisation Name
(ie: individual / company / other organisation)
Contact person
Phone / Home/Business:
Mobile:
Mailing Address
Email
Preferred contact method
(Please tick box) / Email
Post
Proposed group fitness activity to be conducted
Location Requested– please indicate location on attached map
Time(s) Requested / From am/pm to am/pm
Day(s) Requested
Number of people per session (including the trainer/instructor)
Provide description of any particular equipment to be used as part of the proposed group fitness activity
Provide a copy of Public Liability insurance of a minimum of $10 million or a Certificate of Currency which covers the period intended / Yes/No – please attach
Provide a copy of Professional Indemnity Insurance of a minimum of $5 million or a Certificate of Currency which covers the period intended / Yes/No – please attach
Provide a copy of Worker’s Compensation Insurance (if applicable) or a Certificate of Currency which covers the period intended / Yes/No - please attach

PLEASE NOTE: This is an application form only. Bookings are not confirmed until approval has been granted by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the payment of any relevant fees and copies of the necessary insurances or certificates of currency have been received.

DECLARATION
I/We have read, understood and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions. I/We agree to indemnify the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority against all claims, actions, demands or costs arising out of, or in connection with, the operation of the group fitness activity within Elizabeth Quay and/or Barrack Street Jetty
Name:______Signature: ______
On behalf of (Organisation Name, if applicable):______
Date:______
APPLICATION FORM SUBMISSION
In Person: MRA OfficeBy Mail: Place Activation
GPO BuildingMetropolitan Redevelopment
Level 1, 3 Forrest PlaceLevel 1, 3 Forrest Place
PERTH WA 6000PERTH WA 6000
By Email:
Or Contact:Place Activation: - Elizabeth Quay (08) 6557 0700

TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT/OPERATION OF FITNESS GROUP ACTIVITIES AT ELIZABETH QUAY/BARRACK STREET JETTY

The following Terms and Conditions apply in respect of the conduct of group fitness activities operating within Elizabeth Quay and/or Barrack Street Jetty.

These Terms and Conditions are subject to review and amendment by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) at any time and in the absolute discretion of the MRA.

Application Fee

  1. Operators of group fitness activities of more than 15 people (including the trainer/instructor) must pay a non-refundable application fee of $80 per permitto the MRA.
  1. Operators of group fitness activities of 15 people or less (including the trainer/instructor) are not required to pay an application fee.

Location Hire Fee (in allocated public trading spaces)

  1. Operators of group fitness activities of more than 15 people (including the trainer/instructor), shall pay the following location hire fee to the MRA:
  • Hourly rate: $50 per hour;
  • Half day rate: 7am-12noon or noon-5pm: $200
  1. Operators of group fitness activities of 15 people or less (including the trainer/instructor) are not required to pay a location hire fee.

Additional Terms and Conditions

  1. Permits will only be issued from 7.00am to 7.00pm (Monday to Saturday) and will be limited for a maximum 3 month or 6 month period, in the absolute discretion of the MRA.
  1. The applicant must only operate from the area(s) approved by the MRA (Approved Fitness Activity Area) and at the time(s) approved by the MRA, as stated in the permit.
  1. The applicant must not sell clothing or equipment or refreshments or any good, service or product from the Approved Fitness Activity Area.
  1. The applicant must only conduct/undertake the activities for which the applicant is suitably qualified.
  1. The applicant shall take out and maintain, for the duration of the term of the permit, public liability insurance to the minimum value of $10 million. The MRA is to be indemnified against any claim or action arising from an event. The applicant must hold worker’s compensation insurance to the full extent of liability under the Workers’ Compensation Act (if applicable). A copy of the Certificates of Currency relating to the said insurances must be provided/attached to this Application Form (and in any event, before any fitness group activity is commenced on the Approved Fitness Activity Area).
  1. The applicant shall indemnify (and keep indemnified) and hold the MRA harmless against all loss or damage to the property of the MRA and from and against all damages, sums of money, costs, charges, expenses, claims, demands, actions or proceedingswhich may be sustained or suffered or recovered against the MRA or the employees, professional consultants or agents of the MRAby any person for any loss of life or personal injury to, or the death of any person whomsoever, or loss or damage to any property whatsoever caused by or in connection with a group fitness activity session..
  1. The applicant shall be responsible for the cleanliness of the Approved Fitness Activity Area.
  1. The applicant shall not assign their rights under the permit or attempt in any other manner to transfer their rights under the permit to any other person, without the prior written approval of the MRA (which approval the MRA may withhold in its absolute discretion).
  1. The applicant shall ensure that when conducting the group fitness activity from the Approved Fitness Activity Area, a first aid kit is on hand for first aid applications and a mobile phone is available in case of an emergency.
  1. The applicant shall be responsible for the behaviour of class/client participants.
  1. The applicant shall ensure that any exercise (or other) equipment used during the group fitness activity does not create any hazards or obstruction or is left unattended at any time. Any equipment used shall not be left on the Approved Fitness Activity Area and must be removed immediately after the group fitness activity session has ended. Any equipment left in the area will incur a fee of $500 per day until the equipment is removed. Shade structures, tents, signs pegged into the ground, amplified audio systems, lights or generators shall not be permitted.
  1. Equipment is not to be erected on the reserve, verge or footpath. No equipment is to be hung or otherwise attached to any structures, signs or trees or staked into the ground. Personal equipment is not to be left on the verge or footpath while training.
  1. The applicant must be mindful of other authorised fitness activity groups and respect each other’s allocated space.
  1. The applicant acknowledges and agrees that Elizabeth Quay and Barrack Street Jetty are public spaces and that the MRA is the place activator for these spaces. During certain periods of the year, festivals, events, concerts and other forms of entertainment and the arts (Approved Events) will need to occupy spaces within Elizabeth Quay and Barrack Street Jetty, including Approved Fitness Activity Areas. The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding that it may have been granted a permit to conduct group fitness activities from the Approved Fitness Activity Area:

(a)the Approved Events will take precedence over the group fitness activity;

(b)the applicant is not guaranteed the exclusive use (or use at all) of the Approved Fitness Activity Area during the period in which such Approved Events take place;

(c)the applicant may not have access to the Approved Fitness Activity Area during the term of the permit to conduct its scheduled group fitness activity/activities during the period in which such Approved Events take place; and

(d)the applicant will hold the MRA harmless against any loss (pecuniary or otherwise) suffered by the applicant in respect of the applicant not being able to conduct its group fitness activity from the Approved Fitness Activity Area during such time.

  1. The applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

(a)the MRA is not responsible for the surface the applicant chooses to use nor guarantees the suitability of the surface for the purpose intended;

(b)the MRA reserves the right to refuse any application; and

(c)the MRA has the right to exclude certain areas without notification, including areas under remediation/construction.

  1. No infrastructure or vegetation is to be interfered with or removed.This includes:-
  2. Connecting to the water supply.
  3. Burying or channelling of electrical cables under the ground.
  1. The applicant must manage the group fitness activities to minimise wear and tear on grassed areas (this includes rotating within the Approved Fitness Activity Area and/or alternating activities). Furthermore, the applicant shall be responsible for the costs associated with the remediation of the Approved Fitness Activity Area, including the repair of any infrastructure as a direct result of the group fitness activity being conducted.
  1. Any signs erected prior to or during the group fitnessactivity session are to be removed immediately on completion of the group fitnessactivity session.
  1. No amplified music is to be played in the Approved Fitness Activity Area at any given time.
  1. Private property, including fences, are not to be used for resistance training or warm up or any other form of exercise during the group fitness activity session.
  1. OSH and Health Act fitness instructors are required to abide by the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984. In particular under Part 3, Division 2, Section 21 of the Act, instructors have a duty to ensure their own safety, that of their clients and others during the operation of their business. Instructors operating in contravention of safe working practices will have permits withdrawn and could face prosecution by Worksafe. For more information on safe working practices visit the Department of Commerce website
  1. Should the applicant or any of their representatives not comply with the above conditions or the directions of a MRA Officer, an infringement may be issued or if appropriate, the MRA reserves the right to revoke its permission, at its absolutediscretion.

The above Terms and Conditions have been imposed to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of the applicant and the group fitness activity sessions to be conducted by the applicant.

Failure to comply with the above Terms and Conditions may result in infringements being issued or legal action being taken.

The MRA reserves the right to withdraw its approval at any time, should the approval not comply with the above Terms and Conditions or the group fitness activity session(s) becomes unsafe or disorderly.

By signing the application form, the applicant is deemed to have read and understood these Terms and Conditions and their application.

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