18Refusing to offer partnership to another person etc.

#### 18 Refusing to offer partnership to another person etc. (1) A person who proposes to form a partnership must not refuse or fail to invite another person to become a partner in the partnership for a prohibited reason or for reasons that include a prohibited reason. (2) A person who is a partner in a partnership must not refuse or fail to invite another person to become a partner in the partnership for a prohibited reason or for reasons that include a prohibited reason. (3) Conduct mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is for a prohibited reason if it is engaged in because the other person: (a) may volunteer to render defence service; or (b) is rendering defence service; or (c) is, or may become, liable to render defence service; or (d) has previously rendered defence service. (4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence. Penalty: 30 penalty units. > Note: See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit. (5) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is liable to a civil penalty. Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.