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Partnership Act 1892
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#### 56 Changes in registered particulars
56 Changes in registered particulars
> > (1) If any change occurs in relation to the registered particulars of a limited partnership or incorporated limited partnership, a statement setting out the changed particulars must be lodged with the Registrar within 7 days after the change occurred.
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> > (2) The statement must be signed by all the general partners, or by a general partner authorised by all the general partners for the purposes of this section.
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> > (2A) In the case of a limited partnership, if the change relates to the admission of a limited partner, or a change in the liability of a limited partner to contribute, the statement must also be signed—
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> > > (a) by the limited partner concerned, or
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> > > (b) if that limited partner is a limited partnership, by all the general partners in that limited partnership or by a general partner in that limited partnership authorised by all the general partners in that limited partnership for the purposes of this section.
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> > (3) The statement must be in the form approved by the Registrar and contain the particulars required by the regulations or the approved form of statement.
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> > (4) If the statement is duly lodged, the Registrar is to record the change in the Register, unless, in the case of a limited partnership, as a result of a change in relation to the registered particulars, the partnership is not eligible to be registered as a limited partnership.
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> > (5) If subsection (1) is not complied with, each general partner of the limited partnership is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> Note—
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> See section 80A in relation to offences committed by general partners.
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> **s 56:** Ins 1991 No 48, Sch 1. Am 2004 No 8, Sch 1 \[69\]–\[72\].