New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FITNESS SERVICES (PRE-PAID FEES) ACT 2000 - SECT 9

9 Pre-payment of fees where fitness centre leased

(1) A supplier who agrees to provide any fitness service at, or in connection with, a fitness centre that is leased must not seek or accept a pre-paid fee for the service under a fitness service agreement for a period that exceeds the unexpired term of the lease unless:

(a) the supplier has first notified the consumer of the service in writing of the date on which the lease is to expire, and

(b) the consumer of the service has acknowledged in writing that the consumer has been so notified.

Maximum penalty: 1,000 penalty units.

(2) In this section, "lease" includes a licence to enter and use premises granted to a person for a limited period specified by agreement (whether oral or in writing).