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MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL<br />

18 SEPTEMBER 2012<br />

Unauthorised Building Works<br />

The applicant has admitted to undertaking unauthorised building works by “fitting out” the<br />

tenancies to accommodate the training facility business. When the Training Services<br />

Australia moved into the building the three (3) tenancies were essentially a shell. Works<br />

undertaken include partitioning to provide <strong>of</strong>fices, extension <strong>of</strong> the half-height partitioning on<br />

the upper floor to full height, a ground floor reception area and a disabled toilet. There may<br />

be other unauthorised building works, however this will be subject to lodgement <strong>of</strong> an<br />

application for a Building Approval Certificate by a registered building surveyor contractor.<br />

Applicant's Justification<br />

It is considered relevant to include excerpts from the applicant’s submission in support <strong>of</strong> the<br />

retrospective proposal as it provides a comprehensive background summary <strong>of</strong> the business<br />

and its operations.<br />

“Nature <strong>of</strong> our Business<br />

“Training Services Australia is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) with scope to<br />

deliver:<br />

Cert IV in Training and Assessment<br />

Cert IV in Frontline Management<br />

Cert III in Occupational Health and Safety<br />

Our courses are modularised and individual modules are 2-5 days duration. The<br />

majority <strong>of</strong> our clients are from the resources sector and many trainees are flown to<br />

Perth to attend our courses. Consequently, they use taxis to commute to our venue<br />

from their hotel accommodation. A significant proportion <strong>of</strong> the training we conduct is<br />

at our clients premises throughout Australia and overseas.<br />

Operating hours<br />

Our courses run from 8.30am to 4.30pm on Monday – Friday, although trainees <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

opt for a shorter lunch break and leave by 4pm.<br />

We do not conduct courses every working day <strong>of</strong> every week. Additionally, even when<br />

training is being conducted, a number <strong>of</strong> our training rooms are <strong>of</strong>ten vacant and those<br />

which are in use are <strong>of</strong>ten not used to full capacity.<br />

We commenced operating from:<br />

Unit 3 in 1998<br />

Unit 4 in 2002<br />

Unit 2 in 2011<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> employees<br />

190

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