88How is an application made?

88 How is an application made?

(1) An application for registration as an incorporated limited partnership is made by lodging with the Director in accordance with this Part a statement signed by each partner or proposed partner.

(2) The statement must be made in the form approved by the Director and must—

(a) in the case of an application by a partnership, contain particulars of—

(i) the firm-name of the partnership; and

(ii) the full address of the office or principal office in Victoria of the partnership (to be called the "registered office" of the proposed incorporated limited partnership);

(b) in the case of an application by persons proposing to be the partners in the proposed incorporated limited partnership, contain particulars of—

(i) the proposed firm-name of the proposed incorporated limited partnership; and

(ii) the full address of the proposed office or principal office in Victoria of the proposed incorporated limited partnership (to be called the registered office of the proposed incorporated limited partnership);

(c) contain a statement as to whether it is proposed to have at the end of the firm-name of the proposed incorporated limited partnership—

(i) the words "An Incorporated Limited Partnership"; or

(ii) the expression "L.P."; or

(iii) the expression "LP";

(d) contain particulars of the full name of each partner or proposed partner or, if the partner or proposed partner is a partnership, the name of the firm or, if the firm does not have a name, the full name of each partner in the firm;

(e) contain particulars of the full address of each partner or proposed partner, being (in the case of an individual) his or her principal place of residence or (in the case of a body corporate) its registered office or principal place of business or (in the case of a partnership) its registered office or principal office;

(f) contain a statement in relation to each partner or proposed partner as to whether that partner or proposed partner is, or is proposed to be, a general partner or a limited partner;

(g) contain a statement in relation to each partner or proposed partner that is a partnership to the effect that the partner or proposed partner is a partnership;

S. 88(2)(h) amended by No. 2/2008 s. 24.

(h) in the case of an application by a partnership that is registered as a VCLP, an AFOF or an ESVCLP under Part 2 of the Venture Capital Act 2002 of the Commonwealth, be accompanied by a copy of a document evidencing its status as a VCLP, an AFOF or an ESVCLP;