What is a fitness supplier?

All fitness service suppliers must comply with the Fair Trading (Code of Practice - Fitness Industry) Regulation 2003.

Fitness service suppliers

Under the Code of Practice, a fitness supplier is someone in the business of supplying fitness services.

A fitness supplier can be:

the owner of a fitness centre who receives income other than rent to provide fitness services
a fitness centre franchisee
someone who manages a fitness centre´s day-to-day operations
a personal trainer.

A fitness supplier is not:

an administrative person who gets paid to work in a fitness centre´s office
an aerobics instructor who gets paid to conduct aerobics classes at a fitness centre.

A fitness service can include:

A fitness service does not include:

a service supplied by:
- a doctor
- a registered physiotherapist
- a sporting club or organisation for a competitive sport
- an educational institution as part of its curriculum
a spa bath, sauna, swimming pool or similar facility with no other fitness service
a hotel´s fitness equipment for patron use with no other fitness service
a fitness centre service for medical rehabilitation only
a service for an unsupervised outdoor activity
court hire or other facility hire for playing sport.