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Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001
18ADissolving partnership etc.
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#### 18A Dissolving partnership etc.
(1) A person who is a partner in a partnership must not, for a prohibited reason relating to another partner in the partnership, or for reasons that include a prohibited reason relating to another partner, do or threaten to do any of the following:
(a) dissolve the partnership;
(b) expel the other partner from the partnership;
(c) require the other partner to forfeit his or her share in the partnership;
(d) subject the other partner to any other detriment concerning the partnership.
(2) Conduct mentioned in subsection (1) is for a prohibited reason in relation to another partner if it is engaged in because the other partner:
(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.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is liable to a civil penalty.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.