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Table of Contents ANNUAL REPORT

OVERVIEW 2 Our Vision 2 Our Mission 2 Our Values 2

Message from our National President 3 Message from the Chief Executive Officer 4-5 Board of Directors 6 Member of the Board 7 Advisors to the Board 7

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 8

Membership 9 Sales 9

OZONE PROTECTION PROJECT 10

ODS & SGG 11 ODS & SGG Learning &

Development Seminars 11 Assessment days for Assessors 12 Mapping for Sprinkler Fitting Qualifications 12 ODS & SGG Board 2010-2011 members 12

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 13

Learning & Development 14-15

TECHNICAL 16 Building FPA Australia's Technical Capability 17 Visit to NFPA 17 Submission to Model Work Health &

Safety Regulations 18 BPAD & BAL Course 18 Technical Advisory Committees 18 Special Interest Groups 19 NTAC 19 Representation on Standards Australia Committees

19 Assisting State Committees 19 WPI Sustainability Project 19

EVENTS 20

Fire Australia 2010 Conference and Exhibition 21 HazMat Conference & Exhibition 2011 21 National Seminars 21

COMMUNICATIONS 22

Communication 23 STATE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES 24

New South Wales 25 Tasmania 25 Victoria 25

Events 25 Committee Activities 26 Finances 26

Queensland 26 South Australia 26

Information Breakfast Seminars 26 Competent Person Update 26

Western Australia 27

DIRECTORS 28 Directors Report 29

Directors 29 Principal Activities 29 Short term objectives 29 Long term objectives 30 Strategies 30

Meeting of Directors 2011 31 Association Wind Up 31 Auditor’s Independence Declaration 31

FINANCIALS 32 Overview of Financial Results 33 Statement of Financial Position 34 Statement of Cashflow 35 Statement of Changes in Equity 35 Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 36

Statement of Significant Accounting Policies 36 Report Basis and Conventions 36 Income Tax 36 Inventories 36 Property Plant and Equipment Property 36 Depreciation 36 Provision for Employee Entitlements 36 Superannuation 37 Accounts Disclosure 37 Revenue 37 Adoption of New Revised Accounting Standards 37 AASA 101: Presentation of Financial Statements 37 Disclosure Impact 37

Statement of Activity 39 Signed Audit Report 41-42 Signed Indepenance Declaration 43

KEY PERSONNEL 44

Key Personnel 45 Board of Directors 46 Advisors to Board 46 Member of the Board 46 State Committees 46 Technical Committee Conveners 46 National Office Contacts 47 Email Addresses 47

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OVERVIEW Our Vision To promote the protection of life, property and the environment from fire and related emergencies. Our Mission To work with our members, government, corporate and community organisations for the continuous improvement in legislation, standards, education, awareness, products and services for the protection of life, property and the environment from fire and related emergencies. Our Values The Values that guide FPA Australia are:

Integrity behaving ethically, acting with loyalty, honesty and transparency, and being prepared to express our views

Independence being prepared to establish relationships, build trust and foster cooperation without showing favour

Professionalism being committed to the continuous professional development of our association and industry

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Message from the Chief Executive Officer The past year has again seen the association implement many changes as we align our operation to deliver on our strategic objectives and satisfy the varying demands of our large and diverse membership base. As reported last year and then implemented on the 01 July 2010, the association undertook a complete restructure of our membership framework which resulted in new and revised benefits and offerings. I am thrilled to report that this restructure received a very high level of positive feedback with many members taking the opportunity to upgrade their membership to take advantage of some of these new increased and additional benefits. The association has seen an increase in membership in the order of 7% throughout the year. However, importantly our focus has very much been on the retention and satisfaction of existing members. I can report that the association achieved record levels of membership retention this year in all categories and this helps reinforce that our broad offerings, service and benefits delivered are aligned to our member’s needs and expectations. This being said, we continue to strive to implement change and remain responsive to the ever changing needs of our members and the industry. One of the key objectives of the association throughout the year has been to increase our communications and be more effective in ensuring our members are kept up to date with industry developments. The e-newsletter FireSignals introduced this year helped improve communications. However, we recognise we have further work ahead of us to ensure we have integrated technology platforms that will streamline this process and deliver outcomes in a timely manner. The association has invested heavily this year in our internal IT systems in preparation to launch a greatly expanded external experience. The association will shortly deliver for the first time online access to our members. This will include the ability to administer your account, access to a content management system with a library of members only information and register for upcoming events. In the near future this will also include the ability to purchase logbooks and technical resources, enrol through our RTO for educational courses and a range of other improved benefits and features. This investment along with the complete overhaul, re-design and re-launch of our website (www.fpaa.com.au) that will be integrated to our internal IT systems will be a significant milestone for the association and enable us to transact with members more freely and importantly, promote the benefits of our members to the community

whilst providing valuable and creditable information to the broader industry. The other considerable focus of the association this year has been the L&D area and our Educational offerings as a Nationally Registered Training Organisation (RTO). We were very fortunate to secure the services of Lauren St.Clair as our New L&D Manager throughout the year which has seen us lift the level of professionalism, improve our processes and importantly, expand our ability to deliver individual units of competency and qualifications via flexible modes of delivery throughout Australia. The operation of a National RTO is not without many challenges and complications as we maintain compliance, undergo audits and update our resources to ensure they are reflective of industry best practice, standards and codes. There is significant work taking place in this area as we continue to improve our materials and therefore the quality of our training to the industry. We have recognised that our past business model of distant learning is limited and has not provided the necessary engagement and training required and this is reflected in our completion statistics. We have re-evaluated this approach and whist we will continue to deliver distant learning, our main focus will be with face to face training in each specific state via a full time employed Trainer & Assessor. We are in the process of employing resources in this area and are hopeful to be operational within the coming months in all states around Australia. The other significant achievement this year was also the employment of our new Chief Technical Officer in Matthew Wright. With the restructure of our Technical Advisory Committee’s (TAC) and Special Interest Groups (SIG) and the introduction of new procedures and policies in this area, it was essential the association looked to secure a high calibre professional individual that would enable our further expansion of this key area and deliver on the strategy of the association. Mathew from his Building Surveying background and previous role as Fire Safety Program Leader for Structural Fire Safety at the Country Fire Authority in Victoria has added tremendous technical competence, professionalism and structure to our Technical Department. This is evident from our new Technical Governance Policies and the work that has been produced throughout the year. With 11 TAC’s, 4 SIG’s and numerous other sub-committee’s and working groups, the Technical Department manages in the excess of 300 individuals representing membership companies. This does not include the many other responsibilities and obligations which have been outlined in the Technical Department report contained within this Annual Report.

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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES


Membership This year of course marked a major year of change with the new membership structure and framework taking place on the 01 July 2010. This new framework primary focused on providing value added benefits to our members through a range of information, assistance, educational tools and resources. FPA Australia membership retention rates have exceeded expectations with all changes to membership being received remarkably well from the Association’s members with a high level of satisfaction being maintained. Key Changes in 2010/2011 included:

• Educational Vouchers were introduced and redeemable in both the Learning & Development and the Events Department.

• The GasBag, FireTalk and HazMat newsletters received a ‘New Look’.

• Introduction of FPA Australia e-Newsletter FireSignals, which provides members with regular news and updates.

• Membership categories were restructured by renaming the Corporate Level membership to Corporate Bronze while Student, International & Retired were all merged into an Associate membership level.

• New website listing for Corporate Bronze Members.

• Corporate Bronze and Organisational members are now eligible for representation on our Technical Advisory Committees.

• New Provider Sections added on the website to more accurately reflect the activities of members.

• Resigning of the Volkswagen Scheme for Corporate members.

The Membership Services Team remains very active and attended Exhibitions around Australia including AFAC (Darwin September 2010), Fire Australia (Gold Coast November 2010), HAZMAT (Sydney April 2011) and Fire Expo NSW (March 2011), all of which provided opportunities to further showcase the offerings of the association and promote the benefits of our members to the broader industry and community. The coming 2011/2012 Membership year will see new requirements introduced for all Corporate membership levels, where it will be necessary for all Corporate members to hold Public & Products Liability Insurance. Professional Indemnity Insurance will also be considered however, this will only occur after considerable consultation with members.

This new initiative is a significant step for the association and will advance the level of professionalism of our members whilst providing added confidence for the industry. Once this new requirement is complete, a comprehensive advertising and promotional campaign will commence to promote FPA Australia Corporate members as Provider of Choice. . Additional changes and new projects that will be undertaken in the 2011/2012 year are:

• Corporate Silver Members to receive an extra listing on the provider section of the website; an increase from two to three.

• Development of our Code of Practice to ensure an up-to-date minimum professional standard for members.

• Increasing the Membership Service Team to focus on customer service and quality assurance.

• A new innovative website. Providing members with the opportunity to log in, change details and access comprehensive information.

• On line Feedback Survey which enables all members to log in and rate their membership satisfaction.

The Membership Services Team thank you for your continuing support through 2010-2011 year and we look forward to working with members in the year to come

Sales FPA Australia Sales Centre has again been expanded throughout the years to include a wider range of Australian Standards, NFPA Codes, Maintenance Recording and Reporting Log Books, DVD’s and general fire investigation and information books. FPA Australia’s product; Maintenance Recording and Reporting Log Books, have been a significant seller in the Sales Centre this year, in particular Fire Detection Systems. This increased level of sales has enabled the association to order larger volumes of logbooks and therefore take advantage of bulk purchasing discounts. In turn these discounts have been able to be passed on to our members. Feedback received regarding these log books has been extremely positive and acknowledged by the association’s members as highly beneficial. In the coming year, the Association will be revising Maintenance Recording and Reporting Log Books and Contract Document upon the expected release of the new Australia Standard 1851 late in 2011 whilst continuing to source new and updated items to offer members at discounted rates.


OZONE PROTECTION PROJECT


ODS & SGG The Fire Protection Association Australia is contracted by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC) to administer the Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG) Board (the Board). The Board is appointed by the Minister under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995 (Regulations) to manage the permit system established by the Regulations. The aim of the Regulations is to minimise emissions of ozone depleting substances (ODS) and synthetic greenhouse gases (SGG) by having only licensed fire protection technicians handle these gases. The permit system requires the technician meet minimum standards for various competencies for maintenance of fire protection systems or storage of the gases. It also requires those persons that acquire, possess or dispose of these gases to have a trading authorisation. The Board has continued to successfully issue many extinguishing agent handling licences, halon special permits and extinguishing agent trading authorisations to a wide range of technicians and companies. This is now in excess of 1250 licences since the project commenced (refer to Table 1). This in part is recognition by our industry of the importance of working in a professional and responsible manner. In conjunction to this, the Board also conducts site visit activities which aim to check compliance of the companies with the Regulations and to provide information on these requirements when needed. Table 1: EAHL, HSP and EATA number comparison between 2006 -2011

Year Number of

EAHL Licence holders

Trainee Licence*

Halon Special Permit

Extinguishing Agent Trading Authorisations

June 2006 909 17 8 8 June 2007 937 20 11 9 June 2008 972 43 12 9 June 2009 979 56 19 16 June 2010 1230 142 27 70 June 2011 1286 108 33 115

*Trainee licences are included in the total number of EAHL Licence holders

The Board continues to undertake a roll out of qualified licensing which began in 2009. The Board will continue to implement the rollout for categories 2, 3, 5 and 6 and provide pathways for technicians who currently hold an experienced person’s licence to have their skills and knowledge assessed against the national units of competency. The Board has also agreed to provide transition periods for other categories to be implemented to minimise the possible disruption from such a significant change to industry. As part of the contract with the DSEWPaC, the Board has completed as of March 31st 2011 the development of learning and assessment materials which support the national competencies listed within The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995. The project was undertaken by FPA Australia in conjunction with DSEWPaC and the Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC). These learning and assessment resources are now available to Registered Training Organisations and will provide an opportunity for technicians to enhance their skills, while also obtaining a qualified persons licence. Through licensing, we are not only improving the level of expertise within the fire protection industry, we are also ensuring our commitment to reducing the hole in the ozone layer. The Board looks forward to continuing our successful partnership with DSEWPaC while actively promoting industry’s products, services and knowledge. ODS & SGG Learning & Development Seminars FPA Australia and the Board held a series of industry seminars in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth in May 2011. The seminars focused on educating technicians in the fire protection field on individual licensing requirements as well as the training pathways available to help them acquire the appropriate units of competency required for each Extinguishing Agent Handling Licence category (1-5).


The industry seminars also promoted compliance and provided information about the various training pathways currently available for their transition to a Qualified Persons Licence. Assessment days for Assessors The Board in 2011 held assessment workshops to assess assessors for national units of competency which would enable to begin the roll out of further licence categories. Through FPA Australia, assessment workshops were held at the National Halon Bank enrolments were from assessors in Queensland, NSW and Victoria. Future sessions will be held in other states in 2001/2012. The Board would like to thank DSEWPAC, FPA Australia and all Registered Training Organisations involved. Mapping for Sprinkler Fitting Qualifications The mapping for Sprinkler Fitting Qualifications provides the basis of the administration processes that the Board will apply and covers the following sprinkler fitter qualifications: CPC32808, Certificate III in Fire Protection. BCP30503, Certificate III in Fire Protection. 13190VIC, Certificate III in Sprinkler Fitting (Vic). 1200, Certificate III in Sprinkler Fitting (NSW). The Qualification Mapping provides a summary of the findings and describes the process to be followed where an applicant for a licence holds any of the above listed qualifications. The Mapping Exercise was created with the support of curriculum documents provided by the National Fire Industry Association, RMIT TAFE and FPA Australia. ODS & SGG Board 2010-2011 members Chris Orr - Brooks (Chair)

Scott Williams - FPA Australia

Pat McInerney - DSEWPaC (Observing) – Resigned 2011

Damien Hall - DSEWPaC (Observing)

Barry Lee OAM - Lee Fire Management

Roger Thomas – Tyco Fire & Security

Brett Staines – Chubb Fire & Security

Ray Walton – Kidde Aerospace & Defence

Vic Percival - Lateral Fire Design

Brian Hobsbawn – DSEWPaC – Resigned 2011

Greg Rippon - DSEWPaC (Observing)

Carlos Santin – FPI (ODS & SGG) Executive Officer


LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT


Learning & Development This has been a wonderful year for the Educational arm of FPA Australia. Our fresh new Learning and Development strategy has sharpened our focus to provide better and fairer services to our members, and continues to drive the message of the importance of Competence to our Industry. While our strategy has changed, our position as a leading contributor at National Educational Forums and Industry Skills Councils continues to flourish and strengthens our reputation as an educational force in Fire Protection.

Management changes occurred in July 2010, with Lauren St.Clair taking on the role of Learning and Development Manager. Lauren came to us with a solid foundation in the development and leadership of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) for other large membership based organisations. Lauren joining us was seen as the opportunity to make further improvements in a range of areas from the promotion of our educational offerings to our engagement with our Registered Workplace Assessors. Her knowledge of business management combined with her skills in RTO compliance have contributed to ensure our continued compliance at Audit and substantial growth in our RTO area.

National Licencing and the role of Competence in Fire Protection has been a hot topic for the past year, and this is reflected in our Learning and Development philosophy. We continue to promote the importance of training and assessment and the certainty of Competence as a critical aspect of not only this Industry but of all good business practises. Figures jumped significantly this year with an increase in completions of 47% fuelled by the QLD requirements for the Building Services Authority (BSA) Fire Occupational Licences, and awareness in the Fire Protection Industry of the value of achieving Competence.

Our improved Learning and Development strategy has produced significant changes in our RTO which has seen some excellent results exceeding the 2009-2010 budget by more than 96%. Our 47 units of competency spanning the Certificate II and III in Asset Maintenance (Fire Protection Equipment) continue to be popular with those who work in this industry.

One of the most significant changes was the launch of a new fee structure at the commencement of 2011. This initiative promoted fairness for our members and ensured that all members pay the same for their education, regardless of the state that they reside in, or the person undertaking the assessment. These improvements have encouraged our members to complete their training to achieve competence and shall continue to demonstrate greater completion rates into the coming year.

Improvements to the Governance of our Registered Workplace Assessor program have also taken place. Registered Workplace Assessors now require specific levels of insurance before they can assess on our behalf, ensuring that members have an added aspect of professionalism and safety from their Workplace Assessors. Most importantly our Registered Workplace Assessors are now Corporate members bound by our FPA Australia Code of Practice ensuring that their conduct remains ethical and responsible. Recognising that our past strategy of promoting only self-study or online resources was limiting for our members, we have explored other options of delivery and have added various styles of interactive training and assessment workshops to our repertoire. The introduction of Assessment Workshops specifically developed for completion of units of competency required for the Extinguishing Agents Handling Licenses has proven successful, with more of these proposed for the coming year. Current planning is underway to source our own Training and Assessment Specialist to specifically deliver training and assessment workshops around Australia. We believe this face to face engagement with our members and an ability to train and assess in the areas that they request, will prove beneficial for all.

Planning is also happening for the significant changes that are occurring in the Asset Maintenance Training Package. These changes will require substantial alterations to all of our Learning and Assessment Guides and RTO documentation in the coming year.

The past year has also brought developments in the way that our members are represented by our Technical Advisory Committee for Training (TAC/T). Leading education professionals from the Fire Protection Industry contribute to the review of educational resources, units of competency and training and assessment delivered by RTOs through and on behalf of FPA Australia or its members. We would like to thank those individuals who dedicate their time and energy to these meetings, for the sake of ensuring better educated and competent fire protection professionals.

The Bushfire Planning and Design Certification Scheme continues to be of interest to those in the Industry. As a result of the changes to the Planning NSW regulations in this area, we have implemented tighter controls by way of increased insurance levels, mandatory corporate membership and agreement to be bound by the FPA Australia Code of Practice. This scheme will continue to gain momentum in the following year. The past year has seen the Training Special Projects team develop and complete learning and assessment resources for the Electro Technology units for the final Extinguishing Agent Handling Licence (EAHL) under contract to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities


(DSEWPaC). This final stage of the project ran from August 2009 until March 2011 and produced 64 paper-based learning and assessment guides and one Glossary of fire protection terms. We completed the development of the Fire Hub, a project funded by the Department of Business and Innovation and Multimedia Victoria for the development of a web based site to generate and share fire protection equipment maintenance examples.

I would like to recognise those who continue to contribute to our Educational offerings and pay special tribute to those who support our efforts: The Workplace Assessors who are the face of FPA Australia to many and ensure that our students are mentored and assessed in their own workplaces; the Industry Skills Councils who encourage our contribution as the Voice of Fire Protection; Universities, TAFEs and other RTOs who contribute time, and expertise to our products, services, TACs and our Certification Schemes; Our students, members and subject matter experts who contributed to our efforts over the past 12 months. To those who continue to dedicate time and effort to our Association and underpin our success, we say thank you.


TECHNICAL


Building FPA Australia's Technical Capability Following on from the revision of the Rules of Operation, structure and number of Technical Advisory Committees (TAC’s) and Special Interest Groups (SIG’s) in the 09/10 financial year, the Association increased its technical capability by appointing a full-time Chief Technical Officer (CTO) in 2010/2011.

Matthew Wright commenced as CTO in October 2010. Matthew’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Technology in Building Surveying, a Graduate Certificate in Performance Based Building and Fire Codes and a Graduate Diploma in Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering. Matthew’s career has included roles at local government and private building surveying firms providing exposure to a wide variety of projects in the built environment. Most recently Matthew was employed as the Fire Safety Program Leader for Structural Fire Safety at the Country Fire Authority coordinating state-wide issues relating to the Chief Officer’s statutory obligations for building fire safety. This provided exposure to key stakeholders within AFAC and other regulatory bodies. Matthew is a Registered Building Practitioner with the Victorian Building Practitioners Board in the category of Building Surveyor Unlimited and he is also a member of the Building Appeals Board in Victoria.

In addition to fielding varying technical enquiries, Matthew’s main focus in 10/11 has been to engage with FPA Australia’s TACs and SIGs to identify opportunities to more efficiently harness the contribution that members of these forums provide. This has led to the development of a new policy that recognises the traditional contribution FPA Australia has made to the development of Standards Australia documents and encourages this to continue as well as providing options for the development of FPA Australia technical documents.

The new policy outlines the types of documents FPA Australia could produce but importantly also sets for a transparent process that all participants must abide by. The process begins at issue identification—which can be from FPA Australia TAC or SIG members, FPA Australia members or even the general public—through to review and authorisation to publish by the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) or the FPA Australia Board. It is expected that when finalised, this policy will drive the development of documentation that:

• Is endorsed by the Association nationally in a coordinated and transparent fashion.

• Is complementary, interpretive, educational or provocative in relation to industry practices.

• Fills gaps in current legislation or standards.

• Is a vehicle to advocate the Association’s Vision and Mission and influence key stakeholders.

• Becomes a benefit of membership.

• Increases the consistency and professionalism of the fire protection industry.

Position Statement PS01 – Selection of residential smoke alarms, published in May 2011 is an early example of the type of documentation FPA Australia will be developing in the future under this policy. The FPA Australia Board will be asked to approve the proposed policy at the scheduled August 2011 Board meeting.

The development of this policy will increase the scope of activities that the TACs, SIGs and State Committees will be working on in the future. When a technical issue of concern is raised, this new policy will provide a vehicle for FPA Australia to provide a documented response.

FPA Australia’s other full-time staff member in Technical Services is Ian Findlay who holds the Technical Administrator position. In the 2010/2011 financial year Ian assisted with the implementation of the revised Rules of Operation for TACs and SIGs and professionally coordinated all the TAC, SIG and NTAC meetings as well as preparing minutes and liaising with members and other stakeholders to resolve outstanding matters.

Ian’s skills in relation to technical writing and editing were also applied to assisting with the completion of the Electrotechnology learning materials for Extinguishing Agent Handling Licence 6 and the publishing of FPA Australia technical documents. Anyone who has come in contact with Ian will acknowledge how efficient and diligent he has been in these activities. Thank you Ian. Visit to NFPA In June 2011 the Chief Technical Officer accompanied the Chief Executive Officer and the National President of the Association to attend the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Conference in Boston, USA. In addition to attending the conference as delegates, FPA Australia’s delegation also met with key NFPA staff at their world headquarters in Quincy Massachusetts and the NFPA Board at the conference. NFPA manages over 200 technical committees as well as publishing in excess of 300 codes and standards and NFPA staff talked openly to provide an insight as to how their internal processes have been refined to address these needs. FPA Australia was able to draw upon this extensive experience and knowledge for the development of its own policies as mentioned above. The meetings with NFPA also sought to establish new relationships between FPA Australia representatives and NFPA’s technical staff and also reaffirm the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations for collaboration in relation to technical documents.


Submission to Model Work Health & Safety Regulations In April 2011 FPA Australia made a submission to the Model Work Health & Safety Regulations proposed by Safe Work Australia. Generally FPA Australia’s main comment was supportive of developing a national regulation however comment was made that the Model Regulations should include a general requirement to install and maintain appropriate fire safety equipment regardless of whether or not the workplace is a Major Hazard Facility (MHF), contains hazardous goods or is a general workplace. FPA Australia members know that the appropriate installation and maintenance of fire safety equipment is critical to achieving health and safety in the workplace. Currently the draft regulations only appear to focus on some workplaces in this regard (particularly those that contain hazardous goods), not all. FPA Australia considers that variations in local or state based requirements are preventing a national level of health and safety being achieved. FPA Australia further submitted that the requirement to develop and maintain an appropriate Emergency Management Plan (EMP) for all workplaces as included in the model WHS Regulations should be matched by the requirement to appropriately install and maintain fire safety equipment in all workplaces to reflect state and territory requirements. BPAD & BAL Course In February 2011 the NSW Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulation 1979 was amended to include a requirement for a certificate to be provided by a person who is recognised by the NSW Rural Fire Service as a qualified consultant in bush fire risk assessment for a development consent to be granted for the carrying out of development on bush fire prone land. The Bushfire Planning and Design (BPAD) practitioner certification program developed and administered by FPA Australia is currently the only certification program recognized in Australia. This change to the Act provided further recognition and credibility to the certification program that was launched in NSW in 2002. It has also further allowed FPA Australia to demonstrate the merit of the certification program to other regulators around Australia. FPA Australia takes this opportunity to thank the professionalism of BPAD accredited practitioners and the contribution of the NSW Rural Fire Service and the University of Western Sydney in supporting the BPAD certification program. Following the 2009 Victorian Bushfires, the Building Commission in Victoria in conjunction with the Country Fire Authority presented three week long courses in relation to determining the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) for a site in accordance with the bushfire construction standard AS 3959-2009. FPA

Australia’s CTO was asked to deliver the regulatory component of these courses. FPA Australia continues to work with the Building Commission and Country Fire Authority in Victoria to establish formal adoption and support of the BPAD certification program in Victoria. Technical Advisory Committees FPA Australia’s 11 Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) continued to meet quarterly throughout the 10/11 financial year. The restructuring of committees to align with Standard Australia Fire Protection Committee structure proved to be an efficient and appropriate refinement. Although the workload continues to vary amongst the TACs, this is generally commensurate with the membership numbers of each TAC and the activities of associated Standards Australia Committees and all TACs appear to be suitably resourced with FPA Australia members with a healthy variety of experience and knowledge. All TACs now have an agreed Terms of Reference and have made significant contributions to Standards Australia documents including but not limited to:

• AS 1603.11 (published)


• AS 1670.1

• AS 1851

• AS 2304

• AS 2419.1

• AS 3745 (published)

• AS 3959 Amendment 2 (published)




• AS 7240.16

• AS 7240.20

Towards the end of the 2010/2011 year, TACs began identifying issues that could be treated by the development of FPA Australia documents in accordance with the new policy that was well underway. The number of potential documents identified was significant and combined with ongoing work associated with Standards Australia, the 2011/2012 financial year is expected to be extremely busy for TACs. Thank you to all members who gave time to participate in the TACs and particularly to the TAC Chairs who have represented FPA Australia on associated Standards Australia committees.


Special Interest Groups The re-formed Marine SIG met for the first time in May 2011 where they discussed possible activities for the SIG starting with the development of a list of marine industry contacts. Despite other SIG’s have not been very active, we expect activities to increase in this area throughout 2011/2012. NTAC This year NTAC focused on becoming a more strategic meeting and began evolving from members reporting on TAC and SIG activities as a way of updating the Association on the progress of technical issues (mainly associated with Australian Standards) to discussion of strategic technical issues that the Association needs to be aware of and how to treat these. NTAC Chair Chris Orr provided a good reference point for these discussions given his exposure to issues nationally as immediate past National President of the Association. NTAC members expressed a willingness for this format of strategic discussion to continue whilst still allowing reporting of critical issues from each TAC or SIG. It is expected that NTAC’s role will continue to evolve and align with the expectations of the proposed new policy on the development of FPA Australia technical documents. FPA Australia thanks Standards Australia for making meeting room facilities available for the quarterly NTAC meetings. Representation on Standards Australia Committees FPA Australia has continued to provide representatives on the fire related Australian Standards Committees and working groups throughout the year. These representatives have provided significant and valuable input into the development and review of Australian Standards as well as keeping the associated Technical Advisory Committees up-to-date and involved. Representation on Standards Australia Committees is a difficult task as there are often many demands both in relation to timing and managing expectations. Thank you to all FPA Australia members who represented the Association’s interests at Standards Australia meetings throughout the year. Assisting State Committees Technical Services has supported, drafted or developed submissions to State regulators or bodies on behalf of most of the State Committees throughout the year. This has included liaison with

State Committee Chairs and members and local stakeholders. WPI Sustainability Project In March and April this year FPA Australia hosted four students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester USA. The students visit was part of their International Project (which forms partial fulfillment of a Bachelor of Science Degree) and their project for FPA Australia was to review the impact of sustainability focused design on the fire safety of buildings. The students interviewed almost 20 people in the fire protection and sustainability industries and undertook a literature review as well. The results from their research were provided in a report which recommended FPA Australia promotes the need to consider fire safety outcomes when sustainable designs are proposed.


EVENTS


Fire Australia 2010 Conference and Exhibition The Fire Australia Conference, run in conjunction with the Institution of Fire Engineers Australia (IFE Australia), was held on Queensland’s Gold Coast in November 2010 with the theme “Communities and Infrastructure: Protecting our Assets”. It followed a single stream itinerary of presentations for all attending delegates, of which it attracted more than 600 fire protection professionals attended and sessions focused on contentious issues within the industry covering specific topics of current and future interest. The exhibition component of the conference grew dramatically in the lead up to the event with 42 exhibitors over 49 booths. Also the majority of the sponsorship options were taken up. The Fire Australia Conference Dinner became a black tie affair with entertainment provided by a comedic magician and dancing to end the night. Funds were raised via various raffles and auctions throughout the night culminating in almost $20,000 being raised for the Centre for Children’s Burn Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane. Thanks go to IFE Australia for their continued support and assistance in running this event and to the membership for their attendance. HazMat Conference & Exhibition 2011 The HazMat Conference took place at the Sydney Showgrounds in May 2011 and brought together more than 250 hazardous materials, chemical management and dangerous goods professionals. Day one focused on chemical issues of concern, reviews of existing and proposed chemical regulations and nanoparticles. Day two looked at dangerous goods, risk assessment and major hazards. Keynote speaker Roger Klein was well received on day 2 of the conference and the introduction of workshops and a social dinner was also taken up by several delegates. Jeff Simpson has been a major force behind this conference since it was first run in 2000 and his involvement once again assisted the Association greatly in putting on a successful event.

National Seminars Over the 2010/2011 financial year, three national seminar series were run: 3 – 20 May 2011: ODS & SGG The ODS & SGG Learning & Development National Seminar Series was a full day seminar. Brett Staines from Chubb was assisted by Carlos Santin and Lauren St Clair from FPA Australia, a representative

from the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities with various other local speakers to better educate the industry on the various pathways to obtain an Extinguishing Agent Handling Licence. They attend five different capital cities and attracted over 220 attendees. 16 – 24 November: AS 3959-2009 This event was jointly held with the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) and was a full day seminar on the revised Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas standard utilised two core speakers (Mark Chladil, Fire Management Planning Officer, Tasmania Fire Service and John Nicholson, Director, Community Safety Services) and several local speakers to each state. It ran in six capital cities and was attended by over 250 delegates. 2 February – 6 April: AS 3745-2010 This event was also jointly held with AFAC and was another full day seminar but with the addition of optional workshops in the late afternoon and evening. Norm Winn (Director, Norm Winn and Associates Pty Ltd) and Rob Llewellyn (Director, International fire Protection Pty Ltd) delivered the content with the assistance of some local speakers. The original program of seven capital cities was expanded to nine due to demand, which resulted in over 785 attendees.


COMMUNICATIONS


COMMUNICATIONS FPA Australia has strived this year to increase our communications and broadcast a diverse and broad range of quality information to our members over many different mediums and platforms. Trying to find the right balance between which platform best suits the needs of our members has been challenging where some members prefer to receive traditional printed material like FireTalk and the Fire Australia magazine where other members prefer to receive everything in an electronic format. We will continue to communicate via different mediums with a strong focus to deliver material electronically which seems to be a common trend across many industries today. The association this year also expanded its social media presence and went live with Twitter & Facebook. This was quickly embraced by many members who wanted to get live up to date information and be more interactive with the association. This is an area we will expand next year particularly from a social aspect to assist members in networking whilst delivering important up to date information. The Fire Australia 2010 Conference and Exhibition received unprecedented exposure through mainstream media networks last year, including Channel 9, ABC and other media agencies. This was achieved through a targeted media campaign in the weeks leading up to the conference and through the regular media liaison. Channel 9 Gold Coast picked up stories from the conference last November which aired throughout Queensland in primetime, while the ABC ran daily stories surrounding some of the issues being addressed on the topic of Communities and Infrastructure – Protecting Our Assets. The associations integrated e-newsletter ‘FireSignals’ continues to give members and subscribers the most up-to-date and relevant information, with the database remaining strong at 5000 plus subscribers. FPA Australia has also undergone changes to a number of its printed publications throughout the last financial year. The Newsletter suite of FireTalk, GasBag, HazMat and CableTalk were completely restyled to give a fresher look, with the association commissioning an external graphical design company. The new look was well overdue and was positively received by all. The association has strived this year to increase our brand presence and the professional look of print and electronic material. This is an ongoing project as we move toward the overhaul of our website and stronger presence of our brand.

The association’s flagship publication, Fire Australia magazine, again provided the industry with a trusted and respected resource of information. The distribution of the magazine was grown over the years to now be 6000 copies and we would like to thank the Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council (AFAC), Bushfire CRC and the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE Australia) who have partnered with the association to produce this quality publication. The association continues to gain a greater profile within the broader industry and the year ahead promises to ensure our communications is timely, professional, and reflective of subject matter and relative to the needs of our members and the community.


STATE DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES


New South Wales The NSW State Divisional Committee continued its focus on the ongoing State regulatory issues impacting the industry within NSW, supporting its members’ knowledge growth and the FPA Australia’s national agenda. Over the last year the Committee continued to forge strong links with the key State statutory authorities such as the NSW Department of Planning, Sydney Water Corporation, Office of Fair Trading, NSW Fire Brigades and NSW Rural Fire Service. Contributions to key regulatory and compliance areas included:

• Submissions towards the review of the NSW Environmental Planning & Assessment Act;

• Development of a national industry essential fire safety measures certifier’s scheme led from a NSW industry perspective;

• Sydney Water Pressure Management campaigns with the NSW Department of Planning.

Key NSW membership support events included:

• The NSW Fire Expo encompassing 49 exhibitors representing 42 different companies, 12 industry workshops, and attracting over 500 visitors from the fire industry, property/facility, owners/managers and the broader community.

• Regular industry workshops covering a number of fire protection specific topics, including competency based qualifications; licensing developments including EAHL; video detection; gaseous suppression systems and their design standards.

• Currently the committee is planning the NSW Golf Day to be held in November 2011 which in 2010 attracted 65 players.

Emerging issues on the Committee’s radar for the upcoming year that will challenge its membership will be the looming impact of the Federal Government’s Carbon Tax, the perennial developments with industry licensing, its associated training competencies and qualifications, continual focus to clarify the essential services certification activities, and requirements for the upcoming release of the revised AS1851 routine servicing standard.

Tasmania The Tasmania State Divisional Committee had another active year with several events on the agenda. A second fire panel workshop was held, this time Launceston, being the location. Our Golf day was reasonable well patronised, especially considering that the course had only

reopened that day after being closed due to the extreme wet weather for several days. Our annual dinner was combined with the 50th anniversary dinner and nearly $900.00 was raised for charity via the raffles held. Proportional to the number of attendees, this was worth the effort. Thanks to all who sourced items for the raffles and those who offered their support by purchasing tickets. Of particular interest to members are several issues that we are working through locally, including Certifications for Occupancy, maintenance and identification of Engineered solutions, and maintenance of street water valves, that are hopefully close to a resolution. We have maintained regular meetings in Launceston every year and with the good attendances will ensure these continue into the future. Thank you to those members who made the effort to continually support the association, by their regular attendances and valuable contribution throughout the year. Victoria Another full year with a number of initiatives supported by committee members including the Water reference board – chaired by the MFB, the Fire Sprinkler Efficiency project sponsored by the Building Commission and the Plumbing Industry Commission’s – Fire Protection Work Reference Panel. Most of these are now in the mature phase with the Sprinkler Efficiency Project actually winding up having achieved its goals. Events Our Golf day was booked out once again with over 120 people attending. The weather was also very kind to us making the whole day very enjoyable. A big thank you has to go to our sponsors where with their support we not only were able to provide the excellent prizes and door prizes but also has surplus to add to the Royal Children’s Hospital Burns Unit (RCH) – Staff Development Scholarship donation. Our annual Dinner function attracted over 100 people and the silent auction raised over $3000 for the RCH which was a very good outcome during difficult economic times. A huge Thank You goes out to the small core of committee members that devote a significant amount of their valuable time to organize and run these events.


Committee Activities The committee spent quite a lot of time and effort this year dealing with the issue of Alternative Solutions where a Fire Safety Engineer is hired to develop a design and then has nothing more to do with it. Inevitably that design gets changed during the course of the project and what is finally built can be far removed from the original Alternative Solution. These differences and variations can lead to huge life safety issues that no one is aware of. In this case the committee, for the first time, followed the new FPAA Policy P01 – Development and Governance of Technical Documents, to draft a letter to the Building Commissioner offering our assistance in the development of either a Practice note or change in Legislation (or both), to ensure the fire safety engineer is involved in not only the design of the alternative solution but also during the installation and final commissioning, to ensure the project meets all of its life safety design criteria. A letter was drafted in conjunction with the relevant TAC and National Office Staff (Matthew Wright) and sent to the Building Commissioner. Matthew will liaise with the commission on our behalf with committee input, to move this matter forward. Finances

Financially the Victorian Division remains in a very strong position which allows us to donate all our social proceeds from activities to the RCH Staff Development Scholarship. Thanks go to our Treasurer – David Jemmeson for an outstanding job in keeping our finances in great shape. Also to our Secretary Bob Bell for continuing to support the committee with the minutes and notices and the rest of the committee for their input at the meetings and support in organizing and running our functions. Queensland It has been a busy year in Queensland with the floods, and the assistance that FPA Australia gave to the Queensland Fire & Rescue Service (QFRS) during the recovery process. Over 500 buildings were occupied with varying degrees of operational fire systems and management plans in place without incident. On the regulatory front in Queensland the new MP 2.3 retrospective legislation for buildings built pre 2007, was adopted on the 1/9/2011 and will be implemented over the next three years. The dinner proposed 50th Anniversary / State Committee Dinner for last year did not eventuate, but we hope that it will happen this year.

The state technical committee comprising Leo Peek and Paul Leslie was formed and we are looking forward to their reinvigorated presence this year. Also the Form A – Standard NTAC Proposal Form will allow for technical items raised at state level to progress through the TAC’s. The development of the national maintenance code for the BCA 2012/13 is progressing with fire currently under the electrical area. I have enjoyed being the chair of FPA Australia Queensland this past year and hope I have provided the members with timely updates on issues that affect our industry. South Australia South Australian Divisional Committee over the 2010-11 year. Information Breakfast Seminars

The committee organised and held two well received information breakfast seminars in Sep 2010 and May 2011 which incorporated the AGM. Topics discussed were;

• Metropolitan Fire Service Triennial Inspections

• Metropolitan Fire Service Expectations for 3 yearly hydrant tests

• Telecommunication License regarding the requirements for making alterations to Fire Panels and detection Systems

• Competent Person for the testing and inspection of fire detection equipment updates.

• EPA requirements for the disposal of grey water from hydrant and sprinkler testing – what are the legal requirements. Following the breakfast discussions we proposed to work with the EPA to review their guideline document regarding the disposal of water from the testing of fire systems. A working group was formed within the committee to aid with the review.

Competent Person Update

The first of the Certificate II (Asset Maintainance - Fire Protection Equipment) refresher and assessment courses were held in June 2011. Although there has been overwhelming support from the South Australian members for the Competent Person initiative, enrollments in the first course was slightly less than expected. Feedback from attendees as well as from those who did not attend was that having staff away from work for a continuous 5 day course was a stretch on staffing resources. We have discussed alternate course structures for future courses with the aim to give all members suitable opportunity to attend a course by


removing as many of the perceived hurdles as possible. It is still our objective that all South Australian members of FPA Australia are encouraged to have their staff who are undertaking the testing and inspection of fire protection equipment and systems trained to the minimum competent level defined by FPA Australia by December 2012. Western Australia The WA State Divisional Committee has put in place various initiatives and strategies to:

• Be the recognised voice of the fire industry in Western Australia;

• To be the primary point of referral for industry and stakeholders, including legislators, for advice or commentary relating to fire issues in Western Australia.

Over the last year the WA Committee achieved:

• Discussions with the Building Commission about the new Building Act and accreditation of fire professionals;

• Held a very successful 50th Anniversary dinner that attracted around 90 plus people. It was agreed to repeat the dinner every year, and the 2011 dinner is scheduled to be held on the 4th November 2011;

• Implemented a new Bushfire Safety sub-committee, to focus on the issue of bushfires in WA.

• Resolved at the AGM that a competent person for testing and inspection of fire equipment and systems will be someone who has received formal training and assessment, and all members of FPA Australia operating in Western Australia will use only staff assessed as competent.

What will we be doing over the next year?

The WA Committee will continue to implement the existing strategy. In particular we will continue to lobby for and promote the accreditation of fire professionals in WA with the Building Commission. We will also promote the establishment of training schemes in WA that will support our members and assist the establishment of accreditation systems in WA.


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Directors Report The directors are pleased to present their report on the financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2011 of Fire Protection Association Australia (“the Association”).

Directors

The Names, Qualifications/Experience and Responsibilities of the Directors in office at any time during the 2010-11 year are:

Director Qualifications/Experience Responsibilities SC = Sub-Committee

Glenn Talbot Assoc Dip. In Applied Science (Fire Tech) Director since 2006

National President Ex Officio on all SC

Christopher Orr Director since 1997

Senior Vice President BPAD Certification SC FPI (ODS & SGG) NTAC - Chair

Trevor Voevodin Fire Services Director since 2007

Junior Vice President Learning & Development SC Events SC

Russell Porteous Director since 2009 Business SC Nominating SC Membership/Awards SC

Graeme Thom Director since 2006 Membership/Awards SC Relationships & Mou’s SC Fire Australia Conference SC

Graham Harris Director since 2009

Business SC Membership/Awards SC Fire Australia Conference SC Editorial SC

Bill Lea Director since 2009 Learning, Development & Education SC

Barry Lee, OAM Director since 1989 Editorial SC Relationships & MOUs SC

Robert Llewellyn Director since 1988 Nominating SC NFPA Projects SC Events SC

Peter Johnson Director since 2000 Editorial SC NFPA Projects SC Events SC

Scott Williams Chief Executive Officer since 2009 Ex Officio on all SC

Principal Activities The principal activity of the Association in the course of the financial year was to act as a non-profit technical and educational organisation to safeguard life and property against fire and other emergencies, and no significant change in the nature of those activities has taken place during that period. Short Term Objectives The association’s short term objectives are to:

• Continue to be the preeminent Fire Safety organisation within the Fire Protection Industry;

• Through active membership, promote the protection of Life, assets and the environment from fire and other emergencies, measurement of memberships are by the number and type of membership within FPA Australia;


• Work cooperatively with all governments, corporate and community organisations and key stakeholders for the continued improvement in standards, legislation, education, products and services.

Long Term Objectives The association’s long term objectives are to:

• To support our members and the industry with continual improvement in fire education that will lead to national competencies and qualifications that meet legislative requirements and potential licensing within the fire protection industry – these are measured by the number of training unit enrolments and completions;

• Continue with our Technical charter and focus through active membership on our Technical Advisory Committees and Special Interest Groups to enable the association to have input to Australian Standards, technical policies and submissions to regulatory bodies at both local and federal government level;

• Continue to support all members of FPA Australia and provide them with the necessary tools, support, pathways and information that enables them to deliver professional services that are regarded as the benchmark within the Fire Protection industry.

Strategies To achieve these objectives, the association has adopted the following strategies: Lead the way through being the driver for change in

• Environmental Sustainability;

• Home, Structural and Bushfire Fire Safety;

• Through Supporting Convergent Technology.

Build profile & capacity to influence

• Federal Government;

• State Governments;

• Key Standards and Regulatory Development Organisations;

• Education and Career Development;

• Licensing & Accreditation;

• Key related Stakeholders.

Enhance communications through:

• Magazines, Publications, Website information and e-Newsletters;

• Annual Fire Australia Conference & Exhibition;

• Seminars / Workshops.

Build competitive advantage by:

• Enhancing the members benefits and services;

• Effective Technical Advisory Committees and Special Interest Groups;

• Developing certification Programs;

• Strengthening the Presence of State Committees

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Overview of Financial Results For the year ended 30 June 2011 2011 2010 ACTIVITY INCOME INCOME Membership Subscriptions 944,222 811,568 State Functions/Events 109,786 57,138 Sale of Publications & Videos 484,761 456,555 National Conference 405,729 270,216 ODS & SGG project Mgemt 365,047 325,120 Seminars 382,947 320,876 FPA Australia Journal 91,982 98,621 Learning & Development 331,710 169,082 Training Projects 93,004 182,394 FPA Publications 8,804 2,000 Interest Received 17,256 10,933 Sundry Income 4,886 1,243 Certification 13,370 7,380

ACA Cabling Provider Regs 82,561 67,129

TOTAL INCOME 3,336,064 2,780,255 COST OF GOODS SOLD (1,800,390) (1,463,230) TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES (1,323,699) (998,642)

NET SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) 211,976 318,383 Other comprehensive income: Net gain on revaluation of non-current assets - - Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax - - Total comprehensive income for the year 211,976 318,383 Total comprehensive income attributable to members of the entity 211,976 318,383


Statement of Financial Position As at 30 June 2011 Note 2011 2010 Current Assets Cash Cash on Hand 600 600 Cash at Bank - Operating Accounts 140,563 202,359 Cash at Bank - Investment Accounts 318,775 38,371 Total Cash at banks and on hand 7 459,938 241,330 Inventory 3 92,236 85,393 Receivables 2 12,292 99,635 Undeposited Funds 15,253 17,427 Prepayments 77,579 110,187 Total Current Assets 657,298 553,970 Non Current Assets Property, plant & equipment (WDV) Land & Building 1,059,472 1,075,444 Fixtures & Fittings 29,668 30,393 Office Equipment 69,724 71,569 Software 9,894 24,548 Motor Vehicle 0 0 Total Property, plant & equipment (WDV) 1,168,758 1,201,954 Trademarks 1,490 1,240 Total Non-Current Assets 4 1,170,248 1,203,195 TOTAL ASSETS 1,827,546 1,757,165 Current Liabilities Trade Creditors 237,326 219,755 Accrued Expenses 12,849 12,902

Membership Subs & Revenue received in advance 174,851 300,092

Lease Liability 0 0 GST/FBT Liability 47,032 56,819 Scholarship/ External Funds 47,225 59,948 Payroll Provisions 115,399 109,795 Total Current Liabilities 634,682 759,311 Non-Current Liabilities Conference Seed Money 5,000 5,000 Lease Liability 0 0 LSL Provision 0 0 Mortgage - Building Extension 5 1,283 18,250 Lease Residual Payments 0 0 Total Non-Current Liabilities 6,283 23,250 TOTAL LIABILITIES 640,965 782,561 Net Assets 1,186,580 974,604 Presented by: Retained Members’ Funds 974,604 656,221 Current Year Surplus/(Deficit) 221,976 318,383 TOTAL MEMBERS’ FUNDS 1,186,580 974,604

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements


Statement of Cashflow For the year ended 30 June 2011 Note 30 June 2011 30 June 2010 Cash Flow relating to Operating Activities Receipts from customers 3,968,705 3,335,129 Payments to suppliers and employees (3,717,820) (2,890,380) Interest received 17,256 10,933 Finance costs (676) (17,896) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 7b 267,465 437,786

Cash Flow from Investing Activities Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment

Payment for property, plant & equipment (31,640) (67,830) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (31,640) (67,830)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities Proceeds from borrowings 0 0 Repayment of borrowings (16,967) (467,612) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (17,642) (467,612)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 218,608 (97,655) Cash at beginning of year 241,330 338,985 Cash at end of year 7a 459,938 241,330 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements Statement of Changes in Equity For the year ended 30 June 2011 Balance at 1 July 2009 $656,221 Profit attributable to the entity $318,383 Balance at 30 June 2010 $974,604 Profit attributable to the entity $211,976 Balance at 30 June 2011 $1,186,580 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements


Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 Statement of Significant Accounting Policies The financial reports of the Association have been prepared as a special purpose financial report to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. The directors have determined that the company is not a reporting entity. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the mandatory Australia Accounting Standards applicable to entities reporting under the Corporations Act 2001 and the significant accounting policies disclosed below, which the directors have determined are appropriate to meet the needs of members. Such accounting policies are consistent with those of previous periods unless stated otherwise. Reporting Basis and Conventions Accrual Accounting and Historical Cost Convention The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accrual basis of accounting, based on historical costs convention. Income Tax The Association is exempt from paying income tax in accordance with Section 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act. Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The costs of stock include material costs, labour costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads. Property Plant and Equipment Property Freehold land and buildings are shown at cost except where stated. In April 2009, local commercial real estate agents valued the land and buildings in the vicinity of $1.4 to $1.5 million

Depreciation The depreciation rates used for each class of assets are: Class of Fixed Asset Depreciation Rate Buildings 1.5% Office Equipment 40% Leased Plant & Equipment 10% Software 20% Motor Vehicle 18.75% Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are included in the income statement. When revalued assets are sold, amounts included in the revaluation reserve relating to that asset are transferred to retained earnings. (e) Leases Leases of fixed assets where substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to the ownership of the asset, but not the legal ownership, that are transferred to entities in the economic entity are classified as finance leases. Finance leases are capitalised by recording an asset and a liability at the lower of the amounts equal to the fair value of the leases property or the present value of the minimum lease payments, including any guaranteed residual values. Lease payments are allocated between the reduction of the lease liability and the lease interest expense for the period. Leased assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives where it is likely that the economic entity will obtain ownership of the asset or over the term of the lease. Lease Payments for operating leases, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. Provision for Employee Entitlements Provision has been made for employee entitlements (annual leave and long service leave) from services rendered by employees to balance date. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled.


Superannuation Contributions are made by the Association to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred. The Association has no legal obligation to provide benefits to employees on retirement. Accounts Disclosure Corporations Act requires certain terms to be used in financial statements. The directors are of the opinion many statutory terms are not appropriate to the nature of the Association’s activities. For example they have replaced the term “shareholder equity” with the term “accumulated funds” the words “profit & loss account” with “Statement of Activity” the words “balance sheet” with “Statement of Financial Position” and the words “operating profit” with “surplus”. Revenue Revenue from new member annual subscriptions and January to December anniversary subscriptions are recognised in full when payment is received. All revenue is stated net of the amount of good & services tax (GST). Adoption of New and Revised Accounting Standards During the current year the Association had adopted all of the new and revised Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations applicable to its operations which became mandatory. The adoption of these standards has impacted the recognition, measurement and disclosure of certain transactions. The following is an explanation of the impact of these standards ad interpretations has had on the financial statements of the Fire Protection Association Australia. AASA 101: Presentation of Financial Statements In September 2007 the Australian Accounting Standards Board revised AASB 101 and as a result, there have been changes to the presentation and disclosure of certain information within the financial statements Below is an overview of the key changes and the impact on the company’s financial Statements. Disclosure Impact Terminology changes – The revised version of AASB 101 contains a number of terminology changes, including the amendment of the names of the primary financial statements. Reporting changes in the equity – The revised AASB 101 requires all changes in equity arising from transactions with owners, in their capacity as owners, to be presented separately from non-owner changes in equity. Owner changes in equity are to be presented in the statement of changes, with non-owner changes in equity presented in the statement of comprehensive income. The previous version of AASB 101 required that owner changes in equity and other comprehensive income be presented in the statement of changes in equity. Statement of comprehensive income- The revised AASB 101 requires all income and expenses to be presented in either one statement, the statement of comprehensive income, or two statements, a separate income statement and a statement of comprehensive income. The previous version of AASB 101 required only the presentation of a single income statement. The company’s financial statements now contain a statement of comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income – The revised version of AASB 101 introduces the concept of ‘other comprehensive income’ which comprises income and expenses that are not recognised in profit or loss as required by other Australian Accounting Standards. Items of other comprehensive income are to be disclosed in the statement of comprehensive income. (r) New Accounting Standards for Application in Future Periods

The AASB has issued new and amended accounting standards and interpretations that have mandatory application dates for future reporting periods. The association has decided against early adoption and believe that the impact of these standards will be minimal.


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2011 30 June

2010 Note: 2 Receivables Current Trade Receivables 18,349 105,692 Provision for impairment of

receivables (6,057) (6,057)

Other Receivables Total Receivables 12,292 99,635 Note: 3 Inventories Current Inventories at cost 114,834 107,991 Work in progress/development 0 0 Provision for stock write-off (22,598) (22,598) Total Inventories 92,236 85,393 Note: 4 Property Plant and Equipment Land and Buildings Land at Cost 113,900 113,900 Building at Cost 1,064,841 1,064,841 Accumulated depreciation (119,269) (103,297) Total 945,572 961,544 Total Land and Buildings 1,059,472 1,075,444 Furniture and Fittings Furniture & Fittings at cost 41,780 39,890 Accumulated depreciation (12,112) (9,497) Total Furniture & Fittings 29,668 30,393 Office Equipment Office Equipment at cost 172,285 142,536 Accumulated depreciation (102,561) (70,966) Total Office equipment 69,724 71,569 Software Software at cost 141,917 141,917 Accumulated depreciation (132,023) (117,369) Total Software 9,894 24,548 Capitalised leased assets Motor Vehicle 0 0 Accumulated depreciation 0 0 Total Capitalised leased assets 0 0 Trademarks 1,490 1,240 Total Fixed Assets 1,170,248 1,203,195 Note: 5 Borrowings Bank loan secured 1,283 18,250 The bank loan is secured by a registered first

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Statement of Activity Financial Overview Year Ended 30 June 2011

30 June 2011 30 June 2010

Note: 6 Leasing Commitments Finance Leasing Payable - minimum lease payments - not later than 12 months 0 0 - between 12mths and 5 years 0 0 Minimum Lease payments 0 0 Less future finance charges 0 0 Present value of minimum lease charges 0 0 Note: 7a Reconciliation of Cash Balance Cash on Hand 600 600 Cash at Bank - Operating account 140,563 202,359 - Investment account 318,775 38,371 459,938 241,330 Note: 7b Reconciliation of Cashflow from Operations with Profit from Ordinary

Activities

Profit from ordinary activities 211,976 318,383 Non-cash flows in profit from ordinary activities - Depreciation 64,837 45,704 - Net gains on disposal of fixed assets 0 0 64,837 45,704 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the

effects of purchase and disposal of subsidiaries

- Increase in receivables 87,343 2,800 - Decrease in other assets 34,781 (71,940) - Increase in inventories (6,843) (2,747) - Increase in payables 17,571 66,726 - Increase in provisions (142,200) 78,252 - Increase/(Decrease) in deferred taxes

payable 0 608

(8,923) 73,699 Cashflows from Operations 267,465 437,786 Note: 8 Statement of Recognised Income and Expenditure for the year ended 30 June 2011 Retained

Earnings

Balance at 1 July 2009 656,221 Profit attributable to the entity 318,383 Balance at 1 July 2010 974,604 Profit attributable to the entity 211,976 Balance at 1 July 2011 1,186,580

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Key Personnel


Key Personnel National Office Staff

Mr Scott Williams Chief Executive Officer

Ms Julie Spencer Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer

Mr Matthew Wright Chief Technical Officer

Ms Rebecca Gardam Learning & Development Coordinator

Mr Chris Dayson National Events Manager

Ms Shilpa Shankar Technical Writer

Ms Lynne Fabel Accounts Assistant

Mr Ian Findlay Technical Secretary

Mrs Ann Harris Training & Licensing Coordinator

Ms Lauren St Clair Learning & Development Manager

Ms Lauren Richardson Office Support Coordinator

Mr Carlos Santin Executive Officer – Ozone Protection

Mr Graeme Swan Accountant

Mr Geoff Warren Training & Research Officer

Ms Stephanie Viney Membership Services Officer

Ms Jade Gedye Membership Services Administrator

Ms Kelly Crowley Licensing Coordinator

Mr Jonathan Brent Technical Writer

Mr Mark Murray Communications Coordinator

Ms Bloss Oliver-Skuse Technical Report Writer


Board of Directors Mr Glenn Talbot National President, Elected Mr Christopher Orr Senior Vice President, Elected Mr Trevor Voevodin Junior Vice-President, Elected Mr Russell Porteous Treasurer, Elected Mr Graeme Thom Director, Elected Mr Bill Lea Director, Elected Co-opted to the Board Mr Graham Harris Director

Advisors to the Board Mr Barry Lee, OAM Past National President Mr Rob Llewellyn Past National President Mr Peter Johnson Past National President

Member of the Board Mr Scott Williams Chief Executive Officer

State Committees State Chairman Secretary or Exec. Officer New South Wales Mr Garry Kwok Mr Ben Girard Victoria Mr Andre Mierzwa Mr Rob Broadhead Queensland Mr Trevor Voevodin Mr Ray Mergard South Australia Mr Jason Lohf Mr Alan Short Western Australia Mr Robert Davis Leif Hinrichsen / Neil Hawkins Tasmania Mr Paul Gleeson Mr Simon Allen

Technical Advisory Committee Chairman Activity Mr Christopher Orr National Technical Advisory Committee Mr Russell Porteous TAC/1 – Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems and Equipment Mr Kjell Jawerth TAC/2 – Fire Detection & Alarms Mr Ray Mergard TAC/3/7 – Portable and Mobile Equipment Mr Bill Lea / Mr Garry Kwok TAC/4/8/9 – Fire Sprinkler & Hydrant Systems, Tanks and Fixed Fire Pumps Mr Brett Staines TAC11/22 – Special Hazard Fire Protection Systems Mr Norm Winn TAC/17 – Emergency Planning Mr Keith Nicholls TAC/18 – Fire Safety Mr Keith Nicholls TAC/19 – Passive Fire Protection Mr John Nicholson TAC/20 – Bushfire Safety Administered by National Office TAC/23 – Tunnel Fire Safety Mr Rod Rolfe TAC/T – Training

Special Interest Groups Chairman Activity Mr Michael Jarvin Marine Mr Vic Percival Inspectors & Certifiers Mr David McGuire Residential Fire Protection Currently Not Active Aviation


National Office Contacts Address PO Box 1049 Box Hill VIC 3128 13 Ellingworth Parade Box Hill VIC 3128 Email [email protected]

Telephone 1300 731 922

Facsimile 03 9890 1577

Website www.fpaa.com.au

ABN 30 005 366 576

Email Addresses Membership [email protected]

Technical Sales [email protected]

Training [email protected]

Technical Queries [email protected]

Events [email protected]

Cabling [email protected]

ODS & SGG Licensing [email protected]

Fire Australia Magazine [email protected]

Information [email protected]

General [email protected]